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Build a rustic birdhouse… I added a little state coloring to mine. Also for added dimension, rather than merely painting the star of Texas on the field, I cut one out of 3/4” wood.
Note on the second pic that there is a separation of the top half from the bottom. The bottom is on a hinge so that I can gain access to the inside and clean the house out. I have the hose attached to a threaded flange so all I have to do is unscre it from 10’ high 3/4” black pipe to take it down and paint or repair it.
-- Peace, LJ http://beam.to/4goldens.org
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MsDebbieP
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#1 posted 1548 days ago
don’t you just love old barn boards?? This is beautiful!
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LJ
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#2 posted 1449 days ago
Cedar is one wood trhat ages gracefully in the Texas heat… surprisingly, the Norm Abram Bench that I made is from PT and it also aged very nicely in the TX heat. The grain ridges add such character to it. And to think I used PT to withstand New England weather and two years after building, I was x-fer’d to TX.
Peace,
LJ
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toddbeaulieu
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#3 posted 106 days ago
I am anxious to build some bird houses myself. I have some old barn board, but for some reason it hadn’t occurred to me to use it for this. It would be pine, though, so I might just stick with some cedar that I have.
Excellent work.
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