A frustrating night to be sure. I wanted to make a bidhouse for an upcoming event. Artists in a show I'm in have been invited to decorate birdhouses that will be raffled off to help raise money for a local non-profit.
I did another birdhouse for the same event 2 years ago and wanted to try something different.
The body is made out of Cedar, the roof is Walnut Burl. I had to turn 3 bodies before I got one finished. I wanted them to be quite thin in order to reduce the weight and I cut through the bottom on the first 2.
The blanks for both the body and the roof are from pieces I've had for quite a while. The Cedar came from eBay 5 or 6 years ago, The Walnut Burl came from a trade with another local turner about 4 years ago.
The roof was turned with steps to simulate shingles. This was further enhanced by burning lines and by texturing the wood with a wire brush. The ring on the top is copper wire. Overall size is about 4" diameter and 5" tall.
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