4th BS Box, and Tudor bird house

[MilDoc]

how did you like making those shingles? i know i cussed a couple of times making them before i had a system down, lolKevin

OK, I admit it, the LOML/SWMBO cut the pattern for me. She's much better with scissors than I am -- that's why she's SWMBO!!

[Pappy]

beautiful on both counts, Doc!

[GPA61]

Nice, very nice, indeed.

[bmyers]

Those look great!! Are you going to try the fourdor birdhouse now that you've done a tudor?

[MilDoc]

Those look great!! Are you going to try the fourdor birdhouse now that you've done a tudor?

Uh..... what's that?

[ssmith1627]

Do the pictures come down here after a certain amount of time ? I just found this post but was very curious to see how your birdhouse came out. I haven't gotten around to painting mine but I built that same house. Not quite done with it but pretty close:

http://ssmith1627.myphotoalbum.com/view_photo.php?set_albumName=album01&id=152_5235_IMG

Fun stuff but a lot of work. This was before I had my bandsaw so those small parts were a hassle and not very well fitting.

Steve

[cranbrook2]

I cant see the pictures either

Nice work on the copper roof Steve.
I would like to use copper on some of my birdhouses .
I have no experience with copper though
john

[MilDoc]

I don't know where the pics went but they're here under "Other Projects"

http://www.woodworking-galleries.org/pp/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=251

[cabinetman]

Paul

Well, went to the site, and you have some nice things there. Cool birdhouse. I like the flip top tool thingy. How's the finish holding up on the planter?



"I'M NEVER WRONG - BUT I'M NOT ALWAYS RIGHT"

[ssmith1627]

That came out great Paul. Thanks for sharing the pictures. It's always fun to see what someone else comes up with from the same plans that I had used.

I want to get out a few more birdhouses before Spring but I can tell ya, they won't all be like this one ! haha

John -- copper isn't that hard really. Took a little searching but I found it at Hobby Lobby. I'm sure you can buy it online as well. This was 0.005" thickness I believe. Comes in a roll about a foot wide. I used a paper cutter to cut it into the strips to match the template this magazine article provided. From there you cut little notches about halfway through in maybe 5 places. You flip every other row upside down so the notches don't align. You overlap the rows as you attach them to the roof and voila, you have a good looking shingle look.

My first time with copper too -- we'll see how it looks after it ages some. I used it to protect the roof of my pavillion type feeder too. But nothing nearly as fancy:

http://ssmith1627.myphotoalbum.com/view_photo.php?set_albumName=album01&id=152_5238_IMG

Steve

[MilDoc]

Paul

Well, went to the site, and you have some nice things there. Cool birdhouse. I like the flip top tool thingy. How's the finish holding up on the planter?

Planter finish is holding up very well but it's not yet a year old.

[paulstenlund]

I just went to IE7, I don't see any images - what did I do wrong???
Paul

[MilDoc]

I just went to IE7, I don't see any images - what did I do wrong???
Paul

I don't know. Try;

http://tinyurl.com/y3cuy9