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I will never be able to make one again without trying to paint the bird.  It really looks great.  Makes the bird show up so much more which improves the whole piece.  I love it.

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8 hours ago, Dan said:

These are addictive. I've started doing more shaping of the birds but those guys are tiny and difficult to hold. I'm not great at painting but I hope to improve. I give them to my wife for Brownie points. :D

 

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Boy a shaped bird sure makes a big difference,Wonder why it was'nt suggested before? Well done Dan!!!!!! The painting is tops!!!!!!!!!!

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Could you drill a little hole in the bottom of the bird, put a round tooth pick in it and use that to hold the bird while you paint it,  or glue the unpainted bird to the perch you are going to mount the bird on (leave the perch long), shape and paint the bird, the cut the perch to length and glue it into the bird house.  Use the perch to hold the bird while shaping/painting.

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1 hour ago, Scrappile said:

Could you drill a little hole in the bottom of the bird, put a round tooth pick in it and use that to hold the bird while you paint it,  or glue the unpainted bird to the perch you are going to mount the bird on (leave the perch long), shape and paint the bird, the cut the perch to length and glue it into the bird house.  Use the perch to hold the bird while shaping/painting.

Paul, that's very similar to what I'm doing now. The carving/shaping is the hard part. I may try adapting your idea to a very thin screw to help hold it. Right now I use a 3" long pin (the kind used in upholstering) to hold during painting. 

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