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Butch the baby Ivory-bill grows from bare wire outward. Rest your mouse pointer on each picture for more info. (Best viewed in full screen on a large monitor.)

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1. Wire2. Wax work3. Feet
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4. Armature5. Stuffing6. Magnets
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7. Magnet close-up8. Waxed feet9. Eyes
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10. Mounting the eye11. Beginning to apply bulk wool12. Getting a bird shape
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13. Felting around magnets14. Covering the magnets15. Adding the black layer
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16. Bulking up the neck17. Back and tail base pieces18. Replacement tail feathers
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19. One tail feather20. Adding the tail21. Tail and keeper buttons
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22. Wing feathers applied...23. ...backwards; oops. 24. Wings right way out
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25. Tail magnet attached26. Tail magnet hidden27. Wing piece complete
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28. Wing strut29. Crest and stripe30. Sewing the wings in place
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31. Wings attached32. But they’re wrong....33. Fixing the wing coverts
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34. Fixing the front of the wing35. Adjusting flight feathers36. Finished wings
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37. Fixing the stripe38. Not-quite-final portrait39. Complete at last