About my roadrunner
By The Horse
@TheHorse (238277)
Walnut Creek, California
April 14, 2020 1:08pm CST
Before the Paradise CA fire, I visited a music buddy up there. At his house was the cool wooden roadrunner that someone had carved. It was just lying there in then dirt, and my friend saw me admiring it. He said I could have it if I wanted, and I brought it home.
I cleaned it up and am now applying Watco Walnut Danish Oil to the top. It really brings out the grain of the wood. It's a sticky process, but all I have left to do is the head. After that, I'll oil up the bottom with a lighter oil, Howard's Orange oil.
There are already two holes in the bottom where dowel rod legs must have lived at some time. I will redo the legs and then mount my roadrunner an a nice chunk of wood. I'll do a little roadrunner research to see what angle I want him (or her) mounted at.
Ultimately, it will be my "welcome bird," either here in CA or at the Montana cabin. Hey, it beats floating dogs!
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@FourWalls (86584)
• United States
14 Apr 20
Hope you can find a wood-carved coyote to put behind it. 
It’s gorgeous, and a fine finishing job you’ve done to it!
It’s gorgeous, and a fine finishing job you’ve done to it!4 people like this
@LindaOHio (222285)
• United States
14 Apr 20
Really cool...and a nice staining job.
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@m_audrey6788 (58468)
• Germany
14 Apr 20
It`s so nice. You`re so lucky to find something like that 
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@TheHorse (238277)
• Walnut Creek, California
14 Apr 20
@m_audrey6788 An old rancher we kids were friends with years ago (in Montana) ALWAYS had projects going on in his garage. I guess I'm carrying on his spirit a little bit.
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@wolfgirl569 (135601)
• Marion, Ohio
14 Apr 20
Nice looking bird. Someone did a lot of work carving it.
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@BarBaraPrz (51811)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
15 Apr 20
@TheHorse I especially like the use of the knot whorl to delineate the wing. Does it show on the other side?
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@TheHorse (238277)
• Walnut Creek, California
15 Apr 20
@BarBaraPrz I'll take a picture later. The other side IS different. I have no idea what kind of wood this is. But I can tell you it's quite light (not heavy).
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@TheHorse (238277)
• Walnut Creek, California
15 Apr 20
@spiderdust To this day, I still don't know if "Acme" really exists!
@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
14 Apr 20
@TheHorse I still remember the first time I ever saw an ACME supermarket. I thought it was strictly a corporation within the Looney Tunes world!
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@BarBaraPrz (51811)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
15 Apr 20
This is a piece of cedar root I found when I was a teenager.
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@TheHorse (238277)
• Walnut Creek, California
21 Apr 20
@BarBaraPrz Do you have it displayed somewhere? I love stuff like that.
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@BarBaraPrz (51811)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
15 Apr 20
But will it beep beep! ?
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
15 Apr 20
I wondered if you were still refurbing things
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
16 Apr 20
@TheHorse that's right, I'd forgotten you made the coasters!
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@TheHorse (238277)
• Walnut Creek, California
21 Apr 20
@Jessicalynnt I've gotten away from it recently, and I don't know why.
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@moffittjc (128831)
• Gainesville, Florida
14 Apr 20
Wow, that Danish oil really does bring out the grain in the wood! Looks awesome!
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@moffittjc (128831)
• Gainesville, Florida
15 Apr 20
@TheHorse Whatever you decide, make sure you post updates on the finished product.
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@TheHorse (238277)
• Walnut Creek, California
15 Apr 20
@moffittjc Will do. I can't help myself...
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