Sun Valley Bronze will be exhibiting at the Dwell on Design 2010 show. Dwell on Design is the preeminent modern design show on the West Coast for the design trade - a great forum for meeting colleagues, learning about new design materials and processes and also earning Continuing Education credits.

Join us June 25-27 at the Los Angeles Convention Center, Booth #424.

Beauty is an 8-year-old American Bald Eagle rescued by Jane Fink Cantwell of the Birds of Prey NW organization. Beauty was found in Alaska, emaciated and near death after being critically injured by a gunshot wound to her beak. The eagle was left with only a small portion of her upper left beak and the right side was nearly gone. With the inability to consume solid food, she was forceps-fed for two years at a rehabilitation center in Anchorage, while they waited in vain for evidence of the beak to regrow. It was at this time that Jane met the bird and received permission from the US Fish & Wildlife Service to transfer her to the Birds of Prey facility in Idaho.

Jane assembled the Beauty Team and began her efforts to gather resources and advice from a variety of sources in an effort to give Beauty a new chance at life. She attracted the curiousity of Nate Calvin, founder of Kinetic Engineering Group, a Boise-based engineering company primarily involved in new product development and design services. Working exclusively in the 3D CAD software package SolidWorks, KEG designed a prosthetic titanium beak.

Sun Valley Bronze donated the use of their 3D scanner facilitating the work of the many generous contributors and sponsors who were involved in the design of Beauty's new prosthetic beak. With the help of scientists, researchers, engineers, dental and medical specialits Beauty has a new beak.

Beauty's first beak served her well, and has now been shed as predicted, due to minute regrowth of the underlying tissue. The next stage of the project requires that she receive a CAT scan and then phase two of the prosthetic beak will commence with yet another design.

Because of the bird's uniue temperament and her devoted caretakers in Northern Idaho, Beauty has received a lifetime permit as a teaching bird - with or without a prothetic beak! She remains healthy and well adjusted. Beauty is a remarkable eagle whose story continues to touch people around the globe.

For more information about Beauty and the efforts to restore her beak or to make a donation please visit birdsofpreynorthwest.org.

Sporting the trendiest new fairway apparel, Team SVB played a record 36 holes at the Bobby Jones Golf Course in Atlanta. Staying ahead of the tornado warnings the team tee’d off braving fierce winds and suspicious fauna in the rough.