Simple beginner bird house - PEP BB dimensional.sand.birdhouse

gir bot · Apr 30, 2021 09:29:36

For this BB, I decided to basically follow the instructions in the posted video. I started with an old poplar 1x6, cut the pieces, sanded them, and drilled a 1 1/4" hole. It was assembled with screws, and finished with linseed oil. It is far from perfect, but a bird may find it suitable.

gir bot · Jun 28, 2021 21:31:29

Here’s my simple birdhouse. It was made with scrap lumber and screws and left untreated. It’s a very basic design and I’m curious what if any birds decide to show up.

gir bot · Jul 02, 2021 19:49:44

Western blue bird birdhouse!!! can't wait to go hang it up

I did two holes because i heard from a bird that they like to have two holes so one can be inside and one can be defending the nest whilst in the hole...?
Starting wood: i ended up using about 3 pieces of large scrounged (probably 3 feet by 8 inches )recycled lumber and cut those
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the design with dimensions!

action shot below!

two holes and the notch make a nice lil face

another angle

gir bot · Oct 05, 2021 10:47:37

Well, I made a birdhouse. I decided to use a piece of scrap shiplap that had one side ripped off for some previous project, and it made everything worse. Sigh!

I charred the outside faces (with slight mistakes) to see how that works as a preservative treatment. The house will also be placed under the shallow eave of our sauna, so that’ll help.

This is built for a Great Crested Flycatcher.

gir bot · Nov 23, 2021 10:30:53

To complete this BB, the minimum requirements are:
- build a simple beginner bird house
- a bird might want to live in it (maybe a really ugly and desperate bird)
- It won't kill the bird
- Made from wood, nails and/or screws - no glue
- 5" wide or greater
- Weather resistant design - for the bird and for the longevity of the house

To document your completion of the BB, provide photographic or video (<2 minutes long) of the following:
- Wood you're starting with
- Bird house under construction
- Bird house installed in its final location

Clarifications:
- A bit tung oil or linseed oil on the exterior is acceptable. Using rot resistant woods that don't need protection is about ten times better than using lessor wood treated with oil.

I wanted to use cedar but I couldn’t get hold of any. My local Home Depot was flooded out and closed for a month. It’s now reopened but won’t be fully stocked for a while. I made enquires - apparently it’s the wrong time of year for cedar . . . So I used pine. To help with weather resistance, I used shingles I made in a PEA Metal Work Badge Bit and hung it under eves to give it as much protection as possible.

I only used hand tools for this project.

Here’s the board I used and sketch of my ideas. It’s 1 x 6 so true dimensions are closer to 3/4 x 5 1/2 inches.

Here are the pieces I’m starting with labeled and ready for construction.

Boring the entry hole

Drilling and countersinking the screw holes

Chiselling the slots for the hinges

Hinges installed

Making a baffle from a piece of tulip wood

Finished bird box with roof from tin cans

Easily accessible for cleaning and secured with small bolt

Installed under eves

gir bot · Mar 23, 2022 19:50:10

To document your completion of the BB, provide photographic or video (<2 minutes long) of the following:
- Wood you're starting with
- Bird house under construction
- Bird house installed in its final location

Start:

Progress:

Finished:

gir bot · Apr 07, 2022 09:12:39

More happy birdies out there, just in time for spring. Ash put one up a week or two ago and I'm pretty sure there's a little guy living there already!

I used a bit of cedar that I had lying around, and some leftover screws. I notched two pieces together for the roof so that it would be wide enough and wouldn't leak.

gir bot · Apr 15, 2022 17:27:25

Ok so this was the biggest learning curve for me so far. Full disclosure, I am terrible at wood working, as you will see with this birdhouse. However, this made me get out of my comfort zone and try something new. I made the bird house first with nails, which went horribly, so I replaced most of them with screws. I had a bunch of weather resistant wood left over from the previous homeowners, so this was a great way to use it.

You will see a bird house on a outlet box, that is the only platform I have in my yard. The previous birdhouse was a 3 hole, side by side bird hotel. But only one family of birds used it, then followed by a family of wasp. Sadly, it had started to decay and fall apart. So I replaced it with my new (ish) house. The wasp family never came back so no worries on harming our insect friends.

gir bot · May 15, 2022 08:24:27

Here are the progress shots of the assembly of this birdhouse.

I've started a blog about my attempts at earning badge bits, and I've written about my experience of this badge bit too:

https://skipthejourney.wordpress.com/2022/05/15/bb2-a-simple-beginner-birdhouse/

gir bot · May 25, 2022 09:24:40

I built a simple beginner bird house from untreated pallet wood. I treated the exterior with linseed oil. It's held together with finishing nails.

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