Bunnies Are Like Snowmen...

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.

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)

Hi Ms. Debbie;

Good job on the bunnies. Why paint, not stain? Just kidding!

Happy Easter!

Lee

-- by Lee A. Jesberger http://www.prowoodworkingtips.com http://www.ezee-feed.com

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!

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

I agree bunnies are supposed to be white and there is nothing wrong with paint…......once in a while!

-- Kevin -- (http://www.kevinswoodshop.blogspot.com)

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

-- Dave Leitem,Butler,Pa.,http://dlcarver.etsy.com

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 !

-- Ageingwood - artsplae1@msn.com No time , retired

maybe your bunnies are white but ours are brown ! and therefore we just clearcoat the walnut ! lol
nice job on the bunnies deb .

-- if you aint the lead dog the scenery never changes

Very nice Debbiie. And tell Rick the birdhouse looks good from this side.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

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

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

those are some nice rabbits. your sister’s gonna like those.

Thanks :)
I hope so.

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Being from up North, why didn’t you make them Jackalopes ?

-- Adrian ..... The 11th Commandment...."Thou Shalt Not Buy A Wobble Dado"

never thought of that!
my brother has a stuffed jackalope – inherited with the ancestral home.

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

very cool. I saw someones house with something like this exept they were polar bears. Yours look very nice good job.

-- Tyler, Illinois

thanks Tyler :)

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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

haha I guess you’ll just have to take my word for it :D

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

these look great!!! do they have names? be careful they dont get out…and watch out they dont multiply too fast…bunnies do that…

-- Matt, Napa, CA...SING WITH ME: "Sum...sum...sum...summ...summ...summ...summertime..."

Hey Deb, My rabbit is brown. You should have used walnut.

But nice bunnies!

-- Dust collectors suck.

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!

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Walnut, or nokindanut, they look great on that front porch.

-- Dick Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

I agree Dick… a great setting for them :)

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Bugs bunny now has some new mates. great job Deb.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

thanks :)
I can’t wait til I get some more wood and I can make a pair for myself.

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

they’re so cute!!!!!!!!!!!

-- Can't is not a word

thanks :)

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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

ohh the dormers.. yikes!!
we did find some metal for the roof and yes it is done and up on the shed

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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

a blog would be nice
I know that Rick really struggled with them.. and went through quite a bit of wood I think.

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

I need the teenagewoodworker over here doing a podcast while i am making them .lol

-- John in Cranbrook http://www.extremebirdhouse.com ....http://community.webshots.com/user/cranbrook2

haha exactly!!!
:)

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)