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BIRD FIGURE -- CARVED xx BIRD FIGURE xx CARVING Carve an eagle. Use woodcarving tools to make an attractive wall ornament of our national bird. An eagle with outstretched wings sits on top of a shield. Low-relief (bas-relief) carving. Try this colonial eagle design. Carving an American goldfinch. Part 1. Pattern and layout of wooden block. Carving an American goldfinch. Part 2. Suggestions on wood selection and initial shaping with power tools. Carving an American goldfinch. Part 3. Shaping the head. Carving an American goldfinch. Part 4. Carving the feathers. Carving an American goldfinch. Part 5. Texturing the feathers. Carving an American goldfinch. Part 6. Positioning the eyes. Carving an American goldfinch. Part 7. Making the feet. Carving an American goldfinch. Part 8. Final texturing, burning, and sealing the carving. Wild-water Mallard. How to carve a decoy. Champion wildfowl carver Pat Godin shares his carving and painting secrets. Includes a related article on selecting carving tools. North Hyde Park guard chicken. Part 1. Pattern and step-by-step instructions for carving and woodburning the feathers. Stylized pair of birds face each other on top of a perch. North Hyde Park guard chicken. Part 2. Painting the chicken and mounting on the handle of an axe stuck in a tree stump. Rooster pattern to carve, either as a three-dimensional figure, or in relief. Advice for carvers on how to measure body dimensions of game birds from fresh specimens. How to permanently bend a carved wooden feather both lengthwise and crosswise. Pattern for carving a European white-tail eagle's head. Carving a common loon in the round. Part 1. Procedure for laying out the pattern on wood and cutting a blank. How to carve the underside of a duck's tail feathers. Carving a common loon in the round. Part 2. Transferring pattern detail, block out and rough-shaping. Carving a common loon in the round. Part 3. Pattern transfer, blocking out and creating a temporary neck join. Little duck to carve and paint. Branching out, a unique slant on whittling. How to whittle curly tail feathers on a rooster. How to carve a stylized cardinal or goldfinch. Using drawknifes and Stanley "Surform" rasps to quickly remove a lot of wood when carving birds. Carving a half-sized common loon. How to fit the head to the body. How to raise the shafts on feathers of bird carvings. Accurate carving of open mandibles on ducks and geese (where the bills are open and tongues exposed) can be accomplished more easily by cutting the head into two pieces. Carving the bobwhite quail. Part 1. Using a rotary tool to carve this realistic representation. Carve a rooster from a tree branch with a single fork. The tail feathers are thin natural "curls" cut from the wood. How to locate the eyes on waterfowl carvings. How to shape the eyes and form the eyelids. Carve a roadrunner from a tree branch with two forks, one above the other. The tail feathers are thin natural "curls" cut from the wood. Carve a heron, egret or other long-legged water bird from a straight branch with a fork. Bird carving. How to make realistic feather splits (barb separation). Carving the common male house sparrow. Part 1. Carving the bobwhite quail. Part 2. Woodburning the feather details. Carving the bobwhite quail. Part 3. Painting and finishing. Bird carving. How to simulate ground (earth), pebbles, water, etc. on the base which supports a carving. Carving the common male house sparrow. Part 2. Ideas for bases and settings for branch carvings of roosters. Also includes a tip on carving rooster tails. Rooster-and-hen branch carving project ideas. Carving the common male house sparrow. Part 3. Determining the cross-sectional shape of a waterfowl (duck) head. Carving the common male house sparrow. Part 4. Branch carving ideas for "Dr. Seuss Specials" (exotic, imaginary birds). How to duplicate grass for use in habitat simulations (dioramas) when displaying carved water birds. Carving the common male house sparrow. Part 5. Branch carvings of pheasants. Carving the common male house sparrow. Part 6. Carving the common male house sparrow. Part 7. Half-decoy carving features a Santa figure on the back of a loon. Making the scene. Creative ways to display carved or mounted wildlife. Part 2. Create a ground cover for a duck carving by combining white glue and walnut wood shavings. Carving the common male house sparrow. Part 8. Painting. Carving the common male house sparrow. Part 9. Painting the habitat. Carving and painting the Stratford-style bluebill hunting decoy. Black-breasted plover hunting decoy carving. Whittling a rooster's head from a branch. Emphasis is on corrective remake options when there has been a split or overcut. Stylized and mythical bird pattern from Papau, New Guinea, to carve in relief. Pattern for a black-capped heron to carve in relief. Carving an adult northern pygmy owl and mounting inside a tree trunk. Making the thin, curled tail feathers on rooster branch carvings. Peaceful doves. Patterns, carving tips and display ideas for pigeon and dove figures. Carving twigs and branches. A two-page instruction sheet of the basics to get you started. Topics include tools and supplies, choosing your wood, and whittling a rooster from a single fork of wood. Round papier-mache box is painted with colorful fruit designs and a rooster. A carved wooden rooster is painted to match the image on the box. Folk art for you to make: A carved bird tree. Simple carved wooden birds are "perched" on each branch of this decorative "tree". Eagle carvings. A carver's view of our heritage, plus a pattern and suggestions for carving your own 24" long eagle. Tips on woodburning feather details on carved wooden birds. White cedar birds. How carver Ed Menard produces an intricate feathered bird from a single block of wet white cedar in just seven minutes. Intarsia carving in the round. Intarsia bird carvings require working with multiple gem materials. How to do wood carving with power tools. Basic first cuts are made with a band saw or saber saw. Final shaping is done on either a simple drum sander or using a Surform drum in a drill press. Pattern for modernistic bird included. Prairie Falcon pattern shows front view, side view, wing detail, and foot details. A relief style carving (plaque) features a redbird. Tips on carving, painting, and a full-size pattern are included. Carving the wild turkey. The American woodcock. Full-size pattern for carving and painting this game bird model. Painting, the hardest part? Series of articles on painting wildlife models and carvings. Part 1. Includes a sketch of the feather detail of a duck. Bird of prey. Head profile made from 2" stock. Pattern for a "mini goose". Highly-detailed profiles (top, front, side) for a Pennsylvania ruffled grouse. Pattern for carving the "greater yellowlegs" is taken from the book entitled "Shore Bird Patterns". Ukranian hanger. Carved wooden owl is mounted on the wall above a wooden hook. Whenever anything is placed on the hook, the owl's wings extend outward. Pattern for a stylized bird can be made into a pin or pendant. Carved from wood. Pattern for a bird with a long beak, called an Australian stump setter. Photo of an owl to carve from a length of sumac wood. Some tips included. Pattern for carving a waterbird (Heron), standing in a group of rushes. They are mounted on a simple wood plaque for display. Instructions for carving and painting a life-size model of the road runner bird. Pattern for a carved American eagle, sitting on a rock, with its wings folded. Three views presented. An expert's secrets for carving lifelike birds. Phillip Zeller discusses his techniques. Carve these sea gulls in flight. Three gull models, each about 7" long, are mounted on wires set in a wooden base. Shaping of birds is done with a hand-held grinder. Wood carving techniques. How to shape wood by hand using the simplest of tools. Introduction to chip carving, relief carving, and carving a decorative duck decoy. Federal eagle carved with a power grinder. Three woodcarvings of the Northwest Coast Indians are characterizations of the otter, beaver and owl. Five relief carving projects. (1) Canadian goose. (2) Landing duck. (3) Elephant. (4) White tail deer. (5) Head-and-shoulder profile of Indian with feathered headdress and his horse. Loft a duck. Prepare a carving blank for a duck decoy by stack laminating 7 pieces of 3/4" stock that have been preshaped to the outside profile. The technique for doing this is described using nautical architect terminology. Preparing the blank and carving a life-size chickadee with it's wings folded. Carving and painting an accurate representation of the loon. Step-by-step photos from a weekend workshop on carving a decoy. Includes pattern for a Mallard Duck. Carving a miniature Peregrine falcon. Part 1. Carving a miniature Peregrine falcon. Part 2. Ten bird carving tips from a veteran carver. Carve a cardinal (bird) by making the head, tail and body separately. Pattern included. Decorator duck. Stylized merganser in flight is carved from pine and supported on on dowel rod set into a plain pine base. The duck's head and tail are painted. The rest of the body and wings are an oiled finish. North woods nester. How to carve and paint a loon gliding serenely on the water. Shoreline sojourner. Carving and painting a dowitcher, a common wading birds related to the sandpiper. Carve and paint a great blue heron in the "primative" style based on old-time decoys. Cold-weather cardinal to carve. Olden-days decoy. Carve a duck decoy that looks like a real antique. Introduction to relief. Techniques of relief carving are explained in this easy-to-carve owl plaque. Taking a dipper. Detailed directions for the carving, texturing and painting of this delightful bird. Give a little whittle. Two easy whittling projects for a beginner that can be achieved with some spare time and a craft (utility) knife. (1) Paper knife or letter opener. (2) Simple duck. Puffin away. A step-by-step guide to carving one of these distinctive birds. Wildlife in action. Practical tips on capturing a sense of movement are illustrated in this carving of an Arctic tern in flight. Bird impression. Tips on carving a majestic falcon in an impressionistic style. Judge explains criteria used in judging wildfowl carvings. A discussion of form, wood choice, composition and habitat. Techniques for carving owls. Carving of a Dartford warbler. Describes drying a piece of laburnum in a microwave, making a plasticine model and carving the bird. Bird in a box. How to carve birds and mount them in a naturalistic setting in a Naturebox. How to carve a barn owl in cherry and oak. Lovely loon. How to carve this elusive, attractive Canadian bird. Tip on getting an invisible glue joint when attaching the head of a carved decoy bird to its body. Tip on using a profile gauge to help determine where material needs to be removed when carving birds. Carving flora and fauna. Andrew Armitage shares tips and tools for carving birds using Dremel power tools. Figure and decorative carving. Part 3. Pattern and instructions for carving a cormorant (aquatic bird). Anatomy of an eagle. Carver shows how he fabricated the blank for carving an eagle with upswept wings. Hand hewn heron. Pattern and tips for carving a snoozing heron standing on one leg. Relief carving of a tawny owl. Includes the design for a knock-down work table used in doing relief carving. Carving a realistic mallard duck from wood. Night flight. Carving an owl figure in relief on a wooden panel along with the words from a poem beginning "Lovely are the curves of the white owl sweeping...". Getting started in simple woodcarving using a coping saw, two pocket knives, three gouges, mallet, scalpel, and small files. Includes patterns for a rabbit, dog, cat, sea horse, teddy bear, and a bird. Part 1. Whittling a cockerel bird figure starting with a Y-shaped tree branch. How to carve a four foot long American eagle grasping a shield and banner in its talons. Loon carving. Step-by-step instructions for carving and painting a half-size model of a loon. An introductory course on woodcarving. Part 4. Creating the sensation of movement in carvings. Includes a bird carving project. Caving without chisels. Using a band saw, rasps and files to create stylized animal and bird shapes. Carving an owl figure to decorate a newel post. Capturing the grace, vitality and sense of movement when designing and carving bird and animal figures. Simple sea gull for beginning wood carver. Flying-geese wall plaque is made up of 15 individual carved geese assembled in a V-formation. Woodcarving with power tools. How to carve a federalist eagle with a ball-bearing electric hand grinder. Squared pattern included. Basic wood carving lesson creates a bas relief pelican. | |||||||||
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