| Project by rooster | posted 719 days ago | 580 views | 2 times favorited | 7 comments |  |
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Each year our friends invite us to their mountain cabin for a weekend getaway and to cut christmas trees. This year instead of taking a bottle of wine or some other meaningless present, I decided to build them something for the cabin. This bird feeder seemed to be the perfect gift since they love the birds/squirrels/chipmunks and other wildlife found in the NC mountains.
The wood is oak I salvaged from an old fence. It had too many checks to be used for furniture, but seemed fitting for a bird feeder. I followed a plan purchased from Meisel woodworking. The project was simple enough for me to finish in a couple weekends, but looked good enough to impress our friends.
Merry Christmas everyone!
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John Gray
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posted 719 days ago
Really nice how about a side view?
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cajunpen
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posted 719 days ago
I like that. Should make a great Christmas present, and not a bad price at all for a weekend in the cabin.
-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/
Thos. Angle
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posted 718 days ago
I wonder if the bear will keep the squirrels away? LOL. Looks good.
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MsDebbieP
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posted 718 days ago
lol that is So cute.
what a wonderful gift.
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CharlieM1958
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posted 718 days ago
Great project! I hope the face doesn’t frighten the birds.
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
rooster
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posted 718 days ago
John,
I posted a side view of the project. Thanks everyone for the comments!
Grumpy
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posted 716 days ago
Nice work Rooster. You sure put that old piece of oak to good use. Merry Christmas to you as well.
-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python