First Project - Simple Bird Feeder

Great going, do not doubt yourself for a second, this is one of the best “first-time projects” I’ve ever seen!
p.s. KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!!!!!

-- Yanky, pateince is everthing.

Great project that the fine feathered friends will really enjoy. Thank you for sharing.

-- Depend on the rabbit's foot if you will, but remember it didn't work for the rabbit.

This is a nice project. I had one very similar to it but it took such a beating from the squirrels that I had to finally replace the top and side rails. They get mad at me when it runs out of sunflower seeds and start chewing on the sides. Finally they knocked the top off of it (I had it bungied on for convenience of filling) and broke it.

If yours is anything like mine it is a squirrel feeder since they seem to get the bulk of the seed.

Thanks for the post.

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

Great first project, keep it up and you`ll be building family heirlooms before you know it .

-- Mike, Bruce Mississippi = Jack of many trades master of none

this is great…if you read my profile you will see that I started again after a long layoff…of about 25 years!!! Starting simple…my start was with a firewood box and carrying rack combo—-and that was it…started building more and more…congrats and good luck on your journey!!! you found a great place to learn and share your pitfalls and successes (LJ’s)...

-- Matt, Napa, CA...142 days to sanity...

That is a great looking bird feeder. I have heard that if you mount it on a PVC pole the squirrels can’t climb it. I haven’t tried it though. Nice project….keep it up!

-- Evil can only thrive when good men do nothing.......E. Burke

Yeah the PVC trick might save you a lot of squirrel raids. Or just get a squirrel baffle, I have two and while they dont keep the bears out it sure pisses off the squirrels and chip munks. You can see the “can” on the pole.

Great project, keep it up, and I love the little snowman in your icon :)

-- "so much to learn and so little time"..

Great feeder, I have one just like it the wife paid about thirty dollars for it.
For the being your first project you did a very nice job and have something that will bring many hours of joy.
Keep going your off to a good start.

-- Ed Collinge- Edmonds, WA.

The really nice thing about it is the 50th project will give you as much joy as the first.

-- JJohn

All true statements. Welcome and that is a great first project. You should be proud of your skills. Like I said before, “If someone can be proud to post pics of a pile of boards, then I can be proud of my little project” Nice job. Keep on posting and all projects are welcome here.

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

Thank you all for the kind words! I will have to look at squirrel proofing as the lazy little buggers have already found the easy meal!

-- -=Den

This is a nice project.

-- jeanmarc manosque france