Federal Style Custom Birdhouse

Fantastic detail and craftsmanship. Well done.

Almost to nice to use. Great job on this piece. Thanks for posting.

God Bless
tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

That looks like the high rent district for birds! Nice job.

-- Wayne - Plymouth MN

Very nice work Bill , the detail looks great !!

-- John in Belgrave ,(Slideshow http://cid-69bce320c6d8b119.spaces.live.com/ (Website) http://www.extremebirdhouse.com

Beautiful.Do you use full size machinery to make these or do you have miniature equipment?I am considering building some scale boats but am a little hesitant to cut 1/8” thick by 3/8” wide material on my tablesaw I know there are model makers saws out there so I am trying to find someone who uses one to get thier opinion of thier saw.

-- teh most beautiful about a tree is what you can make out of it...even if that is only a fire!I hate raking

oh how special!
it’s in the plans to make a birdhouse version of our house. Don’t think it will be as impressive as this, though. All the details—impressive.

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

Holy cow! That is awesome.

To Hacksaw – I use full size machinery and typically mill 3/8” thick eastern pine as stock. A table saw would certainly “swallow” material the size you are looking for. I don’t have any experience with model making saws, but can highly recommend a source for pre-cut model making stock lumber.

Northeaster Scale Lumber http://www.northeasternscalelumber.com/ has a great selection of just about anything you would need for a project (stock, trim, kits, etc). Most of their catalog is online. They are also very helpful and responsive, and would probably be a good resource for your questions about milling this small stock.

Best of luck, and please let me know how everything turns out.

-- Bill Askenburg, www.NewEnglandBirdhouse.com

To MsDebbieP – Thank you for your kind words. Here’s a link to an article about building a replica birdhouse http://blog.newenglandbirdhouse.com/?p=526. It covers a lot of basic things to consider like planning and making the birdhouse safe for the occupants. I would love to see pics and updates of your project.

-- Bill Askenburg, www.NewEnglandBirdhouse.com

WOW thats intense, i dig it..

-- Wood and Glass they kick (well you know) Have a great day - Dug

Wow this is special does it have wall to wall carpet and running water?:-))

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

Beautiful fit and finish.

-- Whether You Think You Can or You Think You Can't, YOU ARE RIGHT!!!