Father/ Daughter Project

[Larryl]

All I can do is echo all that others have said, this is truly a memory you both can share the rest of your lives.

[LCHIEN]

P.S. I see you showed her how to put the goof plug in when you set the perch/can support dowel in the wrong place. Did you say SHHH, don't tell mommy, she won't notice...

[Richard in Smithville]

P.S. I see you showed her how to put the goof plug in when you set the perch/can support dowel in the wrong place.

No, no, no. That was just a design element.

[crokett]

P.S. I see you showed her how to put the goof plug in when you set the perch/can support dowel in the wrong place. Did you say SHHH, don't tell mommy, she won't notice...

That's there for decoration Loring. Sheesh!

Good on ya Richard and I hope when my girls are 15 they want to work in the shop with me. Not sure they will though. Neither one of them likes loud noises.

[SARGE..g-47]

Congratulations on having a teen that has something besides a cell phone in one hand and a video control in the other.

[leehljp]

I know how that makes you feel! PROUD PAPA! Congratulations!

[ironhat]

You are planting a crop of love that will last a lifetime and I'm not talking about woodworking. Congrats on being the right kind of dad.

[Alex Franke]

That's excellent on so many levels! I hope I can share project like this when my kids get a bit older.

You must be proud!

The double-tasked dowel is very clever, btw.

oh -- how do you hand it?

[Richard in Smithville]

oh -- how do you hand it?

Are you asking how I hang it? I picked up some screw eyes and chain. I still have to put it on.

[Alex Franke]

Are you asking how I hang it? I picked up some screw eyes and chain. I still have to put it on.

:lol: yeah, that's what I was trying to ask. Dang keyboard -- letters seem to jump around a lot on me.

So it actually hangs on a branch or something as opposed to being nailed up? Will the screw eyes go into the top of the roof or the front/back?

I think I might try a project like this with my son... He's too young to handle most of the tools still, but I think maybe the drill press and some nailing might be okay...

[Richard in Smithville]

What I did was put the screw eyes into the roof-kitty corner about and inch in from the front/back edge and about 2/3 down from the peak. I don't have any trees big enough in my yard but I do have a gable over my back gate that's around eight feet up. I plan on mounting a bracket from there.

[Alex Franke]

A couple more questions for you... (never made one before)... How big is the door? Any suggestions on where/how high to hang it?

[Richard in Smithville]

Sorry Alex, didn't see your last post until just tonight. The house we built has a 1 3/4 inch hole that is centered to the can. It's kind of generic as we mostly have sparrows and they are not too picky. If you want a certain type of bird, it's best to research the bird to see what it is they like. Most bird house books I have seen usually have some sort of appendix with this info.

[Alex Franke]

Sorry Alex, didn't see your last post until just tonight. The house we built has a 1 3/4 inch hole that is centered to the can. It's kind of generic as we mostly have sparrows and they are not too picky. If you want a certain type of bird, it's best to research the bird to see what it is they like. Most bird house books I have seen usually have some sort of appendix with this info.

Thanks! Come to think of it, I have a friend who's a birdwatcher, so I'll see if she has any ideas. I'm not even sure what types of birds we want to provide accommodations for...