Simple OWL Pendent / Pin

Those who follow this blog know that I am always on the prowl for projects for the beginner carver.  I look for projects that are quick, simple, and make use of primarily the knife.  The projects that I choose for this are ones that can be completed in a reasonable amount of time and will give the carver/whittler the best chance of success.  These projects, when done and shown to folks will result in them saying,"that's neat, or that's cool".  Here's such a project that might serve my purpose.

This little owl is whittled on the corner, and can be any reasonable size.  This one is about 1 1/2 inches in height, and cut from a 7/8th inch thick piece of Basswood.  A unique feature of this piece is the eyes.  The eyes are the "button" screw head plugs, with an additional 1/8th inch hole drilled into the center of the plug.  There are small black beads glued in the 1/8" holes.

In the following days there may be additional information on whittling this small simple owl.