I made a thing. This bird house is a smaller variation to my timber frame bird feeder, I’m happy with the results and haven’t decided if I’ll hang in my yard or give away as a gift. Lots of engraving on this but like trying to figure out faux wood and stone.
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Oh my goodness! That is truly amazing. You did a fantastic job!
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Very stylish. I think it would make an impressive gift.
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Such detail! A joy to look at. I’m already trying to reverse engineer the stone effect on the front face. Multiple layers of engrave, followed by a gently firm brush scrub, and then judicious paint? However you did it, it’s great.
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That is beautiful. I especially love the stone look and the timbers. Great job. Thanks for the inspirational share.
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No crazy multiple passes. Straight engraved rasterized image using varied power setting on un-masked material.
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I over-think things sometimes.
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Yeah I love this series of birdhouses/feeders you’ve been making. So nice.
Are you working toward a larger goal with these or are they just a side jaunt?
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I’m working on a 3 Frequency geodesic sphere with 3D printed faces, and it’s not fitting together properly, and I got irritated and side tracked with this. I like the look of these and re-using design elements just make it easier to create something new. I’ve done 4 designs using the timber frame theme, so it’s probably overdone until the Barbie dream house is upgraded to timber frame. Maybe next will be a timber frame polyhedral???
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A massive understatement! The detail is incredible.
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That is gorgeous!
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To be picky, current bird house recommendations are to NOT include a perch outside the window.
The smaller birds don’t need it and predator birds sit on them to get at the eggs or chicks.
That aside, I think the design is great, love the multi-level roof and stone effect.
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That looks fantastic! You did a great job on both the stonework and the wood grain. Love the little “benches” out front. Didn’t notice the stone patio until the last pic!
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You’re really spoiling those birds! They are going to feel that they live in the high society neighborhood! What a great job!
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Wow, really nice!
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Spectacular, awesome, beautiful!!!
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Wowzers! Another fine addition to the series!
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That is outstanding!
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Oh, it’s beautiful! Do you put any sort of weather-proofing on these? I really want to make bird houses before next spring, but I have a people house I need to focus on right now. 
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Yes, all the wood gets sealed with Shellac and then a couple brushed coats of Poly.
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