Birdhouses and a Box - Woodworking Talk

slatron25 · 10-14-2009, 12:55 AM

Got about 10 more birdhouses lined up. Woods are a mix of maple, walnut and cherry.

Here birdie birdie.

Eugene In NC · 10-14-2009, 02:07 AM

Tim, those are verry nice. I like the mixed species.

PTownSubbie · 10-14-2009, 08:41 AM

Tim,

Those are neat!! What size are they?

slatron25 · 10-14-2009, 01:06 PM

Fred They are around 2"wx~3"h .

The box is 3"hx4"w

jdixon · 10-14-2009, 10:06 PM

Tim, the birdhouses look great. Are you going to put little birds on the perches?

I also really like the little lidded box. very nice!

John

firehawkmph · 10-14-2009, 11:37 PM

Slat,
You can get the little birds at local craft stores normally pretty cheap.They also sell brass looking stands that are usually under a buck.
Mike Hawkins

Streamwinner · 10-15-2009, 12:08 AM

Those birdhouses look fantastic. I love them. Also, aren't "boxes" square or rectangular? [/smartass]

slatron25 · 10-15-2009, 12:35 AM

thanks all. I'll look for the birdies and "under a buck" stands 'cause that brass rod is a little pricey.

And that box is square it's just missing a few corners..

Cowdog80 · 10-20-2009, 10:29 AM

Pretty impressive.

firehawkmph · 10-20-2009, 09:53 PM

Tim,
Here's a pic of the little birds and the stands. They also sell the little eyelets that screw into the top. I use a piece of monofilm fishing line to hang them from. The perches are 1/8" brass rod that I round the ends over and buff them. The birds are glued on with medium c/a glue
Mike Hawkins

Jeff4woodturning · 10-31-2009, 10:50 AM

very nice bird house. I like making my own stands too with 1/8 inch brass rods and walnut for the bases.