Birdhouses

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

Technical Information for Building a Wooden Birdhouse Lamp.

At the link you can follow along and build your own birdhouse address plaque.

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.

Every woodworker needs to build a replica plane birdhouse. So cool. You will need 10 to 12 board feet of a exterior grade lumber to build this birdhouse, especially if you want it to last for a long time.

Free Birdhouse Woodcraft Patterns from Country Corner Crafts web site.

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.

Build a perfect home for eastern bluebirds with some help from your own nest.

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.

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

Here is a simple bird house plan.

This article describes how to create a bluebird house kit that is easy to produce and costs very little. You can use the kits as a youth project, or you can assemble them yourself and put them around your property if you are interested in attracting bluebirds.

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.

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.

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

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

At the link you will find the instructions to build a wooden birdhouse for your backyard. It is so easy even a child could build it with supervision.

Build your own backyard birdhouse using only a few common workshop tools and a cedar fence board. Follow along at the link to see how we did it.

Start with good, clean (no paint or stains or chemicals) real solid wood (aged exterior plywood seems to be ok), preferably old stuff that has had some use and is rough.

May be suitable for carving, woodburning (pyrography), intarsia or scrollsaw ideas.

This is a link to a Google 3D SketchUp drawing for a 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.

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.

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.

In the spring it is time to start thinking about those little birdies. They are going to be looking for a nice place to set up house and we think this one is pretty neat.

This free craft pattern source is courtesy of the Country Corner Crafts web site.

These decorative birdhouses were created using a scroll saw. At the link are instructions as well as downloadable patterns.

Martin bird houses are built on the apartment plan to satisfy the social instinct so marked in purple martins but so conspicuously lacking in most other birds.

The front gable is open, entrance to the room below being through the rear of the upper floor. This house can be opened for cleaning by lifting out the upper floor.