Great video Wes! I am retired only starting in woodworking. This is more a how to use video which i love. Always Learning. I made my first birdhouse and am ready to try a more complicated one now.!
No vent holes a death trap, a one time house no way to clean it out. But if you understand how to put vent holes in or don't do the 30 degree cut on the sides and you have ventilation. and 2 pins and a screw in the bottom so you can clean out!
Great videos, my only comment is that in the second house made I would have a catch or lock to the hinged roof as squirrels will lift the roof and take the young or eggs.
Are you building it for show or for a bird to live in? If it is for a bird to live in, omit the little perch on the front. Predator birds will sit on it and use it to help them peck inside the house. The smaller birds that will live in the house do not need the perch to access the house.
@@TiCranium1988 Lack of a clean out door is the #1 problem with ‘bird house experts’. #2 is sticking a perch on it. #3 is having the wrong size hole for the type of bird the house is for. I am not an expert but I have done some research.
Hi Wes. I tried to copy your first bird house and I run into a problem. How did you do the floor ? What should be the width before you do the 15 degree miter ? If I say the width of the floor is 51/2 inches and then do a 15 degree miter cut , the floor width will not match the width of the front and back. Second , I see your cuts are so perfect , do you mill your pieces before you start ? If you do , do you send them through jointer and thickness planer ? I would really appropriate your input.
2 things how are you gonna clean it since you nailed the whole thing 🤔? 2 the pegs are easy to sit on it till they kill its other than that looks nice just wish i had a table saw any tips to cut the degrees with a hand saw ? lol
I am confused by the marks on the chop saw, how did you know where to make those? I think it would be easier if you said how far to measure from the edge and make a mark on the wood in order to get that 15 degree cut
Essential that bird boxes have vent/ drainage holes in the base. The entrance hole would benefit from a steel / metal protection rim to prevent predators from pecking out the wood. The inside of the front cover would benefit by glueing small twigs to make it easier for the fledglings to grip when egressing from the box.
Unfortunately I did not allow for cleaning on this bird house. I recently made a new video on bird houses that has a removable bottom for cleaning, you might want to check that out. Thanks Wes
He keeps referring to WE, is there someone helping him build this😉 Maybe it's not so simple DIY birdhouses after all if it requires more than one person 🤣
@@ODX171 Exactly! In the first house the distance between the entrance hole and the bottom is too short - making it easier for predators to raid the nest.
