This is a quick project for two lessons in the woodwork shop.

Students should make use of scrap pine (which we have a lot of).

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This project is to practice the following skills:

1. Marking a curved line and cutting using either scroll saw or coping saw.

2. Matching a driver bit to the thickness of a dowell and drilling holes.

3. Bonding with PVA glue.

Step 1: Drawing a Bird With Two Curves.

Starting from one corner, I drew an S shaped curve to the diagonally opposite corner. I then drew a second below it. Between these two curves is the body of the bird. Put an eye where you think the eye should be.

Step 2: Cut the Bird Body With Scroll Saw and or Coping Saw.

Slowly and carefully, cut the two lines using either the scroll saw or coping saw.

Step 3: Use the Left Over Pieces to Make Two Wings.

I stacked them on top of each other to figure out a wing shape that used as much of the scrap as possible.

These we also cut on the scroll saw.

Step 4: Assembly

These are the four pieces that make up the bird:

- Body

- Wings

- Dowell.

Step 5: Drilling Holes in the Wings and Body.

Because the drill bit is almost as thick as the wood, there was a risk of splitting the wood. I was extra careful to clamp these pieces in the vice or G-clamp so they could be drilled accurately, without damaging the wood, or hurting myself.

Step 6: Sanding --> Glueing.

You can now sand and finish the parts of your bird. I wanted to make this friendly to young hands (Ages 1+) by taking off any sharp edges.

I used a little PVA glue to secure the dowell inside the wings.