New Picture Frame

I decided to be a bit odd with this frame, though strangely I think it works.

Native American Inspired Bird House

This birdhouse was created to show my appreciation of Native American art.

The image was influenced by an picture I saw on a war shield and I felt it would make an excellent image for a bird house.

I burnt the image onto the wood with my Piranha Pyrography machine and then used acrylic paint to add colour.

This is one of the few things I have made that I am actually quite proud of. Hope you like it.

Micro Table

I do like these mini bird tables, this one has a base of about 5"x5".

I just need to add some silicon sealer to the centre joint to stop any water leakage onto the table and its all set to go.

Another Football Shield Bird House

Another requested bird house, this one with the Wolverhampton Wanderers logo,

28mm entrance hole for blue and great tits.

Here you can see the incline of the roof and the vent holes under the eaves.

These holes are essential to keep down the build up of bacteria in bird houses, though most people who make bird houses do not seem to include them.

Wood Spirit

Almost complete Wood Spirit just the eyes to improve.

Valentine Bird House

Ok the next event is Valentines Day so I thought I would add some embellishments to a bird house, the entry hole surround is a shaped piece of hardwood, cut and sanded to the obligatory heart shape with a 25mm entry hole for small birds.

The side pegs hold the flap closed (obviously) and the flap is hinged making cleaning easier (apparently bird houses do need cleaning out after the nesting season to encourage nesting again and to make sure the environment in the box stays healthy).

There is a vent shaft at front and rear top and water expulsion holes scattered around on the base (important to stop fungal growth).  Also on the inner side of the front flap there are ridges cut into the wood (what I like to call Chick Assist) to aid chicks in climbing out of te box when it comes time for their first flight, again this is an important but often overloked feature.

Handmade Christmas Gifts

Here are some gifts I have made for Christmas, I really like how the incense burner has turned out.

Not to my own personal tastes but quite effective I think, the pattern was taken from an excellent scrollsaw website http://scrollsawworkshop.blogspot.com/ and the site owner Steve produces some amazing work.

Football Shield Bird House

Bird House for a Sheffield Wednesday Fan, I am not really into football myself but I do like the shield shape of the Bird House. I may use this shape again :)

Man of Wood

Here is my attempt at carving a mans face.  I am not satisfied with the eyes but for a first attempt its not "terrible". 

Mini Bird Table

Heres a mini bird table designed to go on top of a cut off branch on a tree, as requested by one of my friends.