Glyn is a professional bird whittler, and has extensively studied birds in their natural habitats.
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My love of nature and bird life led me to meet a man who carved birds as a hobby. This was when the love of wood and birds came together.
The fact that you are at this page is a indication that you are interested in whittling. I do wonder what has set you off on this journey.
Over the past few days I have had the pleasure of spending time
looking around a private wood in the Kent countryside.
After getting the right shape and size profile drawings of the flycatcher the pattern is placed on the chosen wood which is American Lime. A pencil line is drawn around it and then it is ready to be cut out with a bandsaw to get the profile below.
I continue to work on the overall shape of the bird taking small cuts off and around the head and body and look at getting the beak proportions right. Great care has to be taken when working on the beak as too much whittled off at this stage could spoil the bird.
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