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Well then I'd chalk that one up in the SUCCESSFUL category!
 

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Nice David, was it only you doing all that prep, or did you have help.

Great idea.
 

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I did it all. Even made the boards out of rough saw lumber. The library got a saw mill to give me all the scrap wood from when they made lumber. It was tough though, I had to predrill all the holes so the nails would go in.
 

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What a wonderful idea. This is the kind of thing woodworkers can do to stimulate the interest of young kids (the woodworkers who will someday replace us ) and apparently some woodworking mommies. You put in a lot of valuable effort to even pre-drilling for the nails, I hope it was properly appreciated.
The wood really looks interesting, what is it? You are lucky to have a nearby mill that wwill donate scrap for a good cause. How long did it take to get this all ready.

I've got some grandkids who will be receiving DIY birdhouse kits for Christmas. Thjanks for the idea.
 

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It took me around 2 days to make 15 kits. I had to cut the wood into boards. Then cut the boards into the kits and then drilled all the holes. I made 4 different kits. Bluebird houses, swallow houses, robin house and bird feeders.
 

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Great job David those folks are a having a ball.
 

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That is really cool. Great job
 

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What a great idea! And could be used for so many charities, giving pleasure to people and benefits to nature. Thanks for this, it's really a fantastic way of paying it forward.
 

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Great idea. Glad to see it.
 

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What a great project. Bring people together and rooting the seed for future Lumberjocks
 
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