Steve's new humming bird

[malc]

'er indoors looked at Steve's new pattern for a 3d humming bird and said 'I want one'! What sort of wood would you use for the stem as it looks a bit thin.
Malc

[joey65746]

  baltic birch woood be a strong wood to use  or you can use hardwood and run the grain long ways with it that should make it a bit stronger

[Merlin]

I made the flower when Steve first designed that flower and I used Cedar.
So any wood wood be okay so long as you run the grain along the length.

https://www.filesanywhere.com/fs/v.aspx?v=8a6e69885d5f7275ad6c
Not the photo that shows the stem but you get the idea, must drill hole for the hummer now. 


***Merlin***

[J,Hamilton]

Any wood will work or fail depending on the long grain. I would probably use a white hickory for the stem. Hundreds of years of handle makers can't be wrong.

[lilcee]

This might be a silly question but I'm kinda new at this. What is the round part made out of? The part that the peddles are glued to? Thanks

[mrsn]

I have made many of the flowers, I love them!
I have made pedals out of tons of different woods. maple, yellow heart, cedar, poplar, walnut, bloodwood, purpleheart.
The middle button I use a different wood, but any of the same ones as the pedals.
For the stem I have used poplar, cedar, hickory and maple. I also used a dowel that had warped some how, but I don't know if I could ever bend one to make it work. My selection of the stem material is usually based on what piece of wood I have that will fit the stem. My wood stash isn't always well stocked in long pieces with the grain in the right direction.

Some of the stems are a little weak, but it is an easy part to make and replace so try something!

Also use hot-glue to stick the pedals to the middle button. It is so much easier then perfectly sanding every piece flat on the tip.

MrsN