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(March 22, 2008)
Bunnies are like snowmen….. THEY’RE WHITE!
Yes, you have to have WHITE bunnies and so these little guys are painted.
I found the pattern for these little lawn ornaments in the Scroll Saw Work Shop Magazine, Spring 2006 issue.
Because the wood is 3/4” thick and that causes me difficulty with the scroll saw, I chose to cut them out on the bandsaw.
That was my second effort at the bandsaw and it was fun. I then sanded the pieces, glued them together and painted them with an exterior paint.
Oh, the pictures of the house is the “extreme birdhouse” that Rick is currently building (Thanks John for the great plans!) I’ll post another picture of Rick’s birdhouse in a blog for him.
The bunnies are going to go to my sister-in-law tomorrow at our Easter family get-together.
Wood: some old pine board.(Ha.. had you sweating, didn’t I?!! No, it’s not walnut. I promise.) It’s actually a board from an alphabet activity which my sister-in-law’s daughter used when she attended my preschool program about 15 years ago.
-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)
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33 comments so far
Scott Bryan
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posted 124 days ago
Hi Debbie,
These certainly are cute little fellows. Nice use of “scrap” material too by the way. I guess in this case we will forgive you for painting wood (GASP!!!! be still my heart) since this is an exterior project and it makes them more realistic since I haven’t seen many bunnies with a pronounced wood grain pattern.
Thanks for the post.
-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.
MsDebbieP
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posted 124 days ago
yah.. they’re going to be outside and the paint should help them last a little longer than if I’d left them plain—which really wasn’t plain. The wood already had been painted brown.
-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)
Lee A. Jesberger
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posted 124 days ago
Hi Ms. Debbie;
Good job on the bunnies. Why paint, not stain? Just kidding!
Happy Easter!
Lee
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MsDebbieP
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posted 124 days ago
to tell the truth: the plans said, “paint them white” :) and so I did. Plus i thought it would be fun to tease my fellow LumberJocks who have picked on me for months for painting a little piece of walnut!
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biff_kpv
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posted 124 days ago
I agree bunnies are supposed to be white and there is nothing wrong with paint…......once in a while!
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dlcarver
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posted 124 days ago
cute bunnies. Some of my designs that I still use have come from scrap wood. I believe in using all of it….. don’t waste anything. Good job Debbie .
Dave
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Ageingwood
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posted 123 days ago
Hey Deb; Now you are doing my kind of thing. Any of the out side things I do I put a coat of clear gloss lacquer over paint to make weather longer. I would like that patt myself. And see the band saw ain`t
so bad !
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mrtrim
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posted 123 days ago
maybe your bunnies are white but ours are brown ! and therefore we just clearcoat the walnut ! lol
nice job on the bunnies deb .
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Karson
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posted 123 days ago
Very nice Debbiie. And tell Rick the birdhouse looks good from this side.
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MsDebbieP
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posted 123 days ago
yah.. I don’t mind the bandsaw but I’m not going to touch that table saw.. nope.. ain’t going to happen.
Thanks everyone :)
The wood was kinda ugly – much nicer white! I’ll put a coat of varnish on top if they are dry in time.
karson: I’ll pass on the compliment to Rick
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teenagewoodworker
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posted 123 days ago
those are some nice rabbits. your sister’s gonna like those.
MsDebbieP
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posted 123 days ago
Thanks :)
I hope so.
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lazyfiremaninTN
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posted 123 days ago
Being from up North, why didn’t you make them Jackalopes ?
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MsDebbieP
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posted 123 days ago
never thought of that!
my brother has a stuffed jackalope – inherited with the ancestral home.
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Woodshopfreak
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posted 123 days ago
very cool. I saw someones house with something like this exept they were polar bears. Yours look very nice good job.
-- Tyler, Illinois
MsDebbieP
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posted 123 days ago
thanks Tyler :)
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rikkor
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posted 123 days ago
You sure that isn’t walnut? We can’t tell because the paint hides it. ;^)
P.S. They are way cute. Nice work.
-- Maplewood, MN
MsDebbieP
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posted 123 days ago
haha I guess you’ll just have to take my word for it :D
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Napaman
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posted 123 days ago
these look great!!! do they have names? be careful they dont get out…and watch out they dont multiply too fast…bunnies do that…
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Blake
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posted 123 days ago
Hey Deb, My rabbit is brown. You should have used walnut.
But nice bunnies!
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MsDebbieP
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posted 123 days ago
hhaa I left them in the basement over night .. I thought I’d find a bunch of bunnies this morning but nope.. didn’t happen. Just two this morning, still.
Doh… I can’t win. Ha.. that walnut is going to haunt me forever!
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Dick Cain
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posted 123 days ago
Walnut, or nokindanut, they look great on that front porch.
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MsDebbieP
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posted 123 days ago
I agree Dick… a great setting for them :)
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Grumpy
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posted 123 days ago
Bugs bunny now has some new mates. great job Deb.
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MsDebbieP
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posted 123 days ago
thanks :)
I can’t wait til I get some more wood and I can make a pair for myself.
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tennesseefan
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they’re so cute!!!!!!!!!!!
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MsDebbieP
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posted 117 days ago
thanks :)
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GaryCN
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posted 103 days ago
Looks like the birdhouse is almost done, that is the same one that I built.
Rick also went with wood instead of the metal roof that John uses.
I could not find a place to get a small amount of the roofing material
that John uses. Has he worked on the dormer’s yet? I should have
taken more photo’s when I was cutting mine. They were a bit of a
challenge.
-- Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati
MsDebbieP
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posted 103 days ago
ohh the dormers.. yikes!!
we did find some metal for the roof and yes it is done and up on the shed
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john
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The dormers are scary to do because they can kick on you when your cutting them . I use to cut them with the mitresaw but i now use the tablesaw . It is a little easier and it helps keep the angles the same on both sides . Maybe i should do a blog on how to cut them for future birdhouse builders .
Gary i get the barn steel from my local lumber yard . They sometimes have some scrap pieces kicking around ranging from 6 – 14 ft long . I get it for 2
$ 2.75 a ft.
-- John in Cranbrook http://www.extremebirdhouse.com ....http://community.webshots.com/user/cranbrook2
MsDebbieP
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posted 103 days ago
a blog would be nice
I know that Rick really struggled with them.. and went through quite a bit of wood I think.
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john
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posted 103 days ago
I need the teenagewoodworker over here doing a podcast while i am making them .lol
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MsDebbieP
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posted 103 days ago
haha exactly!!!
:)
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