Woodworker Killingsworth's whimsical birds

Avid woodworker Lawrence Killingsworth creates whimsical birds in his basement woodshop and gives most of them away.

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Thu., Sept. 23, 2021

Lawrence Killingsworth makes whimsical wooden birds in his basement wood shop and gives most of them away. Photographed Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021.

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Lawrence Killingsworth is photographed with some of the wooden birds, including Jaz, far left, and Larry Bird, with long green legs, next to her.

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Lawrence Killingsworth built this whimsical “idea generating” robot in his basement wood shop.

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Lawrence Killingsworth demonstrates painting each part that would make a wooden bird in his basement wood shop.

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Each of the wooden birds has a hidden compartment.

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Lawrence Killingsworth, photographed Sept. 14, is retired and an avid woodworker. Killingsworth carved this piece in the early 1970s to depict himself when he got older with white hair and a bushy white mustache. Killingsworth has dabbled in furniture and other wood projects. Now he makes whimsical wooden birds in his basement wood shop and gives most of them away.

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Lawrence Killingsworth names and signs each wooden bird under their feet. This is Rhonda.

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