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Members Photos => Dave's photos => My Hobby Photos => Topic started by: Dave on November 14, 2015, 12:48:23 PM
This is the third in the series of bird boxes. This one Shirl and I have kept to use in the garden as our old one was a bit worse for wear.
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As usual start with the bare wood and cut into the parts.
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Now cut the access hatch out in the base
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Create the doors and windows
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Start to assemble the box
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Now to make the hatch pin and cut up the balustrade
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Now start to painting the parts
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The front edge sections of the roof I shaped using the router, here you can see they have been cut and painted
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Time to start putting it all together, like bird box 2, you will see this one it has a hole protection plate. For those who want to know why, it's because woodpeckers and larger birds sometimes try to make the holes bigger to get inside the box and on occasion eat the new chicks
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Now to add the windows and doors and paint the base outside the box
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Now it it's time to start the roof
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With all the tiles on it's now time to add the ridge tiles
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Now to add the balustrade
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Now check the hatch opens and closes OK and it's all finished
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Here it is on the shed
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Here are a couple of photos of a bluetit pecking at the opening
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