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3Hawk Design

Check out my book published by Dover:

Fantastic Press-Out Flying Birds

Buy on Dover's Web Store

By Richard Merrill

My Dover book

The book contains 24 different North American birds with information on each, pictured in their environment, and ready to press out, fold (add a penny or dime for a weight) and fly. Look at the top banner to see what they look like.

For reasons of economy, Dover only provided one cut-out die, so I had to design all the birds in one shape. If they were folded paper, they would be too small or the pages too big, so I went with 110# card stock for the pages and birds that are in the general area of life-size. I hope it's a small drawback.

My Kites

My traditional kites will soon be shown on my wife's web site, Weaving a Life

They're birds, butterflies and dragonflies. They're meant for show, but designed to fly. They're traditional because they're made with bamboo and Japanese washi paper.

Contact me with questions.