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My last Project But not the Very last! My last Project But not the Very last! No-picture-s Click the pictures to enlarge them

I went to the Sacramento area to stay with my Sis and her hubby cause he got a new JessEm router Table with all the bells and whistles …A beautiful rig ….and so this is what we came up with on his tools in his shop and so voila …its a little thing but looks ok..I had to hand carry it on the plane …lol

This was the first coat of primer.
Then the final paint job …

-- Mike in Bonney Lake " If you are real real real good your whole life, You 'll be buried in a curly maple coffin when you die."


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CharlieM1958

3510 posts in 607 days


posted 77 days ago

Great looking crooked house!

I see you are a musician too?

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

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davidtheboxmaker

248 posts in 194 days


posted 77 days ago

That’s a fun house.
Cheers
David

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gator9t9

278 posts in 93 days


posted 77 days ago

Thanks for the kind words ..In my younger days i did play in a rock band yes ….

Mike in Bonney Lake

-- Mike in Bonney Lake " If you are real real real good your whole life, You 'll be buried in a curly maple coffin when you die."

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darryl

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posted 77 days ago

that’s a pretty cool piece you have there, I like it!

-- ~ www.darrylmasterson.com ~ www.woodworkingdungeon.blogspot.com ~

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GaryK

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posted 77 days ago

Looks like something from Toon Town!

Pretty nice!

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

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Bill

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posted 77 days ago

Nice work. I bet we see some more of those pop up soon.

-- Bill, Turlock California, http://www.brookswoodworks.com

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JohnR

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posted 77 days ago

Mike,

I have a grandchild on the way and would love to emulate your work with a piece of my own. I cannot tell how the sides of the house are constructed. Could you please provide additional photos or a description of what you did to achieve the curving walls?

Thanks,

-- Sola Gratia, John

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gator9t9

278 posts in 93 days


posted 77 days ago

John ….Well i wish i could take credit for the design ..but I just do as I am told ….ha…The plans can be gotten from here.

http://www.meiselwoodhobby.com/cgi-bin/webplus.exe?script=/shop/item.wml&groupid=2&prodid=W2953&deptid=3&SessionID=2008420155758632

at Meisel Hobby and Hardware …
They have some really cool stuff …go online and get their catalog….

and congrads on the grandbaby …on the way …

Think of the side slats like a roll top desk without the material connecting the slats ..
The sides are actually small slats probably 4”x 1” we cut them to length on a small hobby tablesaw…but a bandsaw would work as well …The whole thing was pinned with 1.25 ” pins and glued. the front and back we routed out a rabbet on each side so the end grain of the side slats did not show.

and got to use that JessEm Router Table …oh yes what a Cadillac …

Actually very easy…... even for me ….

parts list
front and back = 1 piece each
top = 2 pieces
window = 1 piece
shutters for window ..= 2 pieces
Door = 1 piece
roof over door = 2 pieces slats …I forget how many slats there were …
Hope this helps …

Mike in Bonney Lake

-- Mike in Bonney Lake " If you are real real real good your whole life, You 'll be buried in a curly maple coffin when you die."

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brianinpa

210 posts in 112 days


posted 77 days ago

Gator,
That is a nice looking bird house. It should attract a lot of colorful birds.

-- Brian, Lebanon PA, If you aren’t having fun doing it, find something else to do.

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john

651 posts in 770 days


posted 77 days ago

Very nice work Mike . I really like the style .

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

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Bradford

506 posts in 211 days


posted 77 days ago

It looks like it would be at home in the windy city, Chicago. The birds would love it, then when out of towners came by, they would be chirping about it all the way home.

-- so much wood, so little time. Bradford.

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Grumpy

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posted 76 days ago

Clever work Gator, did you get the article on the band saw jig.?.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

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gator9t9

278 posts in 93 days


posted 76 days ago

Yes I did …thanks so much ….

-- Mike in Bonney Lake " If you are real real real good your whole life, You 'll be buried in a curly maple coffin when you die."

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Duckarrowtypes

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posted 76 days ago

Cool!

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Jiri Parkman

529 posts in 201 days


posted 40 days ago

That is nice. I like the coat.

-- Jiri

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EdC

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posted 40 days ago

I have some screwed up birds in my yard that would love that Mike.
Very nice work, great job of painting it.

-- Ed Collinge- Edmonds, WA.

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