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BIRDHOUSE sa BIRDHOUSE (ORNAMENTAL) xx BIRD Turned birdhouses. Cylindrical body (3" in diameter, 4" long) is topped by a turned cone-shaped roof. Bottom ring has a center "acorn" shape. Specification for functional birdhouses. Turned birdhouse features conical-shaped roof and base and decorative finials. The turning blank for the body of the house is formed using coopering techniques in order to minimize waste. Includes a chart of birdhouse dimensions for various species. Postmodern purple-martin birdhouse (33" high, 28" wide, 14" deep) has a main tower with 20 individual nesting boxes and two attached "wings" that contain 3 nesting boxes each. A look at growing gourds common in early America. Includes information on harvesting, drying and preparing gourds for use as containers and utensils. Sketches show how to make a bottle, a dish, a funnel, a wastebasket, a dipper and a birdhouse or feeder from gourds. Photo shows how to make a bird house from two 2x4s for the post with a clay drain tile mounted in the top. Est. cost: $10. How to build a ten-apartment birdhouse for martins or chickadees from ten quart-sized juice cans and some plywood, dowels and a length of 1x12. Est. cost: $6. New England style saltbox birdhouse. Est. cost: $19. Victorian-style birdhouse has "gingerbread" trim around the roof line. "Country-style" wren house is designed to sit on a shelf or fence post. Barn-style birdhouse. Triangular bird house is covered with bark and mounted directly on a tree trunk. Bird house made from a milk carton. Birdhouse made a from tin can and milk carton. How to make a bird house from a plastic half-gallon bottle. How to build a wood-duck house. How to build a log birdhouse. Several styles of birdhouses and feeders you can make from scrap materials. How to make nest boxes. Four styles shown and a chart of sizes for various birds. How to build a rustic birdhouse for mounting in a natural setting. Plans for a bluebird house. Help save bluebirds by building one or more of these easy-to-make homes. Nesting box for a wood duck is made from cypress or fir and mounted on a metal pole with a sleeve to hinder predators. Build a bluebird box. Three of a kind. Ornate wooden bird houses for blue wren, bluebird, and blue warbler. Wren house features decorative scroll work. Nuthatch birdhouse features simple, decorative scrollwork. Three-story Purple Martin birdhouse. For the birds. How to attract birds to a backyard. Emphasis is on providing birdhouses. Chart gives basic dimensional guidelines for 20 cavity nesting birds. Birdhouses (1) Cedar birdhouse for wrens or chickadees. Profiled like an elongated pentagon. (2) Robin's nesting box. Equip a coffee can with a shingled roof and plywood door to form a birdhouse. Fly away home. Pine-and-plywood purple martin house. Simple wren house has a removable front wall that is held in place with a single screw. The 6"-square house is mounted on an angle and topped with a peaked roof. Convert ceramic cats into bird feeders or bird houses by cutting a hole in the casting. How to build special nestboxes for bluebirds. Includes information on setting up a bluebird trail in the proper habitat to attract bluebirds. Raising gourds for use as birdhouses. Build a bluebird nest box. How to make birdhouses from gourds. Includes details on harvesting and drying the gourds. Ten reasons why people fail to attract purple martins and how to avoid making these common mistakes. How to establish a bluebird trail by installing nestboxes. How to raise lagenaria gourds. Covers curing them and cutting them to make vases, a birdhouse and a bowl. Wren house may also be used as a door decoration. How to build a better birdhouse. A look at the birdhouses built by Gene Binder of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, and instructions for building a ten-room Martin House that looks like a log cabin. Birdhouses you can make from scraps of lumber and logs. Invite the martin. Hints for enticing purple martins to your yard. Instructions for making a nesting site from a gourd and plans for a martin house that is a copy of an 1852 church. Pattern for building a bluebird house. Birdhouses and other Christmas whimsies. (1) Wren house made from scrap wood. (2) Painted angels and star-shaped ornaments made from 1/4" Luan plywood. (3) Pomegranate and bay leaves are combined to make a tree ornament. Nineteen things you can make from coffee cans. Includes a birdhouse and a bird feeder. Tip: Make birdhouses from hollowed-out lengths of logs. Build a Peterson bluebird nesting box. Tip on using a woven mail basket as a nest site for Carolina wrens. Turning a rustic, natural-bark birdhouse which are simply branches hollowed out on a lathe and fitted with turned bottoms. Bottle gourds make easy birdhouses. Bluebird nesting box. Make a birdhouse from a bottle gourd. Backyard nesting sites. Advice on features that will attract birds to a yard and general information how to build nest boxes and site them so they are fortified against predators. Patriotic birdhouse. Pre-assembled wooden birdhouse is painted with red, white and blue color washes. Wooden stars, painted white, are affixed to the roof. Tip describes how to incorporate a waterproof site for a bird's nest into a hanging planter. Tips on growing and curing birdhouse gourds (Lagenaria siceraria). How to make a wren house from a coconut shell. Four birdhouses to build. (1) A martin house built from gourds. (2) A six-compartment martin house. (3) A flicker log house, and (4) A bluebird house. Includes suggested dimensions for 15 other birdhouses. Affordable housing for purple martins and bluebirds. Plans for each type of house and suggestions on sites and materials to provide for the birds. Carving nesting boxes in dead tree stubs for birds and mammals. Chart shows dimensions for different species. Tips to thwart a woodpecker from boring in house siding. Includes dimensions for a birdhouse designed to attract flickers. Mission-style apartment house for purple martins. How to build a purple martin house that mounts on a TV mast. Room for birds. A general look at the birds that can be attracted to a garden by a birdhouse. General dimensions and architecture described. Building for birds. All you should ever need to know when it comes to building birdhouses. Includes a chart of dimensions for 18 different species. Decorative bird houses made from stone slabs covered with tumbled gems embedded in concrete. How to make a birdhouse from a pair of plastic pots. How to incorporate bird feeders and nesting boxes into your garden so they will attract insect-eating birds. Pattern for building bluebird houses and tips on their placement. Purple martin "apartment" is made from a 27" length of 6" diameter PVC pipe. Bluebird bungalow is made from cardboard tubing with a slanted cedar shake roof. Bird housing. Advice on building bird houses. Includes an "earth-sheltered" birdhouse made from mulch, topsoil, sod, etc. Wooden birdhouse features a thatched-roof of grass or straw. Dimensions are given for eight different species of bird. Bluebird nesting box. How to build a bluebird nesting box. Bluebird house to build has a skylight that imitates a hollow fencepost. Purple martin house. Simple method for using gourds as birdhouses without removing the seeds. Tip describes how to make bluebird houses from discarded half-gallon cardboard milk cartons. Great gourds. Growing guidelines for hardshell gourds (Lagenaria siceraria). How to harvest, cure, clean and make them into craft items. Plans for birdhouses made from gourds included. Barrel becomes a house for purple martins. Two-level bird house cupola. Small insulated bird house stays cool on hot days. A five-story, 20-apartment bird house made from metal dishpans. Ideal for martins. Rugged mast for TV antenna, bird house or anything else is built from thinwall electrical conduit. Spacers are either bolted-on wood or welded-on tubing. Circular, two-level bird house made from two old tires and some plywood. Elegant wren house is made from scraps of crown molding. Hollow birdhouses appear to be made from solid 4x4 stock. Storybook bird house features decorative chimney, windows, door, unique roof shape, etc. Built mostly of wood. Octagonal birdhouse. Roof is painted to resemble a wedge of watermelon. Purple Martin house with 24 apartments. There is a central ventilation shaft and simple cleaning access. Photos of interesting birdhouses built by Hugh Wayne of San Mateo, California. Slippery, claw-resistant aluminum flashing nailed around a tree trunk protects a birdhouse from cats. Barn-shaped birdhouse features kerfed siding, beveled shingle roof, and a "rooster" cutout on the roof. Wooden birdhouse is sized for chickadees, wrens, titmice and other small birds. Features a removable floor for cleaning. Birdhouse in the shape of a lighthouse features a hexagonal base, sloping pyramid-like sides, and a baby food jar "lamphouse" that also serves to admit light into the birdhouse. Redwood wren house. House for a wren or chickadee is shaped like a large acorn. What birds look for when they go "house hunting." Includes a chart of critical dimensions for various birds. Housing guidelines for the birds. Birdhouse dimensions and styles for a bluebird, robin, wren, and wood duck. Tip on mounting bird feeders or birdhouses which makes them easy to detach for filling or cleaning. Log cabin birdhouse is built from "Lincoln Log" style pieces which you make. Includes dimensions for houses for various species of birds. Octagonal birdhouse features elegant styling (cupola, finial, V-grooved siding, multiple paint colors) and one or two stories. How to turn a bird box from a length of log. Project is a lesson in learning to turn green wood. Let fly. How to prepare the laminated blank and turn a large hollow sphere for use as a birdhouse. Pigeon cote. Large birdhouse, styled like a cupola, serves to house pigeons. It is mounted on a post about 7-ft. above the ground. Both roof and interior partitions are removable for cleaning. Nesting box for wild birds is a good woodworking project for young teenagers. Striking design for an octagonal dovecote (birdhouse for doves) with eight compartments. Birdhouse is turned from a piece of log not suitable for other applications (except firewood). A simple and practical birdhouse. Dimensions are given for 15 different species of birds. Birdhouse is decorated like an English tudor cottage. Bottom removes for cleaning. Greek temple design for a birdhouse. Includes a chart showing entrance diameter and height above ground for various species. Birdhouse is mounted directly on the outside of window glass. A one-way mirror film allows viewing inside the house without disturbing the birds. Rustic Lincoln-log style birdhouse for the chickadee. The cat birdhouse. The front of a simple wooden birdhouse (for swallow, small woodpecker and bluebird) is shaped and painted to represent the face of a cat with its mouth open. A backyard bird retreat. A chart of birdhouse and shelf nest dimensions for 23 different birds. Easy-to-make wren house. A 24-apartment martin house. Wooden construction and case-shaped roof. Wren house. Boston martin house has 24 apartments. How to build a bluebird house and set up a "Bluebird Trail". How to make wren houses from gourds and coconut shells. How to build a barn-shaped birdhouse. Roof is covered with shake shingles and it sports a miniature weathervane. Wren house has 12 sides and a cone-shaped metal roof. Circular wooden disk serves as a barrier to keep squirrels from climbing a pole up to a birdhouse or bird feeder. Natural-wood wren house is built from cedar. Unique martin house is based on three 29"x31" wooden frames. Winner in the "Basic Box" contest. Two "natural" birdhouse designs. Includes a chart of the important, average measurements for birdhouses. Chickadee nesting box. Both a simple butt-joint version and a decorative dovetailed version are described. Wren house is turned from a freshly cut tree limb. Decorative birdhouse sized for wrens. A simple support system requires only a single nail to hang the birdhouse. Nesting shelf is an attractive home (or feeder) for robins, barn swallows, phoebes and song sparrows. Gazebo style bird feeder and matching bird house. A cottage birdhouse. How to construct a basic nesting box (suitable dimensions for various species are included) and add decorative exterior elements (roof, siding, ...). | |||||||||
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