Traditional Martin House Woodworking Plan
This house includes all of the best features including balconies to keep fledglings from falling, excellent ventilation and balcony partitions prevent larger chicks from competing with smaller chicks. The levels open on hinges for easy cleaning. Start with a basic house and add additional levels as your martin colony grows. Eight cavities per floor. The entire house can be built from 1/2 inch thick plywood. and 3/4 inch thick lumber. This woodworking plan provides full size illustrations, exploded view diagrams and instructions to make the projects shown.
The 19 series (products that start with 19-) are full size and printed on large sheets of paper created by Meisel Wood Hobby. Meisel closed their business on Oct 31, 2022. Their plans will continue to be sold on our web site. Any mention of hardware kits or related hardware supplies in their woodworking plans are no longer available. For items you cannot find locally in your hardware store, there are companies online that may carry similar product. These companies include CaseysWood.com, RonellClock.com, Klockit.com, WoodParts.ca, Rockler.com and Woodcraft.com.
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