Blue Macaw

[flarud]

This was supposed to be a Christmas present for my neighbor and his wife for this past Christmas!  I started it about 2 weeks ago and gave it to them yesterday.  They loved it.  He told me that before they moved in next doors 27 years ago, they used to have birds.  He said at one time they used to have 16, all different types but never a Blue Macaw.  The plans are from The Winfield Collection.  I used just plain old 2"x10" and 1"x8" materials.  My wife did all of the painting.  Lots of sanding involved in this one!  I used the bandsaw to cut out all of the pieces and used the scrollsaw to cut apart the beak and to re-saw the bottom part of the beak to make it thinner.   I haven't used the bandsaw much for projects in the last couple of years,, but using the scrollsaw is very good practice for staying on the lines when using a bandsaw!  LOL  I used an old piece of cedar for the post and a dowel for the perch and a piece of 2"x8" for the base.  

      

Edited March 25, 2024 by flarud

[Denny Knappen]

My, that is beautiful.  May I ask how large?

[flarud]

Thanks Denny!  About 26" from head to tail.  

[Peter N White]

Looks great.

[rjweb]

Really neat, looks real, RJ

[wombatie]

Wow, it looks so real.  Excellent work and painting, well done.

Marg

[flarud]

On 3/26/2024 at 2:57 PM, Peter N White said:

Looks great.

Thanks!

 

[flarud]

On 3/26/2024 at 7:36 PM, rjweb said:

Really neat, looks real, RJ

Thanks!  I know, I may have to go ahead and make another one for me.

[flarud]

19 hours ago, wombatie said:

Wow, it looks so real.  Excellent work and painting, well done.

Marg

Very much appreciated!  The face painting that my wife did was pretty good and the eyes are what made it come "alive".

[heppnerguy]

A great gift for the bird lovers. Your wife made a great project even nicer.. Congratulations to both you and your wife on a job well done

Dick

heppnerguy

[flarud]

4 hours ago, heppnerguy said:

A great gift for the bird lovers. Your wife made a great project even nicer.. Congratulations to both you and your wife on a job well done

Dick

heppnerguy

...and I didn't even realize that they used to have birds! LOL  

Thanks Dick!