| Project by john | posted 12-19-2009 06:36 PM | 2371 views | 1 time favorited | 25 comments |  |
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Hi everyone !
Last week i had a couple stop by and they wanted me to copy their parents house for a Christmas gift to give them as a surprise.
Here it is !!
It is 32” x 42” x 35” tall and made from 100 year old reclaimed barn wood .
It has 17 rooms and the insides are all removable for easy cleaning .
I also got a call yesterday and my next birdhouse article will be in Feb 2010 edition of Woodshopnews.com magazine .
-- John in Belgrave (Website) http://www.extremebirdhouse.com , http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=112698715866
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a1Jim
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#1 posted 12-19-2009 07:04 PM
Another winner John very cool.
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woodcrafter47
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#2 posted 12-19-2009 07:09 PM
Wow ! Very nice .
-- In His service ,Richard
Diane
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#3 posted 12-19-2009 07:12 PM
Love it.
PCorl
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#4 posted 12-19-2009 08:02 PM
Fantastic job as usual
toyguy
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#5 posted 12-19-2009 08:32 PM
You never seize to amaze me John…........ Well done.
-- Brian, Ontario Canada,
Dennis Zongker
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#6 posted 12-19-2009 08:32 PM
WOW! Beautiful birdhouse. It makes me want to be a bird.
-- Dennis Zongker
LesB
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#7 posted 12-19-2009 08:38 PM
Outstanding bird house.
Where did you get the metal roofing made to scale….I assume it is to scale?
With a little modification you could sell those as “doll” houses too.
-- Les B, Oregon
john
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#8 posted 12-19-2009 09:34 PM
Thanks everyone for the nice comments !!
Les , The steel is called barn master steel . It is mainly used on the exterior walls of a post barn .
It seems to work well for birdhouses too :) It cost about $ 3.00 a ft here x 34” wide. Then i use a skill saw with a metal blade .
-- John in Belgrave (Website) http://www.extremebirdhouse.com , http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=112698715866
stefang
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#9 posted 12-19-2009 09:53 PM
Beautiful! If I were a bird I would move to Ontario just so I could live in one of you birdhouses.
-- Mike, an American living in Norway.
wiswood2
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#10 posted 12-19-2009 10:13 PM
Great job John. keep up The Great work Chuck. the wisconsin wood chuck .com
-- Chuck, wiswood2 www.wisconsinwoodchuck.com
MsDebbieP
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#11 posted 12-19-2009 10:28 PM
1. beautiful birdhouse – I really like it
2. you only had a week’s notice to design and build this? I’m impressed!!
3. Congrats on your next article. .
sigh.. and we knew him “when” :D
-- ~ Debbie, Canada (https://www.facebook.com/DebbiePribeleENJOConsultant)
nmkidd
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#12 posted 12-19-2009 10:35 PM
Its no wonder why the birds don’t live in the houses down here…......too many upscale houses up north, why waste the time and energy to fly south!!!!
Another great job.
-- Doug, New Mexico.......the only stupid question is one that is never asked!........don't fix it, if it ain't broke!
Dudley
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#13 posted 12-20-2009 12:37 AM
Super nice house. BZ
-- Dudley Young USN Retired. Sebastian, Fl.
dustyal
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#14 posted 12-20-2009 12:38 AM
Move over birds, I’m moving in.
gee, you keep building those things you might even get good at it… ha… :)
Oh, I suspect it has an unattached garage?
-- Al H. - small shop, small projects...
Brad_Nailor
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#15 posted 12-20-2009 04:00 AM
I like this design…..I bet it looks exactly like the real house..
-- http://www.facebook.com/pages/DSO-Designs/297237806954248
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