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Default Curvy sided Birdhouse

jtpr wrote:
I want to build a couple of these for my wife's garden:

http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo...eat=directlink

I can't quite figure out how I could get the curvy sides though. Any
suggestions?


When asked how he carved such magnificent works, Michelangelo is reported to
have said "I start with a solid block of marble and chip away everthing that
doesn't look like a rabbit" (or words to that effect).

Maybe his technique could be employed here?