My First Mini Bird House

[wombatie]

OK I finally took a couple of photos.  I have no idea what any of the woods are except one is Camphor Laurel.  I am really enjoying making these, I don't know what I was frightened of.   I am using Flying Dutchman Polar blades #3 and #5 but one was so dense that I used 2 #5's so I had to get some #7's, they go through the wood like it's butter.  (Thanks Dan)

Marg

My First.                                                                                                  3 New ones

 

 

 

 

Edited June 7, 2020 by wombatie

[John B]

Looking good Marg.
They are one thing I have not tried as of yet. You may of given me inspiration

 

[don in brooklin on]

Well done.  I just love mini birdhouses.

Can I ask where the pattern came from?  

Also, when I do them I stuff moss (from the dollar store ) in the hole. 

[Jim McDonald]

Great work. I may have to go back to making a few from time to time.

Don, the pattern is from Diana Thompson. It is about five years old. Maybe @Denny Knappen will check in with the exact location of the patterns. 

[don in brooklin on]

I have the 15 from Diana Thompson plus another 10 in Bird houses 2014 that I bought from her site when it was up and running.

I just don't recognize the pattern above especially the first one. 

PS:  Diana also had a group of standing mini birdhouses.

 

Edited June 7, 2020 by don in brooklin on

[daveww1]

terrific work

[Scrolling Steve]

You did good, Marg !....Love the little guys !

[dgman]

Excellent marg! The only difficult thing about them is finding  or milling 1 1/4” wood. Marg, you did a great job on yours!

[scrollerpete]

5 hours ago, dgman said:

Excellent marg! The only difficult thing about them is finding  or milling 1 1/4” wood. Marg, you did a great job on yours!

Just use 2 pieces of 1/2” and sandwiched a piece of 1/4” in the middle.

[dgman]

2 hours ago, scrollerpete said:

Just use 2 pieces of 1/2” and sandwiched a piece of 1/4” in the middle.

The point I was making is whatever it takes to get to 1 1/4” is the hardest part of making these.

[woodduck]

There you go Marg I knew you could do it. They look great.

[Dave Monk]

Great job on those Marg. What is the best way to sand to keep the corners square?

[Rockytime]

Nice of you to make beautiful homes for the little birdies. They look grear!

[amazingkevin]

They are nice to see Marg!!! Load up up with them ! The more the merrier. They are so addictive and finished in stain or what ever makes them stand out oh so !!!

[Oges]

Have always liked these, you did well with the cutting of these

[wombatie]

20 hours ago, don in brooklin on said:

Well done.  I just love mini birdhouses.

Can I ask where the pattern came from?  

Also, when I do them I stuff moss (from the dollar store ) in the hole. 

Don I got the patterns from www.scrolleronline.com

Marg

[wombatie]

5 hours ago, Dave Monk said:

Great job on those Marg. What is the best way to sand to keep the corners square?

With great difficulty.   I found the sanding the hardest part but all you can do is one side at a time.

Marg

[Dave Monk]

12 hours ago, wombatie said:

With great difficulty.   I found the sanding the hardest part but all you can do is one side at a time.

Marg

Did you sand by hand?

[scrollerpete]

I don’t understand the sanding aspect, I must have done 100 of these mini bird houses and I never sand any of them. Might have used a sanding mop on some, but I used a sealing coat first and then 2 to 4 coats of spray shellac.

[Dragonkort]

marge those are wounderful!!!  iv been glueing up a bunch of those on wood to cut out myself. lol  what kind of wood did you use?  i use mainly pine then stain or paint them....

 

[dgman]

2 hours ago, scrollerpete said:

I don’t understand the sanding aspect, I must have done 100 of these mini bird houses and I never sand any of them. Might have used a sanding mop on some, but I used a sealing coat first and then 2 to 4 coats of spray shellac.

You are right Pete. Very little if any need sanding. Sometimes woods like Aspen And pine have fuzzies that need sanding, but most hardwoods come out nice and smooth, at least for me.

[wombatie]

10 hours ago, Dave Monk said:

Did you sand by hand?

Yes Dave, I don't have a sanding mop.

7 hours ago, scrollerpete said:

I don’t understand the sanding aspect, I must have done 100 of these mini bird houses and I never sand any of them. Might have used a sanding mop on some, but I used a sealing coat first and then 2 to 4 coats of spray shellac.

One of the house, the wood was very rough, it was the type of wood it was, it took ages to get it to a smooth finish.  But the other 3 I didn't have to sand at all.

Marg

[heppnerguy]

On 6/6/2020 at 10:20 PM, wombatie said:

OK I finally took a couple of photos.  I have no idea what any of the woods are except one is Camphor Laurel.  I am really enjoying making these, I don't know what I was frightened of.   I am using Flying Dutchman Polar blades #3 and #5 but one was so dense that I used 2 #5's so I had to get some #7's, they go through the wood like it's butter.  (Thanks Dan)

Marg

My First.                                                                                                  3 New ones

 

 

 

 

 

You are onto a new venture in scrolling. I bet we will see a lot of these from you around Christmas time. well done, girl.

Dick

heppnerguy