Extreme Birdhouse # 21

[john looser]

Hi again everyone
Here is my latest extreme birdhouse.
This one is made from 60 yr old reclaimed cedar barn wood.
thanks
john

http://www.woodworking-galleries.org/pp/data/500/P4250005.JPG
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http://www.woodworking-galleries.org/pp/data/500/P4250006-1.JPG

[Aaron Beaver]

Wow, just awesome. How many seperate compartments are there?

[George Robin]

Very nice!

The cats in the first pic. appear to be waiting for the new arrivals!

[john looser]

Thank you Aaron and George
this house has 22 very spacious apartments.:D
john

[David Schlewitt]

beautifu house. and nice design. those birds have more real estate than my master bathroom!

[Jim Becker]

That's quite the "birdie hotel"!!! Lucky birds, indeed!

Question, can I assume there is clean-out provisions in these?

[Kyle Kraft]

WOW! Great birdhouse! Looks like a metal roof, huh? I hope the chimney is threaded for an eye bolt for lifting!!

[Kelly C. Hanna]

Wow....very nice!! Is that a Purple Martin house? I lvoe the reclaimed wood aspect and the metal roof is a great idea for longevity.

[Cliff Rohrabacher]

Lucky birds. Which of course brings me to ask: What kind of birds do houses with many apartments attract? Swallows? Finches?? What?

[john looser]

Thank you gentlemen
I have been doing some reading on the different size holes and apartment size but i still seem to get lots of sparrows and swallows. the houses are all about 3/4 full . lots of babies. they are all very easy to clean out .the roofs are all removable and removable guts. i dostill get all kinds of other birds just not nesting in them yet.:D
thanks again
john

[Chris Padilla]

Spectacular! Really well done and Bravo! :)

[Jeffrey Makiel]

Wowee! It seems your world has gone to the birds!

I hope to have a birdhouse that looks as nice someday. Perhaps one for the birds too.

Jeff :)

[Tim Morton]

Great job...i would NEVER show this to my wife....EVER!!!:D

PS where are # 1-20???

[Peter Stahl]

Very nice! Looks like you had a lot of spare time huh. My sister-in-law has one with two openings and the birds are constantly nesting in there. You're gonna have a lot of birds around there!

[Larry Cooke]

John your birdhouses never cease to amaze me, that's one heck of a birdhouse!

If you don't mind me asking, how long does it take to build one of these? Rather how many hours would you estimate?

Larry

[Bruce Shiverdecker]

Purple Martins are goin' to LOVE you. Awesome!

Bruce

[Corey Hallagan]

That is cool. I think youre going to stress the birds out... to many decisions to make! Nice job!

corey

[john looser]

Thank you all very much for all the great comments.
This house took me about 25 hours to build . i use a finish nailer with 16 gauge 2 1/2" galv finnish nails. they go together pretty quick. i follow the same steps each time.
thanks again everyone. :D
john

[Frank Fusco]

Terrific. Great woodworking project.

[Byron Trantham]

John, "Now that's a birdhouse!" Nice work. It's a big commitment to your fine feathered friends.

[john looser]

Thanks for the compliments Byron and Frank.
the birds love them .:rolleyes:
john

[Bruce Page]

If I were a bird I'd be heading to Ontario!:D

Very cool as are all of your luxury hotels!

[john looser]

Thanks Bruce
I think the birds are heading to Ontario :rolleyes:
i took these a few days ago.:eek:

[Jim May]

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