[Woodcarver] Anybody carve bird's nests?

[Byron Kinnaman]

I don't have a picture of my carved bird's nest, but here's how I managed it.
I found a piece of basswood about the size I wanted the nest to be.
I then drew an irregular shape around the area that will be the top of the nest.
Next I drew a where the hollow on the top.
Cut the irregular shape with scroll saw, bandsaw, what ever works for you.
I then rounded down the out side leaving a flat bottom. (was going to sit on a table)
Next was that attack of the V tool.  On the outside of the nest I used to V tool to create
the apperance of a nest. Don't be afraid to remove lots of wood at this point.
Once you're satisfied with how this looks, I used a spoon gouge to create the hollow. I used minimal texturing
on the inside of the nest. Someday I'll put a finish on it. (It was  only 3 or 4 years ago that I carved it).
I think I'll use an oil or light stain to darken the grooves and leave the high points lighter.

Hope this helps.
Byron


-----Original Message-----
From: Jean Athey <atheyjm at yahoo.com>
Sent: Feb 12, 2004 9:10 AM
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Subject: [Woodcarver] Anybody carve bird's nests?

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Hi all,
I'me carving some small walnut wrens for a
spring/Easter display in our local library. A few of
them will have pewter legs/feet inserted, but I'd like
to put some of them in nests carved from a lighter, or
contrasting, wood. If anybody has carved nests and can
give me the path to your on-line photos (or know of
other sources for pics of finished nest carvings), I'd
appreciate seeing them to see how you depicted your
twigs, moss, etc. Yep, I've scoured my yard and
surrounding area and there is nary a nest to be
found--wouldn't ya know it? This fast and fun project
isn't something I'm driving to the natural history
museum for!
Thanks,
Jean


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