Easy-to-Build Birdhouses

$2.99 $9.95

Publication Date: 19th September 2007

Birdhouses help avian populations thrive by providing secure nesting places — and they offer human neighbors an ongoing source of interest and amusement. Make your backyard into a gathering place for feathered friends with any of these easy-to-build projects.
Illustrated with more than 175 photos, twelve elegant but uncomplicated projects include a Chickadee House with a concave roof, a Victorian Bluebird, and a Purple Martin House. The designs come with diagrams as well as everything you need to know about construction, from dimensions to tools. Additional suggestions offer advice on... Read More
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Birdhouses help avian populations thrive by providing secure nesting places — and they offer human neighbors an ongoing source of interest and amusement. Make your backyard into a gathering place for feathered friends with any of these easy-to-build projects.
Illustrated with more than 175 photos, twelve elegant but uncomplicated projects include a Chickadee House with a concave roof, a Victorian Bluebird, and a Purple Martin House. The designs come with diagrams as well as everything you need to know about construction, from dimensions to tools. Additional suggestions offer advice on... Read More
Description
Birdhouses help avian populations thrive by providing secure nesting places — and they offer human neighbors an ongoing source of interest and amusement. Make your backyard into a gathering place for feathered friends with any of these easy-to-build projects.
Illustrated with more than 175 photos, twelve elegant but uncomplicated projects include a Chickadee House with a concave roof, a Victorian Bluebird, and a Purple Martin House. The designs come with diagrams as well as everything you need to know about construction, from dimensions to tools. Additional suggestions offer advice on attracting residents and keeping them comfortable, with tips on guarding against temperature changes and wet weather.

Dover Original.
Details
  • Price: $2.99 $9.95
  • Pages: 112
  • Publisher: Dover Publications
  • Imprint: Dover Publications
  • Series: Dover Crafts: Woodworking
  • Publication Date: 19th September 2007
  • Trim Size: 8.25 x 11 in
  • Illustration Note: 12 projects, over 175 photographs
  • ISBN: 9780486451824
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    NATURE / Animals / Birds
    HOUSE & HOME / Do-It-Yourself / Carpentry
    CRAFTS & HOBBIES / Woodwork
Table of Contents
Introduction
What the Birds Like
Materials: Wood Isn’t All of It
Exterior Finishes
Tools and Their Uses
Birdhouse Designs
Basic Birdhouse for Titmice and Others
Basic Birdhouse for Bluebirds
Victorian Bluebird House
Wren House
Robin Nesting Shelf
Colonial Saltbox for Titmice and Nuthatches
Downy Woodpecker House
Log Cabin
Decagonal Birdhouse for Bluebirds
Chickadee House with Concave Roof
Purple Martin House
Flycatcher House

Birdhouses help avian populations thrive by providing secure nesting places — and they offer human neighbors an ongoing source of interest and amusement. Make your backyard into a gathering place for feathered friends with any of these easy-to-build projects.
Illustrated with more than 175 photos, twelve elegant but uncomplicated projects include a Chickadee House with a concave roof, a Victorian Bluebird, and a Purple Martin House. The designs come with diagrams as well as everything you need to know about construction, from dimensions to tools. Additional suggestions offer advice on attracting residents and keeping them comfortable, with tips on guarding against temperature changes and wet weather.

Dover Original.
  • Price: $2.99 $9.95
  • Pages: 112
  • Publisher: Dover Publications
  • Imprint: Dover Publications
  • Series: Dover Crafts: Woodworking
  • Publication Date: 19th September 2007
  • Trim Size: 8.25 x 11 in
  • Illustrations Note: 12 projects, over 175 photographs
  • ISBN: 9780486451824
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    NATURE / Animals / Birds
    HOUSE & HOME / Do-It-Yourself / Carpentry
    CRAFTS & HOBBIES / Woodwork
Introduction
What the Birds Like
Materials: Wood Isn’t All of It
Exterior Finishes
Tools and Their Uses
Birdhouse Designs
Basic Birdhouse for Titmice and Others
Basic Birdhouse for Bluebirds
Victorian Bluebird House
Wren House
Robin Nesting Shelf
Colonial Saltbox for Titmice and Nuthatches
Downy Woodpecker House
Log Cabin
Decagonal Birdhouse for Bluebirds
Chickadee House with Concave Roof
Purple Martin House
Flycatcher House