I did it! This morning I laid down the final slab and raised the copper frame on the steel pole, attached the body and spun it around. Yippee!

Watch “Last Slab” for the scoop:

Follow it up with “Bird Meets Frame”:

I’m excited. Now, I can see what the heck it looks like. And if I can do a bird — birds of prey — I can have a niche. Then when someone says “I need a bird for this building” someone will say “call this guy. Call Charlie Yowell.”

Base Lift

Base Stack

Spinning the frame

Now, I just need to build some giant copper wings …