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get yourself a woodburner like you used to use in elementary school … they’re inexpensive compared to say, a new handplane, and they can be great fun. i recently was asked to participate in a fundraiser called ‘flights of fancy’ for the local dorset theatre festival. they gave artists in the community raw birdhouses by a local maker and asked us to decorate them. they’ll all be auctioned off at a fancy garden party in august. i put off doing mine until the very last minute and didn’t have time to paint it, but it was still a lot of fun … you can do other stuff with this tool and i’m still trying to figure out how to put this technique to use in a ‘real’ piece of furniture. here's another blog post from a while back.
have fun
-- dan,vermont,http://dorsetcustomfurniture.blogspot.com/
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Sheila Landry (scrollgirl)
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#1 posted 1114 days ago
I’ve have one of those wood burners sitting in my drawer for about five years now, Dan. I always wanted to use it to accent my work and add details. After seeing your cute birdhouse, you have inspired me to pull it out and give it a try!
This is a great project and I hope it makes lots of money for the fundraiser. Thanks for showing it to us!
Sheila :)
-- Contributing Editor, Creative Woodworks and Crafts Magazine, If you like reading my blog, come visit at Sheila Landry Designs http://www.sheilalandrydesigns.com "Knowledge is Power"
William
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#2 posted 1114 days ago
That is nice.
Might I also make another suggestion? You should enter it as well into the Lumberjocks contest currently going one, Birds Of A Feather.
-- http://wddsrfinewoodworks.blogspot.com/
JAGWAH
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#3 posted 1114 days ago
Hey, William…shush now!
Seriously tho it’s nice work. I like the use of the burner a lot. I’ll have to try it.
Glad to see you entered.
-- ~Just A Guy With A Hammer~
wb8nbs
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#4 posted 1114 days ago
I like it. Too nice to hang in a tree.
-- The only difference between men and boys is the price of their toys.
Vicki
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#5 posted 1114 days ago
That is beautiful. The birdies will love it. You’re very artisitic.
-- Vicki on the Eastern Shore of MD
NBeener
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#6 posted 1114 days ago
Wow.
Absolutely beautiful !
Could you build one for me … say … about 1700sf ??? ;-)
-- -- Neil
cathyb
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#7 posted 1114 days ago
Wow. That is pretty cool. I agree that it’s just too nice hang out in the weather….....
-- cathyb, Hawaii, www.cathyswoodworking.com
lanwater
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#8 posted 1114 days ago
It’s beautifull.
Wood burning is definitly fun
-- Abbas, Castro Valley, CA
horologist
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#9 posted 1113 days ago
Dan,
Beautiful work, I was going to say paint would be superfluous but after looking at your blog I’m not so sure.
-- Troy in Melrose, Florida
SchotterWoodworking
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#10 posted 1112 days ago
I used the same wood burner! I love the entrance to the bird house. It really takes patience to do all that. Beautiful work!
devann
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#11 posted 1112 days ago
Pretty sharp. You made a good looking birdhouse into a better looking birdhouse.
-- Darrell, making more sawdust than I know what to do with
Roger
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#12 posted 1088 days ago
lotsa nice woodburnin. good luck with the contest
-- Roger from KY. Work/Play/Travel Safe. Kentuk55@bellsouth.net
Roz
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#13 posted 1049 days ago
I think it’s great, but I wonder what the birds think?
-- Terry Roswell, L.A. (Lower Alabama) "Life is what happens to you when you are making other plans."
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