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My wife’s dentist said they needed a new bird feeder to replace the one that was falling apart. Carol said I know someone who can make you one and I got the order.
It is made of rough sawn cedar and is just about the same dimensions as the old one. I changed the gable end and the roof contour a bit. It is attached to the post with 5 screws and has a squirrel proof can screwed to the bottom.
It is 13×24 x 12 3/4 high. The corner posts go all the way through the bottom and are glued and screwed in place. They really liked it when I installed it today!..........Jim
-- Jim Jakosh.....Practical Wood Products...........Learn something new every day!!
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Randy_ATX
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#1 posted 216 days ago
Looks great Jim. I need to build a couple of these for my backyard.
-- Randy -- Austin, TX by way of Northwest (Woodville), OH
AJswoodshop
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#2 posted 216 days ago
Hey Jim! That feeder looks great! Your making some cool stuff!
Keep up the good work!
-- If I can do it.....so can you! -AJswoodshop
Joe Lyddon
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#3 posted 216 days ago
Nice Feeder, Jim!
I like your center roof top cap! COOL…
... nice ventilation up there too!
Looks like his birds will have a feast!
COOL design… COOL job!
Thank you.
-- Have Fun! Joe Lyddon - Alta Loma, CA USA - Home: http://www.WoodworkStuff.net ... My Small Gallery: http://www.ncwoodworker.net/pp/showgallery.php?ppuser=1389&cat=500"
peteg
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#4 posted 216 days ago
That’ll get the job done Jim, the birds will think they’re maDE :: ))
pETE
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Roger
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#5 posted 216 days ago
Tweet tweet, no bring on the seed… lol
-- Roger from KY. Work/Play/Travel Safe. Kentuk55@bellsouth.net
scrollingmom
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#6 posted 216 days ago
Looks great!
-- Kelly, Allen,KS
Bob Collins
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#7 posted 216 days ago
Nice one Jim, but did you cover the cost of the Crown???
-- Bob C, Australia. I love sharing as long as it is not my tools
jack1
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#8 posted 216 days ago
NIce work. If you have squirrels, you might consider putting in plexiglass sides of some sort to slow em down.
-- jack -- ...measure once, curse twice!
Jim Jakosh
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#9 posted 216 days ago
Hey guys, thanks for the nice comments. This was fun to build!
G’day, Bob! I would have had to charge 10 times what I did to pay for her crown.
Hi Jack. They had that can mounted below the old feeder and the wood on the pole is all chewed away at the bottom of the can. That is effective at keeping the squirrels out of the feeder. There are no close trees, so they can’t jump on it either.
Now my wife want a new one for out front yard. I’ll have to make here a real neat one- octagon maybe!!
.....................................Jim
-- Jim Jakosh.....Practical Wood Products...........Learn something new every day!!
Grumpy
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#10 posted 216 days ago
Nice job Jim.
-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python
harry1
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#11 posted 216 days ago
There was a time Jim when I couldn’t understand how you came to wear out so many knee joints but now it’s obvious, you never stop, you must spend most of your life stood up in your shop. This shot of our bird feeder will explain why I won’t show my wife the shots of the one you just made!
-- Harry, Western Australia
Jim Jakosh
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#12 posted 216 days ago
G’day, Harry. Now that one will work just fine. It rains here a lot so we need a roof. Is that barn in the background your shop? I’d love to see the inside!!
Cheers, Jim
-- Jim Jakosh.....Practical Wood Products...........Learn something new every day!!
majuvla
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#13 posted 216 days ago
A bird house with the view.Very nice
-- Ivan, Croatia, Wooddicted
MShort
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#14 posted 215 days ago
Nice work Jim. You were able to charge her denist rates,, right … :)
-- Mike, Missouri --- “A positive life can not happen with a negative mind.” ---
Blackie_
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#15 posted 215 days ago
Nice feeder Jim, I just know the birds are going to be happy :)
Speaking of dentist, here’s a little something I put together for mine and he was so very happy he’s uses it to the day to display his business cards.
-- Randy - If I'm not on LJ's then I'm making Saw Dust. Please feel free to visit my store location at http://www.facebook.com/randy.blackstock.custom.wood.designs
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