Standing Miniature Birdhouses

[Denny Knappen]

Eight Standing Miniature Birdhouses patterns by the late Diana Thompson. I used Poplar for the birdhouses and Eastern Red Cedar for the birds except for the eight one, I used Lacewood. Cut on the Pegas scroll saw using Pegas #3 and #6 Super Skip blades. After sanding, a dip in diluted Shellac and another light sanding. Comments welcome.

 

[jerry walters]

WOW!! Those are really nice Denny.  Thank you for sharing.  My plan is to cut some of these this year.

Jerry

[munzieb]

Denny, those came out great!

[Denny Knappen]

20 minutes ago, jerry walters said:

WOW!! Those are really nice Denny.  Thank you for sharing.  My plan is to cut some of these this year.

Jerry

Thanks Jerry.  I looked up my records and the last time I made these was 2016.

[Denny Knappen]

17 minutes ago, munzieb said:

Denny, those came out great!

Thanks Brend.  Always fun to make.

[rjweb]

Denny, another nice group of birds, RJ

[Denny Knappen]

1 minute ago, rjweb said:

Denny, another nice group of birds, RJ

Thanks RJ.  Look closely at number five.  The beak broke off.  I guess that on goes home.

[Dak0ta52]

Very nice, Denny. I keep telling myself I need to get the patterns for these. I think they would be a big hit in my area.

[Denny Knappen]

37 minutes ago, Dak0ta52 said:

Very nice, Denny. I keep telling myself I need to get the patterns for these. I think they would be a big hit in my area.

Thanks Rodney.  I think I bought them from Scroller Online, but I can not find them.

[Peter N White]

Great bird houses.

[Denny Knappen]

37 minutes ago, Peter N White said:

Great bird houses.

Thanks Peter.

[Scrappile]

Really nice bird houses. Makes me want to make some real ones.  I love watching birds. 

[JJB]

Nice birdhouses!

[Denny Knappen]

1 hour ago, Scrappile said:

Really nice bird houses. Makes me want to make some real ones.  I love watching birds. 

Thanks Paul.  We have bird feeders and at night the deer come along and clean them out.

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[Denny Knappen]

1 hour ago, JJB said:

Nice birdhouses!

Thanks Jonathan.

[Wichman]

Very nice cutting Denny; I found the patterns for these @ :

https://www.thewinfieldcollection.com/product/Compound-Cut-Birdhouse-Ornaments-Project-Pattern

 

[Denny Knappen]

3 hours ago, Wichman said:

Very nice cutting Denny; I found the patterns for these @ :

https://www.thewinfieldcollection.com/product/Compound-Cut-Birdhouse-Ornaments-Project-Pattern

 

Thanks for the nice comment.  I tried the link, but it brought up the regular Miniature Birdhouse Ornaments, not the standing ones.

[jerry walters]

19 minutes ago, Denny Knappen said:

Thanks for the nice comment.  I tried the link, but it brought up the regular Miniature Birdhouse Ornaments, not the standing ones.

 

Very nice cutting Denny; I found the patterns for these @ :

https://www.thewinfieldcollection.com/product/Compound-Cut-Birdhouse-Ornaments-Project-Pattern

once the winfield collection site pops up type "mini birdhouse pattern set" in the search box, then scroll all the was down to the bottom.  Click on the picture of the standing birdhouses.  That should get you there.

Edited April 24, 2024 by jerry walters

[scrollerpete]

The shipping cost is more than twice the cost for the patterns, I quit buying from them years ago.

[MarieC]

Denny, those are really cute!  I loved the idea of using red cedar for the birds...really nice!

[Denny Knappen]

2 hours ago, scrollerpete said:

The shipping cost is more than twice the cost for the patterns, I quit buying from them years ago.

I agree, Pete, but when I like a pattern, especially one of Diana's I bite the bullet.

[Denny Knappen]

8 minutes ago, MarieC said:

Denny, those are really cute!  I loved the idea of using red cedar for the birds...really nice!

Thanks Marie.  I like using contrasting wood colors.

[wombatie]

Lovely work Denny.  Love them all.

Marg

[Denny Knappen]

9 hours ago, wombatie said:

Lovely work Denny.  Love them all.

Marg

Thanks Marg

[Gonzo]

Very cool! Nice twist to the birdhouse ornaments