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Extreme Birdhouse # 40

Project by john posted 576 days ago 731 views 1 time favorited 27 comments Add to Favorites Watch

Hi everyone i am back with another one of my Extreme Birdhouses . This house is 6 ft wide 75” high and made from 100 year old barn wood . I built this one in exchange for a couple truck loads of barnwood for a friend of mine in the city . This bird mansion sits 9 ft in the air . I didn,t have anything to do with mounting this one but my friend Jim said it took him 2 hours with a few of his friends . He put it yesterday and there are already birds landing on it and it is drawing lots of attention from neighbors .

-- John in Belgrave ,(Slideshow http://cid-69bce320c6d8b119.spaces.live.com/ (Website) http://www.extremebirdhouse.com


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Diane

483 posts in 1016 days


posted 576 days ago

That is unbelievable. This guy has a nice home to have it at too. What kind of birds might make this their to this new home? It sure will be nice watching them so close like this. I guess once a year he will have to get up there like he did to put it up so he can clean it out to ready for more birds?

I wonder if other neighbors will want one too, I bet they will.

Diane

-- http://s205.photobucket.com/albums/bb276/DMarcella/

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brunob

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posted 576 days ago

Soon they’ll be big enpough for you to move in to. Great job.

-- Bruce from Central New York

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john

1186 posts in 1274 days


posted 576 days ago

Thank you Diane and Bruce , i am thinking bigger already . This house is for sparrows and swallows They also reuse the nest in most cases .Every 5 years is good for cleaning them out .

-- John in Belgrave ,(Slideshow http://cid-69bce320c6d8b119.spaces.live.com/ (Website) http://www.extremebirdhouse.com

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Scott Bryan

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posted 576 days ago

John,

As always these are beautiful birdhouses. I wondered how they were going to get mounted. My neighbor has a martin house (much smaller, of course) that she mounts on a telescoping aluminum pole that is about 12 feet in the air. I would have guessed that one of these would need a crane to mount. :) (Or several strong backs).

Thanks for the post. I really enjoy looking at these. (Just do ask me to help mount them).

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

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john

1186 posts in 1274 days


posted 576 days ago

Thanks Scott , i usually use a farm tractor in my yard and they go up very easy .It takes about an hour that way .This yard is all deck and pool .

-- John in Belgrave ,(Slideshow http://cid-69bce320c6d8b119.spaces.live.com/ (Website) http://www.extremebirdhouse.com

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trifern

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posted 576 days ago

Wow! You may want to add an elevator on your next one so you can give tours. Great job.

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

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Diane

483 posts in 1016 days


posted 576 days ago

Thanks that answers all my questions. That’s not bad if you only need to clean it out every 5 years.

I always enjoy seeing each new one you make.

Diane

-- http://s205.photobucket.com/albums/bb276/DMarcella/

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wiswood2

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posted 576 days ago

Very nice job ,John,My wife could not beleave it when I showed it to her.Keep up the good work.
Chuck

-- Chuck, wiswood2 www.wisconsinwoodchuck.com

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Grumpy

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posted 576 days ago

Amazing

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

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pappyjohn

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posted 576 days ago

John, what a Super Sized birdhouse. You have to be the TRUMP of birdhouses, have you thought of doing one of the Whitehouse or Lincoln Memoria, Or maybe the Taj Mahal. Keep building them the birds need a good home also.

-- Your Brother in WoodWorking John, Pittsburgh , PA.

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john

1186 posts in 1274 days


posted 576 days ago

Thanks again everyone , once i get caught up a little then i would like to build one a little larger . 12 ft wide by 10 ft high would be nice .

-- John in Belgrave ,(Slideshow http://cid-69bce320c6d8b119.spaces.live.com/ (Website) http://www.extremebirdhouse.com

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jjohn

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posted 576 days ago

If you build them. They will come. (The birds that is). Great job.

-- JJohn

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ND2ELK

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posted 576 days ago

Outstanding as always. Very beautiful work. How much would this bird house weigh? Thanks for posting.

God Bless
tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

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Lee A. Jesberger

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posted 576 days ago

Hi John;

I’m beginning to think you were a builder of log cabins in a previous life. Otherwise, where would you get all the experience you obviously have in constructing these structures? LOL

Great work once again.

Lee

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

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john

1186 posts in 1274 days


posted 575 days ago

Thank you JJohn , tom and Lee , this house weighs about 400 lbs . I always wonder how i can build these when i have never built a real log house before . lol

-- John in Belgrave ,(Slideshow http://cid-69bce320c6d8b119.spaces.live.com/ (Website) http://www.extremebirdhouse.com

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MsDebbieP

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posted 575 days ago

extreme “awe”!!!

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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john

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posted 575 days ago

Thanks again Debbie , the new owner sure is happy with it he says he can,t stop looking out the window at it .

-- John in Belgrave ,(Slideshow http://cid-69bce320c6d8b119.spaces.live.com/ (Website) http://www.extremebirdhouse.com

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mjlauro

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posted 571 days ago

Speachless. Excellent work!

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john

1186 posts in 1274 days


posted 571 days ago

Thank you mj

-- John in Belgrave ,(Slideshow http://cid-69bce320c6d8b119.spaces.live.com/ (Website) http://www.extremebirdhouse.com

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MsDebbieP

14156 posts in 1053 days


posted 571 days ago

I’ll bet his neighbours are saying the same thing—that they can’t stop looking at it. They are probably arranging get-togethers so they can show all their friends as well!!!

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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john

1186 posts in 1274 days


posted 571 days ago

Thats funny It,s like they have never seen a birdhouse before . lol

-- John in Belgrave ,(Slideshow http://cid-69bce320c6d8b119.spaces.live.com/ (Website) http://www.extremebirdhouse.com

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MsDebbieP

14156 posts in 1053 days


posted 571 days ago

well once you’ve seen an EXTREME birdhouse all others are “you call THAT a birdhouse??? I’ll show you a birdhouse!!”

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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john

1186 posts in 1274 days


posted 571 days ago

lol, i never thought of it that way .lol

-- John in Belgrave ,(Slideshow http://cid-69bce320c6d8b119.spaces.live.com/ (Website) http://www.extremebirdhouse.com

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Diane

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posted 569 days ago

I agree with Debbie. If I had one of your houses near by I would keep staring at it too. I would try to get an invite too so I could watch the birds.

Diane

-- http://s205.photobucket.com/albums/bb276/DMarcella/

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Karson

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posted 569 days ago

John. Your birdhouse are sure outstanding. Out standing in the fields and corners of the world. A great job.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

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john

1186 posts in 1274 days


posted 568 days ago

Thank you Diane and Karson .

-- John in Belgrave ,(Slideshow http://cid-69bce320c6d8b119.spaces.live.com/ (Website) http://www.extremebirdhouse.com

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kolwdwrkr

2248 posts in 483 days


posted 448 days ago

Your birdhouses are very cool! Who would have thought that there was a market for bird houses this big!! Only in Canada huh. I would try to make one here in Cali, but I’d probably have to pull permits, the building inspector would have to come out, I’d probably have to have a seizemollogist (earthquake dude, not sure if it’s spelled correctly or even the right word for that matter lol) test the ground to see where the safest place to put the post is, get a structural engineer, garsh it would be a mess. LMAO. Nice work. I bet the birds love them.

-- ~ Inspiring those who inspire me ~

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