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Eric Kosanovich
02-13-2010, 10:41 AM
i had started out trying to make a hummingbird and ended up with three birds.

this one looks like a sandpiper
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this one looks like a woodpecker.
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and here is my hummingbird. i will try to make the beak a little thiner next time
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Critiques and input welcome

Steve Mawson
02-13-2010, 10:54 AM
Mission accomplished!!

Curt Fuller
02-13-2010, 11:18 AM
I like 'em!

Bernie Weishapl
02-13-2010, 1:04 PM
Really nice.

Greg Just
02-13-2010, 2:44 PM
very nice - Now you need to turn them a birdhouse!

David E Keller
02-13-2010, 3:25 PM
Nice birds... What are you gonna do with them?

Eric Kosanovich
02-13-2010, 3:36 PM
Thanks guys
David i have a friend who does glass work and have asked him to make me some thing to mount em on.
Also i'm going to try to incorporate more custom glass into my work.

Roland Martin
02-13-2010, 3:51 PM
Pretty neat Eric. What wood specie?

David Christopher
02-13-2010, 4:19 PM
those are really cool, Im going to make one for my mom

John Keeton
02-13-2010, 5:00 PM
Going once, twice, thrice!! Killed three birds with.... well, I guess it was more than one turn!!:D;)

Pretty neat project!

Eric Kosanovich
02-13-2010, 9:49 PM
Roland, i got that wood at the saw mill what i do know is it's some type of hard wood oak or Hickory maybe. it had some thing going on inside like splating almost a presplat type thing. I'll try and find some and post a photo of it. i think i use most of it to make new handles for my tools.