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My Version of "An Extreme Birdhouse"

Project by RickieD posted 455 days ago 584 views 0 times favorited 19 comments Add to Favorites Watch

April 5, 2008

(written by MsDebbieP)
Thanks to John (Extreme Birdhouses) for the plans for this wonderful birdhouse. (Thanks John) Rick had an absolute blast building this!!

He used an old pine board we had and some old barn boards when the pine ran out.
The dormers on the front gave him the biggest difficulties and (thanks to JockMike for sending us replacement gauges for our air compressor) the nail gun made putting together the pieces a breeze! (Thanks Mike)

Now… to build a couple more!!! :)

-- Rick D


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BarryW

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posted 455 days ago

Since you are the financier for this 2008 home project, please don’t repo this one from the birds if they can’t pay. It has that blog cabin look…good job.

-- /\/\/\ BarryW /\/\/\ Stay so busy you don't have time to die.

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TedM

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posted 455 days ago

Man, some birds are going to be livin’ in high style! Great job!

-- I'm a wood magician... I can turn fine lumber into firewood before your very eyes! - http://www.woodworkersguide.com

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GaryK

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posted 455 days ago

Looks like a great house, and a great placement!

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

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DAN

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posted 455 days ago

hope you enjoyed yourself making it ! how many hours do you estimate it took to construct ?

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever

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trifern

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posted 455 days ago

That is an extreme birdhouse. Some lucky birds will be living better than some people. Nice work.

-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.

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MsDebbieP

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posted 454 days ago

how many hours? Hahah he said “one… the rest were planning and thinking” haha
he’s guessing 30 hours total but he wasn’t keeping track.

the dormers took most of the time

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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Paul D

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posted 454 days ago

Very cool and I’m definitely going to build one of these extreme birdhouses soon.

-- Paul D, Atlanta GA

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TroutGuy

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posted 454 days ago

Bird HOUSE?!? That’s a LODGE! Very nice. Did you have to pull a permit to build it?

-- There is nothing in the world more dangerous, than a woodworker who knows how to read a micrometer...

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MsDebbieP

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posted 454 days ago

a permit – never thought of that!!

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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mrtrim

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posted 454 days ago

no permit ? im tellin ! lol great job on the bird house !

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Cedrus

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posted 454 days ago

A great looking bird house or birds house! There will be no errant bugs or mosquitos in this neighborhood when this house is occupied! Try this site for some birdhouse projects of the scale you will like!http://www.foreststreetdesigns.com

Cedrus-British Columbia

-- Cedrus of British Columbia

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MsDebbieP

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posted 454 days ago

yah.. those are pretty cool. Love that lighthouse!

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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john

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posted 454 days ago

Great job Rick !!! , I really like how you did the windows and doors , it looks very nice.
I just shipped a 6 ft birdhouse to the city yesterday so i will see if the building inspectors will jump on that one . lol

-- John in Belgrave http://www.extremebirdhouse.com ....http://community.webshots.com/user/cranbrook2

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MsDebbieP

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posted 453 days ago

thanks John.
:)

Looking forward to seeing yours in person!

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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Roz

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posted 453 days ago

Your causing trouble in the wild kingdom! Your birds are going to laugh at my birds and thier sorry digs as they fly by for the winter.

-- Terry Roswell, L.A. (Lower Alabama) "Life is what happens to you when you are making other plans."

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MsDebbieP

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posted 453 days ago

we just had a discussion last night about how we ensure we get classy birds and not end up with a slum area haha

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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Lee A. Jesberger

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posted 453 days ago

Hi Ms. Debdie,

The slum birds taking over the bird house should be no problem. Just keep the rent high enough to prevent them from moving in.

Don’t forget to do a credit check on the applicants!

Otherwise, you could end up with some bird brain taking advantage of you.

Great looking project!

Lee

-- by Lee A. Jesberger http://www.prowoodworkingtips.com http://www.ezee-feed.com

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MsDebbieP

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posted 453 days ago

haha I’ll keep that in mind :)

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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MsDebbieP

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posted 434 days ago

This morning we were sitting out on the deck and my daughter’s cat jumped from a wood pile up onto the roof of one shed and then over to the next and he checked out the birdhouse. The little devil! And I thought that on top of a shed would be safe. Ha.

I guess we’ll be moving the wood pile or the birdhouse.

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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