I wish I could take credit for building this. It was a gift from my father in law a couple of years ago as a Christmas present. The roof is the front plate off of my truck, the last of the Texas plates since I moved to Washington. He even made the chimney. It is technically a birdhouse but I couldn’t imagine putting it outside (too nice).

This is my first woodworking project in years. Trying to get back in the swing of things with limited space (no room for a table saw). This was constructed almost entirely of pocket hole (Kreg) joinery on 1×4’s. I wanted to keep it a light as possible. Used a pre-stain conditioner on pine then a dark walnut stain. Since it is going to be outside I added Minwax’s Outdoor Clearshield. Looking for suggestions on a handle or knob to make opening it a little easier.