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Bird House


terrylee

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Cedar can be expensive!

 

Nice work on both.

 

"It call for cedar .Boy they don't give that away" Actually some do! I get a lot of cedar shorts and even sometimes nice length boards from the dumpster at a fencing company! Sometimes has a nail-- most new just rejects or cut-offs etc. Check with your local fencing companies; you may get some nice wood at extremely attractive prices. Some will even sell the fence boards (NEW) at better prices than the "limber-stores".

 

If you make that score; you owe me one beer!

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Very nicely done.  I would next time use a wood well known for living in a watery area, Cypress.  This wood is a whole lot cheaper currently about $1.70 board foot compared to Cedar, which is about $3.50 per board foot.  Just something to consider.  Sometimes however you can find someone doing a roof that has cedar shake.  I really like your Bird Condo.  It reminds me of several that I have seen at one of my Amish friends farm.  Thanks for sharing this with us.

 

 

DW

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I just can't imagine paying for cedar, I can get all that I want for free. The local mill supplies it to me for free, I had done some work there in the past, and since then, I have never paid for any material that I get from them. I don't abuse the privilage though, and usually only go there twice a year.

Len

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I'm sorry, I forgot to mention your work. The birdhouse is spectacular, I really like the way the roof can be removed to clean it out. As for the intarsia, man that is something else. I just can't imagine the time and patience it takes, to come up with the results like you got with this one.

Len

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