Birdhouse Ornaments - first attempt

[Mike Minto]

Here are two birdhouse ornaments I made today, my first attempt, a rainy holiday off from work. The one with the red bird is walnut with a myrtle roof; the blue bird sits on one made from SA mahogany and a roof of unknown material. Birds from Michael's. Comments and critiques always welcome, enjoy! Mike

[Skip Spaulding]

Very nice Mike , I know most people love them. They make great gifts. I think you will find you'll have a hard time keeping up with demand if your circle of family and friends is very large.

[Greg Just]

Mike:

Nice bird houses. I like the contrasting woods and the shapes. One suggestion would be to use a smaller eye hook, otherwise they are great.

[Bob Vavricka]

Mike,
You are ahead of me, I haven't made any birdhouses yet, but they are on my list. I really like the shape and the contrast of the woods on the one with the blue bird. I think I would like the other one better with a little more overhang on the roof. However, I would be more than happy to recieve either. :-)

[Steve Schlumpf]

Look really good Mike! I turned a batch of these a couple of years ago (100 or so) and found that you could turn them so fast that they soon became addicting. Only wanted to turn a dozen or so and ended up with over 100 in real short order! So - be warned - they are addictive and folks really do snatch them up as soon as you turn them! Have fun with it!

[Steve Pennington]

They look great. Hope to do some of these after I get better. Steve

[Bernie Weishapl]

Well done Mike. They make great gifts. Those sell well for me. I sell about 50 or more from Thanksgiving thru Christmas.

[Billy Tallant]

Birdhouses look great. Another item on my to do list one day.