In the last issue, I carved the Baltimore oriole, did the texturing and… More

Don't throw away the cutoffs you have left when you make larger ducks.… More

The chestnut-backed chickadee (Poecile rufescens) is one of the smallest… More

The red crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) is a seed-eating finch that measures… More

There's a great deal of diversity in the appearance of individual… More

Before adding any color, I like to prime the bird with a couple of coats… More

The Western wood-pewee (Contopus sordidulus) measures between 6 and 6… More

Its always interesting to learn how various carvers came to the art form… More

The gray jay (Perisoreus Canadensis) is between 10 and 13 inches in… More

In this article, I'll discuss my efforts to improve painting skills by… More

The merlin (Falco columbarious) is a stocky falcon, measuring between 10… More

In the previous issue, I explained how I carved a ringed teal, a bird that… More

Swainsons thrush (Catharus ustulatus) measures between 61/2 and 71/2… More

The pine siskin (Carduelis pinus) measures between 4 and 5 inches long. It… More

There may be as many as three species of meadowlarks, and it is hard to… More