How to Build a Modern Birdhouse | Woodworking Project
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- čas přidán 8. 09. 2020
- This modern birdhouse project was a blast! I made this for my wife's birthday, and she absolutely loves it. I made this using walnut and ash hardwood, but it can also be built using half-inch plywood. I tried to be as thorough as possible in the video. If you have any questions about the build, I would be happy to answer them in the comments! Enjoy the video!
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Sweet!
Thank you David! I love your channel.
What a fab video, the bird box looks great. I am definitely going to have a go at making one of these.
The only thing I would add is the ability to remove the panel to the left of the bird hole to allow for cleaning.
I bet this has weathered well to a wonderful colour now.
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Thank you, glad you enjoyed it! Yeah, making the panel removable is a good alteration. I just end up using chop sticks at the end of the season. The color and patina on this one is indeed fantastic!
Absolutely gorgeous! What a gift, my nephew is wanting to build his own birdhouse but with being too young to use a table saw etc. I’m premaking him his own that he can put together and hang. Found this video, thanks for sharing!!!
Thanks, and that’s awesome! I’m sure he will love it!
Looks great. Thanks for sharing your process.
A few suggestions from the Audubon society birdhouse book: skip the peg to limit predator access, and make sure the roof is removable for future cleaning. I think the inside might be okay but it wouldn't hurt to have some structure for baby birds to climb out. And you did a good job avoiding toxic paints and finishes (and no finish on the inside)!
Thanks! I put the perch on for that “classic” look but I think it would look and function well with out it too.
agree on all that you posted. I make sure I do not have a peg on any of the houses I make and NO paint on the inside and always have a clean ourt
Bird mansion, not a house, love it ❤
Haha, it is quite roomy. Thank you!
Love the modern birdhouse
Thank you! It was a great project!
That’s awesome.
Thank you! I appreciate it!
high quality vids
Thank you Davey!
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How cool!
Thanks! Glad you liked it!
That is fancy
Thanks Bill!
wonderfulllll
Thank you!!
I love it, it reminds me of my late grandmother's house.
Thanks! Sounds like she had a pretty awesome home.
I made this and it came out amazing.👏
That’s awesome! I’d love to see it! You can tag me on Instagram with #biscuitbuild I hope you had fun making it!
Oh wow what a beautiful birdhouse! You've got a new subscriber!
Thanks Jolien! And welcome!
Very enjoyable to watch. A great job done
Thank you, I appreciate it!
This is the best bird house I've seen in life GREAT JOB man.
Thank you so much! Let me know if you have any questions.
feels like i want to be a little bird a live in that fancy house 🥰🥰
I imagine the neighbor birds would be jealous of ya!
Awe dude you have all the good saws
There’s always another one..
Too many cool features to name!!! This is so cool Shane!! The succulent is a fantastic touch Man!! Hoping all is well Bud, Dirty Jersey out!!
Thanks Mike!
Great video.
Thank you!
Very nice! Great video also
Thank you!!
Your bird’s house it’s prettier than my house. Very beautiful 🥰
Thank you so much!
Great job..wish I had your workshop.
Thank you Richard! I love the shop too!
Holy shit, that is a nice birdhouse!
Thank you!
I'm going to make this house, great music!
Thanks, Courtney! I hope you have fun!
@@TimberBiscuitWoodworks Thank YOU, I'm literally drawing and taping together the plans as we speak, LOL.
Later he added wainscotting and crown molding.
Only to the first floor.
PLEASE post pictures of the birdhouse now, two years after the build, to show how the oil treatment worked to prevent wear & tear from the elements! Thank You!
We have it in storage right now for the winter but I'll post some images come spring time.
I love quotations and this video got me not just the beautiful bird house but definitely the quote and the white fence. Did you build the qhite fence too?
Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed it. As for the fence, no I didn’t build it.
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Thanks!
Ok, that work is awesome, but I did not see any door or access to clean the inside of the house, when the birds leave the nest, but I will make a door for it at the bottom or at the back which can be opened and closed to clean the interior, thanks for show us your great job ! 😉👍
Thanks! I used chop sticks to clean it out last year. But adding a door or plug at the bottom is a great option too.
How do you open the bird house to clean it out? It should be cleaned out early every spring or fall.
I actually used chopsticks the first year to clean it out. But I might drill a larger hole in the bottom this year and then cut a plug for it. Honestly it just depends on how full it gets each season.
Do you let the weight of the wood be the clamps with tape holding everything still
The tape has a little stretch to it so it acts as a clamp for the areas where an actual clamp would be difficult to use.
is there any other way to make a hole in a birdhouse because i dont have that drilly circle thing and i cant find it anywhere
Good question! So you could use a spade bit but just be careful with that as they sometimes like to walk out of the hole. I would use a punch or an awl to mark the center location before drilling. And make sure you clamp down your workpiece to a piece of scrap wood or plywood so you don't get tear-out when the bit breaks through the other side.
Hi - I bought the plans, but can you list the link for the hole cover and flange?
Thanks for the support! Enjoy the project! Here is the link to the Portal Protector: amzn.to/3yNrSgS
As for the flange, I picked that up at the hardware store, but something similar to this: amzn.to/3spQpHt
Way over the top
damn right
I love your design, but one thing you forgot is a clean out for the house. I can not sell houses in my area using the wood that you do but I can do a stain.
Thank you! I just use chop sticks to clean it out, but you could opt for a plug on the bottom. And a stain would work, just make sure it can hold up to the elements.
Do u have a drawing showing your dimensions?
Hi Dan, I have full plans for this build here: etsy.me/3c3X0iY Let me know if you have any other questions!
Is there a parts list when I purchase file. Thanks
The plans have all the parts laid out and the measurements for each piece. But if you have any questions, just shoot me a message and I would be happy to answer them. Enjoy the build!
Gorgeous house one question the size of the house?
Thank you! The actual house portion is 8in x 5in x 8in
Since an expert made this project I am pretty sure its durable even if he did not used nails
No nails needed my friend!
Are 4x4 good for table legs?
Yeah, that would work. It would just be a bit bulky
I'm building this for my girlfriend for Christmas but don't have a woodshop. Can I build this with basic tools?
That’s awesome! You can build this with a jigsaw honestly but it will just take a little longer. The grooves in the front and back are really the only thing you need a table saw to do.
beautiful...however you forgot to leave a way to clean out the house
I just use a pair of chop sticks to clean it out.
How are you going to put the food inside? There's no door
I guess I’ll have to build a feeder once it warms up.
Were birds ever attracted to it?
Coincidental I ran into this video, I'm in the process of finishing my ash birdhouse with tung now.
Mine doesn't have any maple though. And I'm using a slightly different method on the tung. Still using pure tung oil though - natural & waterproof.
Yeah! We get Eastern Blue Birds every day now. The tung oil has held up pretty well. I’ll definitely be refinishing it this fall.
@@TimberBiscuitWoodworks GOOD! That makes me hopeful for mine too!
Side note- I meant to say walnut in my comment ⬆️⬆️, not maple.
That’s awesome! Good luck with your project!
BIRB HOUSE
Or Burb House haha
Beautifull made and very neat, but no bird is going to live there. It is too clean, to artifiscial , it smels. And you van nog cleanit from th inside.
Thanks but it’s been up for over two years now and been home to many birds. I clean it out with chopsticks at every winter.
To build this project you will need $45k in tools, and will lose 2 fingers...
Not at all... Many people have built this project with a jigsaw or just a table saw.