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· Extreme Birdhouse Builder
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Hi everyone !
Whenever i am not working at my son,s house i am building birdhouses . Here are a few more !
This is the first time using cedar .I got the scrap wood from my sons deck .
I completely sold out of birdhouses a few weeks ago so i have to stock up again .













 

· where's my table saw?
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We can only hope

That the birds appreciate all the artistry, effort and hard work that you put into these beautiful bird palaces. Go Canada! NIce work.... ......again! :thumbsup: bill
 

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Thanks again Ken !
These small ones are a little boring to build but they sell like crazy . :laughing:
It helps pay for the big ones . I have a few large ones on the go now .
This one is over 7 ft wide



Someone ordered a copy of this one too but with a red roof .

 

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Just one question......I see multiple holes in every house and I'm just wondering if these are multi bird dwellings. What I mean is, are there individual compartments inside for each hole or do the holes enter into a common room? You may have answered this before, but the life of me, I can't recall.
Ken
 

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All of the rooms are divided up .I build the shell first then add the insides after .All of the insides are removable for cleaning .

This is my largest house so far . It is 9 ft x 9 ft and has 103 rooms .Total height is 18 ft .



I make the insides out of 3/16" plywood .

 

· where's my table saw?
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A 10' x 10' should.....

Be big enough for a few birds and a new scroll saw. How tall are you sitting down? :eek: bill
 

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Absolutely amazing. Great craftmanship, I am sure the birds are quite comfortable in these palaces. Looks like a sof wood like pine,have you ever made them out of cedar? Just think it would give it a different look. Great work and God Bless.
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Thanks Jeremy !
The cape cod and the 4 smaller houses are made from scrap cedar .
This is the first time i have used new cedar for birdhouses since i started 5 1/2 years ago . I really like the look of it too . I usually make them 100- 150 year old hemlock barn wood . I have built 107 of them so far .

Once i finish my sons deck and gazebo i should have enough scrap to build 20 or so .:thumbsup:
 

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i think i found a new hobby , my birds are gonna be falcons , eagles owls raptors in general ,imagine tweety sitting on the chimney when a homeowner shows up swoosh nothing but feathers littering the ground haha that is cool you have birds that are uppity snobs, i can see them flying south to a run down lame old bird house, slumming it hahaha
 

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If you ever want to build one i,ll send you a copy of plans
Does that go for me too..?:yes:

Truly beautiful work.

We've got some wrens here that will build a nest in yer coffee cup if you set it down for a minute.

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