6" long straight U – shaped Palm Tool – 1/4". This may be the most popular carving tool for Gourd Artists. ONLY 1 LEFT!

Package of coarse grit sandpaper contains three sheets. Each sheet has 20 pads (5 each of four shapes), pre-profiled for the different shank shapes. Pads are self-adhesive.

This tool makes fine u-shaped cuts. Great for making thin lines around a gourd. Ergonomic handle has flat spot on bottom for secure grip and control.

Buy extra lamp bulbs to have on hand. 4 pack of 5W bulbs fit night lights, christmas candles and more.

Black lamp cord w/clip in light socket. STP-1, 7 amp rating. U.L. Listed, Sockets rated 40W Max. Bulb. For indoor use only. 6 ft long, on/off switch, bulb included. Lamp Base sold separately. WHILE SUPPLY LASTS!

What a cute birdhouse! Created using two gourds, a roof cut from the top of a round gourd, and an apple gourd for the base. Stained to look like and acorn, sealed with polyurethane for outdoor use. Birds love gourds for nesting!

A suitable gift for a teacher, an apple that will last forever.  Size: Aprox 6" dia x 6" tall. Hand painted with a measure ribbon and topped with a gingham bow.  

An excellent way to get started making gourd bird houses. Everything you need to get started in one convenient kit. You choose the dye color. This kit contains: one 6" – 8" gourd, one birdhouse hole saw, one bottle of leather dye (your choice of color), a long gourd scraping tool, and a leather strip for hanging the birdhouse. Individual retail price for the items in this kit is $43.40. This is an extreme bargain!

Choose your dye color and enter your selection in the comment/notes section near the bottom of the checkout page. Dye color choices: Yellow, Navy Blue, Tan, Turquoise, Aqua Green, Maroon, Light blue, Red, Orange, Russet, Mahagony, Burgundy or British Tan

Just added, this natural finish gourd birdhouse made with a bottle gourd. Hole Size is 1-1/2". Gourd is cleaned out on the inside, sealed for protection against the elements on the outside. Ready to hang with a leather strap. Sizes range from 6" – 7" diameter and 8" – 11" in height. Color variations occur on each birdhouse, no two are alike.

This is a great box of gourds for someone looking for a variety at a bargain price. What you see is what you get: 1 short dipper, 3 small chinese bottles, 1 medium canteen, 2 medium tobacco box, and one small canteen gourd. The surfaces have slight blemishes, and the shape may be slightly irregular. Still a great bunch of gourds for painting or decorating.

Save some money and clean them yourself! This box contains 25 unwashed mini bottles in the size range of 2" – 3" diameter and 3" – 5" tall. Great for making ornaments.

Box of 100 Jewelry (Tennessee Spinner) Gourds, unwashed and priced to save you money. Easy to wash, especially if you lay them outside on a rainy day! Or just soak in water for 30 minutes.

This box contains 4 (7" – 8" diameter) Martin Gourds. Ready to Craft! Nice for bowls or birdhouses, smooth surface to carve, save money on the box price.

This box is loaded with savings, some projects do not require the "perfect" gourd so we are offering a box of 5 bowls, vary in size from 10" dia to 5" diameter.  Minor blems, thinner wall on some.  Great for many projects.

This box contains 6 unwashed 5" – 6" Cannonball Gourds.

This box of finished gourd birdhouses contains a variety of different colors and hole sizes as well as 1 hand painted gourd birdhouse. Colors and types will vary in each box. If you desire specific colors or types, please order individually. Cleaned inside, sealed for outdoor use. This box contains 5 birdhouses.

This box contains 1 unwashed 8" – 9" Martin, 1 unwashed 9" – 10" Martin, 4 unwashed 6" – 7" Apples and 4 unwashed 5" – 6" Cannonball Gourds. Good variety of Gourds.

Box of  3 goose gourds, surface of shell has some bumps and blemishes. Great for primitive decorating.

Don't worry, Bee Happy at the Buzz On Inn Birdhouse.  1-1/2" entrance hole, sealed and ready to hang outdoors for your birds to build their home!

Canteen gourds are a favorite for crafting. They have so many uses including bowls and purses. Color will vary from light blonde to dark blonde.

Blades are made of a special steel for cutting hard and soft wood, wallboard, fiberglass reinforced materials and various soft plastics. Especially designed for sawing tight curves and guaranteeing clean cuts.

Dimensions:
2 1/4″ x 7/64″ x 1/64″ (57 x 2.9 x 0.5 mm). Tooth pitch 1/16″ (1.5 mm). Teeth are alternately set and sharpened.
(Recommended for gourds) 2/pkg.

The Fairy Gourdmother? returns with another brilliant step-by-step guide to crafting with gourds, and this time it's for the birds! Follow along as she walks you through building and decorating twelve feathered friends, from the austere Edgar Allen Crow to a super cute pop-up birdie toy. You will learn practical assembly skills and excellent painting techniques so you can adorn your creations with life-like details. Each project comes complete with a detailed supply list, color palette, step-by-step instructions with photos, and a pattern. In addition, the guide offers resources and helpful tips. Ideal for gourders of all ages, this latest how-to is sure to help your gourding skills take flight.

Decorating Gourds by Sue Waters. Discover the wonderful art of gourd carving and produce gourd-geous results in a minimal time! Gourds grow in all shapes and sizes, and no two are alike.

This book shows you how to prepare a gourd for decoration, and then lets your creativity soar! Step-by-step photos and text demonstrate several techniques you could use, including carving, woodburning, painting, staining, stenciling, and pine needle weaving.

The projects covered here include vessels, a hanging potpourri, and an adorable Santa Claus. Patterns are included to get you started, and a color photo gallery displays finished projects.

190 color photos on 48 pages. Soft cover.

Ready to use drinking gourd made with a straight handle dipper gourd. Cut, cleaned out and ready to use. No finish added. Ball size aprox. 5" dia., handle 12" long.

A real beauty! This extra large bottle gourd is 10-12" dia. x 15" tall. Rich blend of colors, smooth, hard shell. Only a few of these available. Slight crack near bottom of top (peaked area). This gourd would make a beautiful large bowl.  A few left

Made of HSS steel for cutting metals, especially aluminum and softer alloys, fiberglass, Plexiglas and insulating materials.

Dimensions:
2 1/4″ x 7/64″ x 1/64″ (57 x 2.9 x 0.6 mm). Tooth pitch 3/64″ (1.06 mm). Teeth are alternately set and sharpened.
2/pkg.

This gourd is unknown by name, very hard, thick shell. Possibilities for use, sculpture, fish, animals, birds, or whatever your imagination can think of. Anyway this is a really nice gourd, I may try to make a guiro with one of these. Most are 3" dia. at widest by aprox 10" – 12" long.

Looking for a really big, beautiful gourd? Look no more. This is one of a kind. No blems. 45-1/2" circumference (14.5" diameter) at widest point. 23" tall. Just an awesome gourd!

A smaller sized goose, bulb area ranges between 5" – 7", most do not stand on their own (would need a base or support). Nice smooth surface. Clean and ready to craft.

The Complete Guide To Cleaning, Preparation and Repair. In this new gourd book, author Angela Mohr demonstrates how to select and prepare gourds from the garden and demonstrates basic techniques for cleaning, shaping, and fixing gourds, which then can be decorated for everyday use, such as bowls and vases. This do-it-yourself how-to book is perfect for any beginning gourd artisan to learn the finer points of a gourd, fix their common flaws and put the gourds to good use as accessories around the house.

This hand painted gourd bird feeder easily handles 3-4 pounds of seed, suet cakes and seed blocks. They are easy to fill and birds like the openness. Two or more birds can feed at once. Every feeder is painted with a different design, makes a great gift. Drainage holes in bottom, covered with a mesh screen so seeds won’t fall out. Leather hanging strap included.

Stars are in style and this star gourd birdhouse will look great as an accent for your yard or garden. Comes in three colors, Red,or Blue Star on a Natural Gourd. Each one is hand painted and individual, some with "Welcome" or other cute messages. You will want more than one of these great birdhouses, 1-1/2" entrance hole and sealed with polyurethane for outdoor use. Choose color from drop down menu below.

For House Finches, Crested Flycatchers, Golden-Fronted Woodpeckers, Red-Headed Woodpeckers, and more. 9″ diameter

Natural gourd birdhouse. For chickadees, many wrens and other small birds.  6" – 7" diameter. Entrance hole is 1-1/8" dia.  Five color choices available. Choose from the list below:

for chickadees, wrens and many smaller birds. 5" – 6" diameter gourd with 1-1/8" entrance hole

Gourd bowl with twisted wire handle is a perfect fit for any holiday decor.  No finish applied, cleaned inside. Ready to paint, decorate or use just as is. Size: 7-8" diameter, aprox. 7" tall  to rim of bowl.

Gourd Fun for Everyone by Sammie Crawford, the Fairy Gourdmother. Discover a world of enchantment and creative possibilities with Sammie Crawford, the Fairy Gourdmother.? Her painting and decorating techniques, patterns, and practical instruction will have you creating masterpieces. Gourds are everywhere: in gardens, at the grocery or farmer's market, and online. Whether you create a Christmas character, a frog prince, a snowman, a mermaid, a lighthouse, or a bow-legged cowboy, you'll be smiling from start to finish. Eight step-by-step projects are shown to get you started, and there are lots of other examples to inspire your own ideas of what a gourd can be.

This lovely luminary comes complete with electric light, cord has a on off switch. Size 7″ W x 9″ Tall

Mini kettle gourd ornaments. Make a great natural Christmas Tree ornament or just for hanging anywhere. These miniature bird house ornaments make great gifts. Medium Ornament is 2″ – 2-1/2″ W x 3″ H.
Be sure to note your color choice in the notes section of the order: Natural, Dark Red, or British Tan
If you would like a special color; give us a call at our toll free number 1-877-843-0770.

Miniature gourd ornaments. Each gourd is cleaned and dyed, then finished with a satin polyester finish to seal. Every gourd is different in shape and size, colors will vary due to the natural variations in each gourd.
Sizes range from 1″ W to 2″ W and from 1″ H to 2-1/2″ H. All come with a hanging cord. There are four ornaments in each pack. The picture shown is what you get. This is the only one of this kind.

Hand crafted, natural gourd picture decorated with a red heart and flowers. Size 7″ dia. x 8″ tall.

This gourd rack holds 8 purple martin gourds, designed for natural gourds as well as man made. The hub lowers and raises without turning while doing nest checks. Pole is made from 2" square high tensile aluminum and stands 14' tall. Gourds attach to the aluminum arm brackets using horizontal gourd mounting arms. The hub has nylon glides for smooth raising and lowering. Rack ships with a 2 piece pole, aluminum heavy duty ground stake, top perch rods, gourd arms, gourd arm braces, hitch pins, rope winder, hub and 45' of rope with 4 part pulley system.

Gourd tops are great for making ornaments, bells, bird feeders, crafted flowers and whatever your imagination can come up with. You get 5 tops,variety of shapes, sizes 3" – 5" dia., aprox 5" tall.

Hand painted gourd bird house featuring grapes and vine with leaves. Large gourd, aprox. 9" gourd, 1-1/2" entrance hole.

This is a very cute, natural pot for planting flowers, herbs or vines. Use with or without a liner pot. (Outdoor use recommended if no liner used) size: 5" – 6" outside diameter, interior opening at top is 4" – 5" diameter. 5" – 6" deep

What did America's first inhabitants use for cooking and eating? What did the stranded characters of television?s Gilligan?s Island use to prepare and eat food? Taking her cue from these questions, author Angela Mohr demonstrates how to create authentic vessels by using gourds. A watering can, cooking utensils, and bowls are created in this step-by-step instruction book, as Mohr brings fun and authenticy to her gourds. Historical re-enactors will find inspiration here for their authentic life-style performances and drama students, the rights tools to pursue their craft.

Natural Gourd Birdhouse, handpainted with a pretty hummingbird and flowers. Sealed for outdoor use, 1-1/2" entrance hole, drainage holes, leather strap for hanging.

Great for making jewelry, ornaments, necklaces, etc. Approximately 1″- 1-1/2″ in diameter. Gourds are washed but have stains and mottling that may be desired for some projects. Box of 50 gourds at a great price.

Styled after the western kokopelli, a perfect gift or addition to your collection. Hand chip carved area around the dancer. Painted areas around the gourd. Leather, bead and feather adorn the top. Sealed with a satin finish to protect the work. Size: 8" dia. x 9" Tall. One of a kind.

Dare to be different! This bowl comes with its own embellishments, some call them warts. But only a few. And the bowl is cleaned out, ready to craft, beautiful hard, thick shell. 11" diameter x 5.5" deep.

Tanned leather strip for hanging birdhouses. Approximately 84" long. Enough for 4 birdhouses.

We chose this scraping tool after trying many of the commercial tools on the market because the GST1 is less expensive and works better. The GST1's sharp, serrated, teardrop shaped head gets into the hardest to reach places and easily removes the toughest pith from the inside of the gourd. This long scraper is ideal for cleaning out birdhouses… it fits through a 1" hole! Size: 10" total length, 6" from top of teardrop to top of handle.

Learn techniques for making holiday ornaments out of dried gourds. Make a Santa head from a banana gourd, a snow couple from mini-bottleneck gourds, and shiny ornaments from egg gourds. Eight projects show how to make your holiday gourd come alive with a little paint, beads, ribbon, a rubber stamp, and other handy household items. With 203 color images and step-by-step directions, both the beginner and advanced gourd artist will have fun decorating this holiday season. Features a gallery of completed projects that will inspire new innovations of your own.

Very nice large gourd, for many purposes, nice smooth, blonde shell. Perfect for large bowls. Limited quantities available.

Spring Steel Metal Cut-off Blades for cutting plastic and wood. Ideal for gourd work.

Kit includes:
Jigsaw STS 12/E (28534)
Transformer NG 2/S (38706)
Foot On/Off Control Switch (38700)
Ball Shoe Attachment
8 Blades – 5 coarse, 3 fine
Cardboard Carton
Owner’s Manual

These little round gourds are great for ornaments, accents for wreathes, dry arrangements and more. Sizes range from 1-1/2" -2" dia. Washed and ready to craft

This pretty gourd birdhouse has a hand painted monarch butterfly on pink cone flowers,  1-1/2" entrance hole. Sealed for outdoor use.

This is a no-neck bottle gourd. (for lack of a better name!) A beautiful smooth shell, perfect for many projects, let your imagination run wild with this gourd.  Sizes range from 6" – 8" diameter, 8" – 10" Tall. Limited supply

Step-by-step instructions for painting and beautifully decorating a gourd snowman, witch-in-training, baby chimp, wall pocket, Christmas oil lamp, and more. Whether you're looking to make a great gift for family and friends or take up a new hobby, this how-to book is perfect for gourd crafters and woodworkers just starting out. 10 projects, includes patterns

Our pear shaped gourds make great ornaments, 2-1/2" -3-1/2" diameter  3" -4"tall (average).   Nice smooth, hard shell.

Pine Needle rim with beads on a natural gourd bowl. Sealed inside and out. Size 7" dia.

This pretty bouquet of pink roses hand painted on a gourd birdhouse will make a great gift or attractive decor piece.  Finished for outdoor use, but you may want to use it indoors as a decoration. 1-1/2" entrance hole. Ready to hang with leather strap.

Porch Decks are a good place for the parents to feed their young, and helps them get through the entrance. Fits adjustable and standard crescent entrance cylinders. Attach into bracket on entrance with Lexel adhesive. See picture below.

Our new line of Primitive Birdhouses are a real hit with anyone who likes the true "natural" look.  The primitive birdhouse is designed after the shape of the gourd, very simple in design, no finishes of any kind.  The true color of the gourd is what makes this so beautiful.
Drainage holes in bottom, cleaned out on inside, and ready to hang with a leather strap.  No two are alike due to the nature of the gourd.

The diameter of only 1.4″ makes this tool very easy to handle. It weighs only 8.1 ounces (230g). A special motor gives it a quiet and effortless drive. The ground spindle and collar bearing all contribute to the ergonomic design. Improved gripping area for comfortable feel and control.

The high quality, triple-slit steel collets ensure accurate clamping of the cutters and high concentricity.

Six MICROMOT collets 1/32″, 1/16″, 5/64″, 3/32″, 7/64″ and 1/8″ (1.0, 1.5, 2.0 2.4, 3.0 and 3.2mm) are supplied. Power usage is 40W max., length 8.6″ and weight 8.1 oz (230g).

This tool requires the use of either the NG/2S or the NG 5/E Proxxon transformer

Ideal for gourd carving. Also for curved cuts in wood, corrugated boards, plastics and non-ferrous metals. This very light and powerful 12 volt machine is suitable for curved cuts in gourds and wood up to 3/8″ thick and non-ferrous metals up to 3/32″ thick. It’s low weight makes it easy to handle and thus allows for precise control of the cutting action. The specially balanced powerful permanent magnetic motor with electronic speed control ensures variable speeds between 2,000 – 5,000 strokes per minute. Blades sold seperately. Stroke: 15/64″ (6 mm)
Also available in kit form.

This tool requires the use of either the NG/2S or NG/5E transformer.

Very compact design. Heat-resistant Noryl casing. Capacity 2.0A at 16 Volt open circuit – and 12 Volt under load = 24VA (DC). Primary supply 110 – 120 volts. One polarized socket fits all Proxxon mini-tools. PTC (positive temperature coefficient) element prevents overload. Modern design with holes for storing bits. Foldable tool rest.

Tool and bits not included.

Teach your martins to accept supplemental food. Crickets and mealworms work best. You may also offer mud and bedding material on the trays. Constructed using sched. 40 aluminum pipe. Platform includes a 3 piece pole and stands 10 feet above ground level. Includes a 24" PVC ground sleeve, 4 trays ea. 9" x 9" x 1-1/2" deep. Includes top perch rods and rope winder. Easy assembly.

To order quality mealworms and crickets, call Grubco at 800-222-3563.

Make your own purple martin gourd birdhouse Includes 8" – 10" gourd, entrance cylinder with 1-1/2" to 1-3/16" adjustable crescent opening, threaded cleanout access cylinder, lid, porch, and tube of lexel adhesive caulk. Make your own Purple Martin Gourd House with this great kit.

Hand painted gourd birdhouse, lovely spray of vines with red berries, 8" dia gourd. Sealed for outdoor use.  Ready to hang with leather strap.

This proud rooster is a great addition to our collection of painted birdhouses. Medium sized gourd with a 1-3/8" opening for most birds. Sealed for outdoor use and ready to hang with a leather strap.

New Color for 2012, this medium sized royal blue gourd birdhouse is finished for outdoor use, ready to hand with a leather strap.

A smaller version of the long curly fish, some “tails” are curlier than others, every one is a unique gourd.
Smooth, light tan shell, these make lovely centerpieces (see below). Average sizes 14″-16″L, body dia. 3″ – 5″.

Three bottle gourds, painted with a satin white paint, ready to dress up and decorate any way you like. Sizes: 1@ 6" x 10" T, 1@ 6" x 9" T, 1@ 4" x 6" T. Last one available.

Pretty Tulips and Daffodils grace the front of this gourd birdhouse. Hand painted and sealed with polyurethane for outdoor use.

Make Cleaning Gourds Easy Steelclad scouring pads make gourd cleaning easier. Save time cleaning gourds! Fine steel ribbon woven to stay together for long life. 3-3/4" diameter x 2" thick. Unconditional satisfaction manufacturers guarantee.

This Sunflower bird house is made with a 9" diameter kettle gourd, hand-painted with acrylic paint, then coated with 2 coats of sealer. 1-3/8" hole size, great for titmouse, nuthatch, wrens, downy woodpeckers or any similar size bird. For use outdoors, keeping it in the shade, taking indoors in the winter and spraying it with an outdoor polyurethane will make it last for years.

These gourds are sold together, beautiful colors in the shell, smooth, very sturdy gourds. Use your imagination to create a lovely piece of art. size (1) 20" L, aprox 7" dia ball, (2) 17" L, aprox 7" dia ball. These are the only two available.

This bottle gourd is a real beauty.  Will stand and has a lovely hard shell, no blems. This gourd makes a lovely vase, but will be desirable for many purposes. Size is 9" dia at widest and 17" tall.

Unfinished gourd birdhouse with a heart shaped entrance opening. This birdhouse is made using a medium sized gourd, 7" – 8" diameter and comes with a leather strap for hanging. Ready to paint or dye.

Kettle (Martin) Style gourd, unwashed. 8" -9-1/2" diameter

Unwashed, dried martin Kettle style gourd, ready to wash and craft. Size 10" – 12" diameter

A great value for the crafter or artist who likes to work with a variety of different gourds. This box contains 14 different mini sized or jewelry gourds, egg, mini chinese bottle, banana, spinners and sennari style as well as 11 more 5" – 10" gourds. Types may include Canteen, Kettle style, apple, tobacco box, copper canyon canteen, bottle gourd and some miscellaneous shapes. Some will have minor blemishes. 

Velcro Backed Sanding Pads – Fine Grade 120 grit (68x48mm) for use with MB561 Minicraft Orbital Sander. Produces high quality finish on gourds, wood, metal & plastic. 5 per pack.

Dare to be different! These lovely ready to craft bowls have a special appeal, we call them warts because of the nice rounded "bumps" that grow on the outer shell. Bowls are 8" – 9" diameter, 5" – 6" deep. Perfect for an accent piece.

Welcome your friends with this cheerful gourd birdhouse, hand painted and ready to hang indoors or out. Sealed for outdoor use. 1-1/2" entrance hole, leather hanging strap.

Birds love the gourd bird feeders, and this one is especially lovely. Hand painted with Wisteria Flowers, sealed for outdoor use. Drainage holes, screening over holes so the seeds won't fall out. Diameter 8" – 9" x 12" – 13" Tall

The perfect size wren house, made with a dipper gourd. Birds will love the handle to land on, and the hole size is just right for small birds. color varies. Sealed for outdoor use

Very large tall bottle gourd, excellent quality and shape. Could be perfect for shekere. Size: 10" dia. x 17" Tall

If you want a really large, round and deep gourd, this is it!  Size is 47-1/2" circumference (15.4" dia) and 16" tall.
Nice hard, smooth shell.  The perfect canvas for a painter, or a lovely gourd to carve, or make a bowl with.

Really nice dipper gourd, sizes, 8"-9" dia. x 16" Long. Good, solid gourd. Perfect for holiday themed gourds such as a santa. Price is for one gourd.

Beautiful hard shell, banjo and bowl quality gourd.  11" diameter, nice round shape, no flat sides. Only a few available

This is what happens when you cross a warty gourd with a apple gourd! For the adventurous gourder. Would make a great birdhouse or whatever you can create. Add texture to your holiday decor with a warty kettle gourd! Limited quantity. Sizes range from 6″ – 7″ dia.