Bird Houses

[barb.j.enders]

Here are the finished bird houses.  Thanks to @don in brooklin on for the #6 blades.  

Wood is spruce (?).  Finish is Danish oil, Fruit wood colour.  Bird is Walnut.

[don in brooklin on]

They came out real nice.  Must try some spruce.

Did you just put food colour in the hole?  

 

 

 

Edited October 21, 2024 by don in brooklin on

[rjweb]

Barb, very nice, RJ

[Gonzo]

Very nice. Is that what you use to display the birdhouses at the crafts shows you are in?

Edited October 22, 2024 by Gonzo

[daveww1]

awesome work

[barb.j.enders]

18 hours ago, don in brooklin on said:

They came out real nice.  Must try some spruce.

Did you just put food colour in the hole?  

 

 

 

No.  Just the finish.  

I am curious now about food colour.  Why?  What colours? 

[barb.j.enders]

12 hours ago, Gonzo said:

Very nice. Is that what you use to display the birdhouses at the crafts shows you are in?

Thanks.

It is what I use to display ornaments/birdhouses.  It is a Pasta Drying rack.  I also made one on a lazy susan thingy so it spins!

[Denny Knappen]

You joined the Miniature Birdhouse Ornament Makers Union.  Mighty fine.

[wombatie]

Very nice Barb. 

Marg

[scrollerpete]

Very nice I like the looks of spruce might try it next time. I used dryer lint in the hole when I make mine and also some dry stuff from Michaels

Edited October 24, 2024 by scrollerpete

[don in brooklin on]

9 hours ago, scrollerpete said:

Very nice I like the looks of spruce might try it next time. I used dryer lint in the hole when I make mine and also some dry stuff from Michaels

Love the bird houses. I fill with moss I got a dollar store 10 years ago and still have lots.

Just finished teaching 7 new scrollers in the last 2 days compound cutting. I was fun seeing the amazement when the house and the bird popped out. One student wrote me today to say the smile has not left her face.

 

[JimNC]

Wow! A bird apartment. Nice work.

[barb.j.enders]

22 hours ago, scrollerpete said:

Very nice I like the looks of spruce might try it next time. I used dryer lint in the hole when I make mine and also some dry stuff from Michaels

I only use spruce because it is cheap and available, in square shape, from the big boxes.  I don't have a way to mill my own wood and I haven't found hardwoods in that format. I would love to try Cherry, Alder or stuff like that!

[barb.j.enders]

13 hours ago, don in brooklin on said:

Love the bird houses. I fill with moss I got a dollar store 10 years ago and still have lots.

Just finished teaching 7 new scrollers in the last 2 days compound cutting. I was fun seeing the amazement when the house and the bird popped out. One student wrote me today to say the smile has not left her face.

 

My hubby is the same way.  Always amazed to see them come out!

[scrollerpete]

24 minutes ago, barb.j.enders said:

I only use spruce because it is cheap and available, in square shape, from the big boxes.  I don't have a way to mill my own wood and I haven't found hardwoods in that format. I would love to try Cherry, Alder or stuff like that!

I used scrap pieces of Hardwood, just glued them together to get the right thickness and get rid of scraps better than using the stove 

[don in brooklin on]

I use what ever scraps.  For my class I got a piece of ash 1 3/4 square in the discount bin at my lumber yard. Cheap. 4 feet for $8

I had some basswood squares and as an experiment I cut one out to see what it looked like.  Easy to cut but It looked way too white.  I then just dipped in stain.  (Oak) and it came out okay.  I should have spend a little time sanding.

The squares are cheap on amazon but 1.4 x 1.4 which I think would work.

[BadBob]

I have made several from glued-up pieces. This one is made from some salvaged drawer parts.