Full size Turned Bird House

great work…looking very good.

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Great turning Barb ,turning in two pieces makes sense. cool design.

-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/

It’s for the birds. I like it….........

-- mike...............

It really looks nice Barb! The photography is fine, too. :) I love the beads and feather that you used to accent it. It looks very inviting.

Sheila

-- Contributing Editor, Creative Woodworks and Crafts, Sheila Landry Designs http://www.sheilalandrydesigns.com "Knowledge is Power"

now this is adorable! love the top with the irregular edge. Gives this pizzaz!

-- We call the destruction of replaceable human made items vandalism, while the destruction of irreplaceable natural resources is called development.

Good stuff Barbs! I like this….

-- Dan ~ Texarkana, Tx.

That is awesome Barbs! I love it.

-- Janice

Very nice and I bet it’s easy to clean. Is gravity holding it together? Or is it glued?

-- Superdav "No matter where you go - there you are." http://chiselandforge.com

Barb That is a great turning. I agree.with your mother. Buy a parakeet and turn it loose in the house.

-- I've been blessed with a father who liked to tinker in wood, and a wife who lets me tinker in wood. Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

Mother’s ideas are always overrated :)
I would think it would be nice so watch a homeless bird family, including a bird mother, to move in.

That is really nice. And with some bling hanging down to attract them.

Good job,
Steve

-- -- I'm no rocket surgeon

This is a very nice nice piece! I gotta get my lathe un-buried ;-D

-- Kelly, woodworker under construction

Thanks, everyone. SuperDav, how it’s put together is a story. I wanted one birds could use, and I could clean out. After some McGyver-ing and cogitation, I came up with a system that uses two steel pins inserted in opposite sides under the roofline, and cut slots in a raised lip that they would twist into on the bottom piece. My slots seriously weakened the wood and I was worried it wouldn’t stand the pressure of the twist motion, but I lucked out and it actually became a wedging action, pushing the weak spots up against the lid very securely and locking it in place. Sometimes, God protects morons. I guess I should just break down and learn to use a thread chaser! It’s on my list.

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yes Barbs, he allows me to turn my mistakes into design changes. That was planned and that’s our story. I am happy it worked out for you and the birds.

-- Superdav "No matter where you go - there you are." http://chiselandforge.com

BarbS,very creative work !!!

-- Lidiya,Russia," I use wood to translate my mood".

Bet the birds like it Barb :: )))
nice job & great idea for the attachment

-- Pete G: If you always do what you always did you'll always get what you always got