john

Hey, John, I’ve previously seen your work posted on the Ubeaut forums where I post as DPB. Love your work.

-- CanuckDon "I just love small wooden boxes!" http://www.canterburybaptist.org/

Thanks Don
It is a pleasure to meet you.
I remember seeing your name on there.
You have some very beautiful work yourself. john

-- John in Cranbrook http://www.extremebirdhouse.com ....http://community.webshots.com/user/cranbrook2

Hi John.. seems like we are “almost” neighbours (well, from a worldwide view, we ARE neighbours).
I’m about an hour from Listowel. I think that is close to where you are??

Love your birdhouses—that’s what Rick wants to find some time to build. He wants birdhouses all over our property. I have yet to see one, but that’s his plan.

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Thanks again Debbie
I live about 25 minutes west of listowel near Brussels.

-- John in Cranbrook http://www.extremebirdhouse.com ....http://community.webshots.com/user/cranbrook2

well, we might just have to plan a trip up that way some time. My daughter lived in Listowel for about 6 months, when she was teaching in Walkerton. Her husband worked in London and for the first six months of the year (following their wedding, I might add) he lived in London and she lived in Walkerton. In December they both moved to Listowel so they could actually live together full-time and then they both commuted.
What does that have to do with Cranbrook? Asolutely nothing haha.. you just triggered a memory :)
(she now lives at home – 45 min from her new job and he now lives in Windsor, 10 min. from his job. Some day, soon I hope, they will both get jobs in the same town.) There. done. No more stories… nope..

So…anyway, maybe we’ll pop by one day in the summer.

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Welcome to Lumberjocks!
Looking forward to your projects and comments.

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John Welcome to LumberJocks. I’m an previous Canuk. or is it once a Canuk, always a Canuk. We moved to the States when I was 13.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

Thank you David and Karson
I have actually been here for a while.
Most of the time i was always in the shop until ole man winter put my shop in a deep freeze.
I hope to be back at it soon.

-- John in Cranbrook http://www.extremebirdhouse.com ....http://community.webshots.com/user/cranbrook2

Welcome John. I had to retire due to medical problems too. I tell all my friends that being retired isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. It’s a whole letter better! After all, I do get to do my style of woodworking whenever I want and can.
I’ve seen your work. It’s awesum!

-- Dennis, Tennessee

Hi and thank you Dennis .
It’s nice to meet you.
I am the same way i like to do my own style when i am able too.
There is nothing worse then not being able to work especialy woodworking.
Thanks again.

-- John in Cranbrook http://www.extremebirdhouse.com ....http://community.webshots.com/user/cranbrook2

Great birdhouses! How about some shop photos?

-- Jesus is Lord!

Thank you Oscorner
I just put this shop together last summer.
The garage was about a mile away so we moved it here with a hay wagon then i put a floor in and added a 6 ft greenhouse on the end.
It also helps to heat the shop a little.
In the summer i do most of my work outside due to the size of my birdhouses. http://www.ncwoodworker.net/pp/data/500/P4100004.JPG

Thanks again

-- John in Cranbrook http://www.extremebirdhouse.com ....http://community.webshots.com/user/cranbrook2

hello John … thanks for sharing your work on lj’s. i look forward to seeing your new items. love those bird houses. have ever tried making one shaped like a castle or church ?

-- ..... smalll army of cast iron wingnuts !! cool photo in FORUM

Hi Dan and thank you .
I have built one church so far , I love the style of old churches.
The birdhouse i just made for the summer contest is similar to a small castle .
I would like to build an actual castle birdhouse but to keep it to scale for birds it would be huge.

-- John in Cranbrook http://www.extremebirdhouse.com ....http://community.webshots.com/user/cranbrook2

John the Cape Cod I’m working on is almost complete

For others this is a massive structure and is probably his smallest plan

-- Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati

Thanks again Gary , you have done a beautiful job on it.
I hope to be adding some new plans this winter .
I am designing 12 more houses by next June.

-- John in Cranbrook http://www.extremebirdhouse.com ....http://community.webshots.com/user/cranbrook2

Welcome to LJ!

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

Thanks Tom
It,s great to be here.

-- John in Cranbrook http://www.extremebirdhouse.com ....http://community.webshots.com/user/cranbrook2

Cape Cod, “vacancy”

Lifted in a few sections

-- Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati

Nice job Gary
I always mount the base then add the birdhouse after unless its a jumbo birdhouse then it,s lifted all at once with a farm tractor.
I will be putting a 6 ft birdhouse up soon so i will post some pics when i do.

-- John in Cranbrook http://www.extremebirdhouse.com ....http://community.webshots.com/user/cranbrook2

We would like to welcome you to the one and only LumberJocks. If you should need any woodworking question answered, don’t hesitate to ask. Somebody’s gonna have a good answer for you.

-- Carpe Lignum - Seize The Wood,

I,m not sure why im still being welcomed considering i have been here longer then most of the Lumber jockies ? lol…....... I must be losing my marbles?

-- John in Cranbrook http://www.extremebirdhouse.com ....http://community.webshots.com/user/cranbrook2

I think he is just moving a bit fast…. Wait, are you missing any trees in your area….

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

Rick has started his “Cape Cod” and is having a lot of fun with it.

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Thats great to hear Debbie , i am just about finished another one myself of the cape cod and a few others. lol

-- John in Cranbrook http://www.extremebirdhouse.com ....http://community.webshots.com/user/cranbrook2

Hey man nice work ,I also had a serious injury seven years ago fell three stories on a new frame someone forgot to nail wall plates together wall moved i fell breaking both ankles and ribs got lucky really I was out of work for 18 months ! I’m back to work i dont bid high work anymore ,I’m a remodeler now but this last year bussiness has been bad here in toledo ohio our economy is bad I blame J.W.BUSH so i tried framing again this summer and made it til feb. til i just couldn’t take the mud pulling on my ankles anymore ! so i’m back to remodeling things are starting to pick up , but you never know! To bad your so far away i’d really like to see these in person! well done man!

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