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It’s a squirrel feeder or free entertainment depending on how you look at it.
After my B-I-L posted his “fur flinging feeding forum”, I promised somewhere in the discussion to post mine, which I modeled after one that I built for my father. Much to Obi’s displeasure I too used left-over mahogany from my parents deck, mainly since it was free.
The axis pieces measure 5/8” square by 36” long. I added the close-up yet somewhat blurry picture to show the corn-holding hardware since there was some discussion about that on Scott’s post. Thanks for looking.
-- Rob (A) Waxahachie,TX































11 comments so far
MsDebbieP
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posted 958 days ago
it is an interesting device. Gives the critters a challenge to overcome. I’m sure that they think the prize is worth the effort.
-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)
Bill
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I hope you can add some pictures of the feeder in action. I would like to see that squirrel entertainment.
-- Bill, Turlock California, http://www.brookswoodworks.com
scottb
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posted 958 days ago
Aha, thanks for that… now I know which corn holders to get. I’ll keep the ones I have to make hot corn on the cob handles out of (for those people that can’t wait until it cools down a bit)
-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso -- http://blanchardcreative.etsy.com -- http://snbcreative.wordpress.com/
Karson
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posted 958 days ago
Thanks RobS for the heads up on the messages. It looks great. I had my eye on some mahogany strips at the toy making meeting yesterday, but I didn’t pick they my because I was not sure of the size. But they’ll do 3/4” Square by 3’ long.
-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †
RobS
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posted 957 days ago
Thanks everyone!
Bill, It’s quite a distance from the house so it’s a little hard to sneak up and get live action footage, I’ll see what I can do. Its probably funnier in person though, so you may just have to build one.
-- Rob (A) Waxahachie,TX
Karson
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Rob give us your address and put clean sheets on the bed in the guest room and we’ll all take turns visiting.
-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †
RobS
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posted 953 days ago
Hey yeah, good idea Karson! Then I can build a human version for all the visitors to get their breakfast!!! Now THAT would be entertainment!
-- Rob (A) Waxahachie,TX
PanamaJack
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posted 953 days ago
Great idea. Maybe you can do a pod cast and intertain us all…?
Hummmm, a human version, that a good idea Rob.
-- Carpe Lignum - Seize The Wood,
MsDebbieP
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posted 953 days ago
not much of a “GUEST” environment—earning your breakfash humph. haha
would be funny to watch though.
I bet if we had some young teenagers on here they’d try it just to see if it would work ;)
-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)
David
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posted 953 days ago
Very interesting and unusual! I bet it is entertaining as well.
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scottb
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posted 953 days ago
They’d do anything for a donut!
bowls of cereal would be funnier though.
-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso -- http://blanchardcreative.etsy.com -- http://snbcreative.wordpress.com/