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Extreme Birdhouse # 29

Project by john posted 874 days ago 2281 views 1 time favorited 57 comments Add to Favorites Watch

Hi everyone
Here is my latest extreme birdhouse.
This is made from 70 yr old reclaimed barn wood and stands 6 ft tall.
It has 10 decks , 6 dormers and 76 rooms.
The towers and insides are all removable for easy cleaning. The insides are all made from reclaimed plywood from shipping crates and the steel was leftover from a barn .
This birdhouse will be mounted on a single post 8-9 ft in the air.
All of my birdhouses are made from reclaimed barn wood .

-- John in Belgrave ,(Slideshow ) http://cid-69bce320c6d8b119.skydrive.live.com/play.aspx/Extreme%20Birdhouses/P1030026.JPG?ref=2 (Website) http://www.extremebirdhouse.com


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Diane

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posted 874 days ago

Wow, each one looks so different and each time they are just beautiful.

Diane

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pat sherman

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posted 874 days ago

wow john, that is darn nice. you do a hell of a job on those. wow is an understatement

-- pat,ohio...http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y198/patshwigar/

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WayneC

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posted 874 days ago

Amazing John. I would love to see one being lived in.

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

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john

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posted 874 days ago

Thank you Diane , pat and Wayne

I have a lot of birds living in all my birdhouses in the yard.
They don,t waste time moving in .lol

-- John in Belgrave ,(Slideshow ) http://cid-69bce320c6d8b119.skydrive.live.com/play.aspx/Extreme%20Birdhouses/P1030026.JPG?ref=2 (Website) http://www.extremebirdhouse.com

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snowdog

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posted 874 days ago

We just started feeding the birds on the back yard. I may have to think about creating a new home for all the little flying winged things :) How long did it take you from start to finish on this project?

-- "so much to learn and so little time"..

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john

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posted 874 days ago

Hi snowdog
This house took me 2 weeks from start to finish.
I started by scraping off the wood and pulling the old nails then i ran all the wood through the planer.
I filled 15 garbage bags just with the wood shavings and sawdust. It took about 5 hrs to cut all the wood into logs .
Each stick goes through the tablesaw 3 times to give it the log look.
I also cut all the windows and doors at the same time.
I then draw a layout on a piece of plywood marking all the rooms for each floor then i let the sticks fly. Things go pretty quick because i always follow the same steps for each house.

-- John in Belgrave ,(Slideshow ) http://cid-69bce320c6d8b119.skydrive.live.com/play.aspx/Extreme%20Birdhouses/P1030026.JPG?ref=2 (Website) http://www.extremebirdhouse.com

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darryl

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posted 874 days ago

that’s an impressive looking house John. Nice work.

-- www.darrylmasterson.com ~ www.darrylmasterson.etsy.com

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john

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Martin Sojka

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posted 874 days ago

So this is officially our first entry in the Garden Project category. Thanks John and good luck!

-- Martin, http://lumberjocks.com | My Facebook: http://profile.to/msojka

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john

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posted 874 days ago

Thanks Martin
I thought i better get the ball rolling. lol

-- John in Belgrave ,(Slideshow ) http://cid-69bce320c6d8b119.skydrive.live.com/play.aspx/Extreme%20Birdhouses/P1030026.JPG?ref=2 (Website) http://www.extremebirdhouse.com

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Don

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posted 874 days ago

Quote WayneC: ”I would love to see one being lived in.”

Heck, Wayne, I’d love to live in one! LOL

As always, John, nice work.

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

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john

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posted 874 days ago

Thanks again Don for the nice words.
i,m ashamed to show anyone the wreck i live in. lol

-- John in Belgrave ,(Slideshow ) http://cid-69bce320c6d8b119.skydrive.live.com/play.aspx/Extreme%20Birdhouses/P1030026.JPG?ref=2 (Website) http://www.extremebirdhouse.com

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Bob Babcock

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posted 874 days ago

Great stuff as usual John.

-- Bob, Carver Massachusetts, Sawdust Maker http://www.capecodbaychallenge.org

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Napaman

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posted 874 days ago

amazing!!!!!!!!!!!

-- Matt, Napa, CA...fun is beautiful...just trying to have some fun...

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john

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oscorner

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posted 874 days ago

I agree with everyone! Thanks for sharing your work with us.

-- Jesus is Lord!

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john

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posted 874 days ago

Thanks again oscorner for the nice comments

-- John in Belgrave ,(Slideshow ) http://cid-69bce320c6d8b119.skydrive.live.com/play.aspx/Extreme%20Birdhouses/P1030026.JPG?ref=2 (Website) http://www.extremebirdhouse.com

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MsDebbieP

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posted 873 days ago

((Jaw on the floor; eyes wide open))
I’m in awe—again!

I think that this one is now my favourite. Amazing.

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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john

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posted 873 days ago

Thank you as always Debbie.
It,s not exactly a castle but close enough. 76 rooms.

-- John in Belgrave ,(Slideshow ) http://cid-69bce320c6d8b119.skydrive.live.com/play.aspx/Extreme%20Birdhouses/P1030026.JPG?ref=2 (Website) http://www.extremebirdhouse.com

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mot

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posted 873 days ago

OMG! These are just awesome! Everytime you post one of these I’m amazed!

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

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john

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posted 873 days ago

Thanks again mot for the nice comment.

-- John in Belgrave ,(Slideshow ) http://cid-69bce320c6d8b119.skydrive.live.com/play.aspx/Extreme%20Birdhouses/P1030026.JPG?ref=2 (Website) http://www.extremebirdhouse.com

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Bill

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posted 873 days ago

These birdhouses are great. Can they get any bigger than a castle in the sky?

-- Bill, Turlock California, http://www.brookswoodworks.com

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john

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posted 873 days ago

Thanks Bill
I still have a 9 ft birdhouse i am working on in my spare time.
It should be done soon.

-- John in Belgrave ,(Slideshow ) http://cid-69bce320c6d8b119.skydrive.live.com/play.aspx/Extreme%20Birdhouses/P1030026.JPG?ref=2 (Website) http://www.extremebirdhouse.com

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RJones

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posted 870 days ago

That’s not a bird house it’s a dang condo!!! Nice work!

-- http://rjoneswoodworks.com/

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john

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posted 870 days ago

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scottb

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posted 845 days ago

I think you must have ALL the birds. Otherwise how do you keep the neighborhood kids from using them as clubhouses? 6 Feet tall, another at 9 feet? you must also have really BIG birds too!

This is great.

-- 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/

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john

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posted 845 days ago

Thanks scott
I get kids asking me all the time if i can make them a playhouse like that.

In the last 2 years i have noticed a huge increase in birds in my area including 400- 500 purple martins that i just noticed hanging around.
I am finishing up the 9 ft birdhouse now and it should be ready soon.

-- John in Belgrave ,(Slideshow ) http://cid-69bce320c6d8b119.skydrive.live.com/play.aspx/Extreme%20Birdhouses/P1030026.JPG?ref=2 (Website) http://www.extremebirdhouse.com

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PanamaJack

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posted 845 days ago

This is big enough for MY entire family. How much would this be on an acre of tillable of land?

-- Carpe Lignum - Seize The Wood,

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john

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posted 845 days ago

Thanks again PanamaJack
I would love to build a life size one someday.
Say around 10,000 square ft would be good enough for me.
I’d make sure that it had a built in shop too. lol

-- John in Belgrave ,(Slideshow ) http://cid-69bce320c6d8b119.skydrive.live.com/play.aspx/Extreme%20Birdhouses/P1030026.JPG?ref=2 (Website) http://www.extremebirdhouse.com

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RobS

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posted 843 days ago

Love the salvaged wood, great job, these bird houses are extremely amazing.

-- Rob (A) Waxahachie,TX

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john

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posted 843 days ago

Thanks again Rob
I like using reclaimed wood, It looks great and best of all it,s all free.
The only downfall is it takes considerably more work to prepare the wood.
My father use to make us pull nails all the time from reclaimed wood so now it just comes natural to do it now.
It,s also a good feeling to know that your giving it another chance to shine.

-- John in Belgrave ,(Slideshow ) http://cid-69bce320c6d8b119.skydrive.live.com/play.aspx/Extreme%20Birdhouses/P1030026.JPG?ref=2 (Website) http://www.extremebirdhouse.com

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Dick, & Barb Cain

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posted 839 days ago

Extremely nice, as usual for you.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

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john

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posted 839 days ago

Thank you Dick
I am just preparing to build a new one soon.

-- John in Belgrave ,(Slideshow ) http://cid-69bce320c6d8b119.skydrive.live.com/play.aspx/Extreme%20Birdhouses/P1030026.JPG?ref=2 (Website) http://www.extremebirdhouse.com

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frank

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posted 838 days ago

Hi John;
—-your birdhouse here is a work of ‘wood art’, combined with what must also be a labor of love! I also imagine that your birds love your art.

Reclaimed barn wood, and yes I know what it means to have to remove those nails from the wood. Do you apply any type of finish to the wood?

Thank you for sharing….
GODSPEED,
Frank

-- --frank, NH, http://frank.wordpress.com/

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john

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posted 838 days ago

Thanks Frank
I use Thompson’s water seal to protect them and the birds certainly don,t waste anytime moving in them.
I still have enough reclaimed wood to build a few hundred more birdhouses and i am starting a new one today.
I just have to figure out what i,m building first. lol

-- John in Belgrave ,(Slideshow ) http://cid-69bce320c6d8b119.skydrive.live.com/play.aspx/Extreme%20Birdhouses/P1030026.JPG?ref=2 (Website) http://www.extremebirdhouse.com

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GaryCN

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posted 826 days ago

I’m in the process of building the extreme cape cod birdhouse, it going well.
I’ll send you more photo’s as I get further along with it. I’ve been out of town
on vacation. Working on the roof dormers now.

-- Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati

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john

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posted 826 days ago

Hi Gary
First i,d like to say thanks for purchusing one of my plans.
My son sent me some of your pictures and you have done a great job so far.
The 5/4 decking board was a great idea. I hope everything was easy enough to understand.
If you have any questions please feel free to ask.

If you don,t mind i will make a new page on my site for your pictures ,then everyone will be able to see them.
Thanks again.

-- John in Belgrave ,(Slideshow ) http://cid-69bce320c6d8b119.skydrive.live.com/play.aspx/Extreme%20Birdhouses/P1030026.JPG?ref=2 (Website) http://www.extremebirdhouse.com

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GaryCN

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posted 826 days ago

Yes go ahead and post the photo’s it’s coming along great I have all the room dividers in and working on the roof now. I made a few modifications ( the floor between stories will pull out. shat should make cleaning of the lower rooms easier but will make the porch detail a little harder at the corner posts.)

Gary

-- Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati

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GaryCN

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posted 826 days ago

so far
extremecapecod_aa

-- Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati

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GaryCN

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posted 826 days ago

So far
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-- Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati

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john

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posted 825 days ago

Nice work Gary , it looks great.
How hard was it to make the dormers?
I know they are not the easiest to make because of their size.

-- John in Belgrave ,(Slideshow ) http://cid-69bce320c6d8b119.skydrive.live.com/play.aspx/Extreme%20Birdhouses/P1030026.JPG?ref=2 (Website) http://www.extremebirdhouse.com

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MsDebbieP

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posted 824 days ago

awesome.
this has been on my to do list… maybe I should bump it up a notch or two on the priority list.

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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bong

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posted 650 days ago

wow! this incredibly done birdhouse, you have a goldenhands. I wish i could have a house like this.

-- Bong

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mrtrim

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posted 650 days ago

i love birds and therefore you are my ultimate hero john . your houses are so awsome im not surprised fewer birds are comeing south for the winter !

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john

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posted 650 days ago

Thank you bong and thanks again mrtrim , I am looking forward to getting back in the shop again soon once it warms up a little.
Thanks again

-- John in Belgrave ,(Slideshow ) http://cid-69bce320c6d8b119.skydrive.live.com/play.aspx/Extreme%20Birdhouses/P1030026.JPG?ref=2 (Website) http://www.extremebirdhouse.com

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HokieMojo

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posted 500 days ago

very nice! How many hours does something like this take?

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thetimberkid

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posted 500 days ago

WOW

Thanks for the post

Callum

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wiswood2

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posted 500 days ago

Great ,Just Great.Keep upthe good wor.
huckk

-- Chuck, wiswood2 www.wisconsinwoodchuck.com

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john

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posted 500 days ago

Thanks again everyone . Once i clean up all the wood , pull the nails and plane the wood down it takes about 2 weeks to build a birdhouse this size .

-- John in Belgrave ,(Slideshow ) http://cid-69bce320c6d8b119.skydrive.live.com/play.aspx/Extreme%20Birdhouses/P1030026.JPG?ref=2 (Website) http://www.extremebirdhouse.com

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Hawgnutz

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posted 494 days ago

Great work, John! I work with barnwood from the early 1900’s, too. those nails take a longggg time to get out sometimes! But once you joint and plane them, you get some real jewels!

I am waiting for some dry days to finish my post. (We are in the middle of our maonsoon season and I do most of my work outside.) Mine is nothing as extravagant as yours, but still some work for me.

God Bless,
Hawg

-- Saving barnwood from the scrapyards

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john

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posted 494 days ago

Thank you Hawg , it is always a pleasure to meet other woodworkers that are into recycling wood . I am looking forward to seeing your work . I,ll try to send you some of our nice weather that we are having .
Thanks again .

-- John in Belgrave ,(Slideshow ) http://cid-69bce320c6d8b119.skydrive.live.com/play.aspx/Extreme%20Birdhouses/P1030026.JPG?ref=2 (Website) http://www.extremebirdhouse.com

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jeanmarc

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posted 479 days ago

that’s an impressive.Great work, John

-- jeanmarc manosque france

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john

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Grumpy

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posted 474 days ago

Great job John. Good luck in the contest.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

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john

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posted 474 days ago

Thank you Grumpy , i,ll be happy to make the top 100 , lol

-- John in Belgrave ,(Slideshow ) http://cid-69bce320c6d8b119.skydrive.live.com/play.aspx/Extreme%20Birdhouses/P1030026.JPG?ref=2 (Website) http://www.extremebirdhouse.com

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janice

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posted 125 days ago

Just came across your workshop. Wow! Those are amazing.

-- Janice

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