Carving large stand-alone birds is challenging, especially because I carve them in one piece, without any attached parts (except for the heads of ducks).  I want the birds to look like they were inside the wood and I want the wood to show its origin as a section of a log or beam.

Also, because of my “one piece” requirement, I can only carve birds that stand upright so that the grain (the direction of strength) is vertical and their tails give added support.  This means that I can only carve birds-of-prey and parrot-family birds—no birds that stand on skinny legs and have a mostly horizontal body.

My stand-alone bird carvings are arranged in the categories below. Click on the buttons to explore each individual category.

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“I want the birds to look like they were inside the wood and I want the wood to show its origin as a section of a log or beam.”

Gary P. Carver, Ph.D. | Founder & Creator of CarversCarvings

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