Birdhouses

This is a link to a Google 3D SketchUp drawing for a purple martin house. You will need the SketchUp software to download this drawing and its freely available online. We do not provide support for this software. Not all drawings have the measurements displayed but you can use the measurement tool in SketchUp to easily and accurately determine the dimensions of each lumber part. Most drawings do not have instructions, its assumed you can build it based on the completed drawing provided.

Ha! Cute right! Build a set of monster bird houses using up some of the wood from your scrap pile, I know you have one. Follow along at the link to see how to build it.

The project is constructed from 3/4 inch and 1/2 inch pine board stock. There are eight (8) pieces in this project.

This easy to build bird house is fun to make, even for a beginner.

Plans for constructing a single or double wood duck house.

This is a link to a Google 3D SketchUp drawing for an easy to build wren birdhouse. You will need the SketchUp software to download this drawing and its freely available online. We do not provide support for this software. Not all drawings have the measurements displayed but you can use the measurement tool in SketchUp to easily and accurately determine the dimensions of each lumber part. Most drawings do not have instructions, its assumed you can build it based on the completed drawing provided.

How to Build a Wood Duck Nest Box by Dick Vaught - Â1983 by the Conservation Commission of the State of Missouri

Woodworking design of a simple birdhouse. Each piece of timber is a seperate entity so you can manipulate each individually.

Build a bird house nestbox and attach it to a window with sturdy suction cups so you can watch the birds nest.

Birdhouses with personality! Plan includes drawings for both projects in the set. Make from 3/4 inch pine or cedar. Full size drawings.

Included at the link are how to build a birdhouse from a cedar fence picket, build a bird gazebo, build a bird feeder, a purple martin house, and plans for a rabbit box.

Build this birdhouse and attach it to your window with suction cups so you can see the birds.

Woodworking design of a simple birdhouse. This is the first model I designed in Sketchup, a simple birdhouse.

Nothing better than backyard bird watching and listening. Build your self a few bird houses with different roof shapes and the ability to clean them out through the bottom. Free plans for both styles are at the link.

Cute lamp in the form of a two-story birdhouse. Nice weekend project. DXF Format

Marilyn got the idea for this at a you-paint ceramics store that had a ceramic purse/vase. I did the design and all the building and she did all the hard work of making it a piece of art. We think you will like this little project.

This is another very simple project when pre-cut pieces are used. All parts are cut from 3/4 inches pine planking scraps. The bottom is held in place with two 1-1/2 long counter-sink screws. Use the diagrams to cut out all pieces to the specified sizes.

Here are some easy to construct plans for bluebird nesting boxes that have been proven to work from years of field-testing.

The flicker birdhouse shown in figure 23 is designed to be placed on a post or the stub of a tree. The roof can be lifted in the same way that a stopper is removed from a bottle.

This birdhouse is so easy to make from scraps, it would be a great afternoon project to make with the kiddos!

Although duckling production from nest boxes represents only a small percentage of that produced from natural cavities, wood duck boxes provide an excellent opportunity for anyone to become involved in wildlife management. By building, installing and maintaining nest boxes, individuals can gain insight into the interesting aspects of wood duck nesting and reproduction, while helping to boost local populations.

Sparrows often nest under the eaves of houses but many modern houses are not sparrow friendly. This bird box will help reverse the decline.

With only a few tools and some cedar, you can build this modern birdhouse.

Roof and house sides of the wren house are made of either inch or 5/16 inches apple crate lumber. The four roof boards are cut with compound angle cuts with the miter gage set at 50 degrees and the saw blade tilted at 24 degrees. All cuts are made with one miter gage setting by flopping the piece as shown in Photo No. 2.

The three wren houses shown here may be used as the hanging type or placed on a post.

This is a small and simple bird house suitable for the junior woodcrafter.

This birdhouse will take just a short time to build and your feathered friends will enjoy a cool place to land.

Bluebirds and wrens, as well as swallows, nest in this style of house though they prefer a deeper cavity.

A birdhouse suitable for members of the woodpecker family and also for nuthatches and titmice, including chickadees.

Free Birdhouse Woodcraft Patterns from Country Corner Crafts web site.