My grandson loses interest when he helps me, too. But he won't remember not finishing. He will just fondly remember working in the shop with poppy when he gets older. It isn't about finishing, it is about good memories. Yours and theirs.
What a fabulous project to build with your NHL stars. These are the memories that children cherish as adults AND they are learning some very important skills right along with it. Well done Ana.
Even though the boys lost interest in the project they will tell everyone how they helped Mom/Mrs. White make that bird feeder for years to come. They will puff there chest out like hey I'm the man bc I know how to build a bird feeder. My kids would do that after the would help us w/something big like working on the cars/trucks w/Dad handing him tools & parts. They where so cute. Plus you've got the video you can show them for years to come. How wonderful. You've got so much patience & that makes you one of a kind Ana. You my friend God has blessed you w/a lot of great features & abilities that few others can also do. And you've blessed me/others by teaching & showing us your abilities. Thank you for sharing all of your wonderful ideas & other fantastic features of designs to the world. It's amazing to what you can accomplish if you just put your mine to it & then execute it. You might mess up, but that's how you get better. God bless, Chris from Missouri
Loverly to see you instructing the boys, they’re going to grow up just like Mum and Dad. At 69 I still remember spending time learning from my parents, in the shed, garden and kitchen.
NO WAY! Just this past week I was thinking of building some new feeders for the farm. I came to your youtube page and did a search. Then you upload this today.
Ana, I appreciate your approach from the simplicity standpoint. Working with the kiddos can always be a challenge. You do a great job! Those guys need to build small toolboxes next. It will teach them to respect there tools and you won’t find them outside in the dirt...lol hope you have a blessed week!
Hi Ana! Beautiful feeder and very practical. And if you have such Helpers, the joy is double! A month ago I also made a feeder. Mine was traditional Japanese style. All the best!
Very impressed with quality of projects you show and share. ♥ I bought myself a Ryobi Sliding Miter saw for my birthday and learned to use it so I could build an 8 x 12 recycled window greenhouse last year. Thank you for being part of the community teaching those of us who "wonder how". #UseInternetForGood :)
I did this project and it turned out great.Thanks for the plans!.....The only item I would modify is the base board that the birds stand on as they eat seed.Its a little to short so as I type this and look out thru my kitchen window I see birds (mainly cardinals) struggling to eat and stay balanced.Maybe it is just me but I am going to add extensions to the existing base board.
Great lil project. Had a great time building this with my 7 years old twin girls. By the 3rd morning we were enjoying watching the birds grubing away in front of our window
I love the idea of using the cedar fence picket. I used to build bluebird houses using the same thing. It's inexpensive, weather resistant, and just about the perfect width for the houses. :)
Great project, I will make as Mother’s Day gift. Important to clean up below regularly, or you’ll end up with a rat problem. I suggest a firepit below, have a fire every now & then
I made a bird feeder out of sheet copper about 30 years ago. It’s still in use today, and it will last forever as long as I take care of it. I made my own purple martin houses out of sheet metal, and I built one out of 6" PVC pipe and sheet metal around the same time. I had a purple Martin colony of about 80 birds. I still feed the birds every year. I buy about 500 lbs of bird seed a year. The vast majority of that is black oil sunflower seed. I also feed a songbird mix to give them a variety to keep them healthy through the winter.
Hi Ana, I love your channel! I've made the children raised planter and the tapered planter this week. I'm trying to work on the bird feeder. I'm a bit confused on the diagram. It says cut list is 16"sides. So it does not include the apex/triangle of the roof? So with the whole roof , it's 18 3/4"? I am using the Tropicana bottle as well.
I live about 150 miles south of Delta and over many years of feeding birds, I've found black oil sunflower seeds are the best-loved. The grosbeaks, redpolls, and chickadees go wild for it. Millet mixes don't seem to be well-liked.
i was very impressed i take it your hubby rolled the camera those young men wore safety glasses you did a eccellent job hey! cover it with plactic vine flowers and paint it green great job my dear
,like the build , but what really impressed me was the interest the children was showing,they are our future for looking after our birds and wild life, I have similar feeders but with net ,so birds can not be so nervous when feeding, I find also by this they stay longer feeding, thanks for video.
While everyone else is talking about how fabulous the end product it I’m most impressed by the ability to free hand a straight line 😂 my cuts look like a jigsaw puzzle
I make bird feeders out of the containers that my cats’ treats come in. It’s what I call free entertainment for my cats, and ironic entertainment for me. It is so hot, here in Nevada, that the plastic containers eventually crumble from hanging in the sun, but my chubby house cats eat lots of treats. I had to start limiting myself to one large bag of bird seed a week. The small birds line up along my wall and take turns, while the big birds fight over the seeds that fall to the ground. All of my neighbors have dogs in their yards so it is a cat-free, safe zone for birds.
Quality time in the shop with your children. Building more than just a birdhouse, building memories for years to come. I love the memories produced in the shop with my grandkids. Can you tell me how you created your handwritten name electronically? I see it in the video in the background on a sign. Just wondering how you created the electronic from the hand written; not the sign in the background.
I am sure Ana will answer you but maybe I can help. My way to do it, is to just sign your name on a regular sheet of white paper. Scan it into your computer. Bring it into your cutter software & enlarge it, including the lines. Now if you do not have a cutter and only a word program the process is almost the same. Scan in your signature, enlarge the size and print out. Use carbon paper to trace on your prepared board & paint it. You could also print it out backwards, trace to the back of sticky back vinyl and cut out by hand. There are also places online that will do it for you. Good luck!
I can import a scan of actual handwriting into Adobe Illustrator and Fitz with it or just create in Illustrator using a font that looks like handwriting.
Two years later, cedar pickets at both Lowes & Home Depot are about $2.50 for a 6 foot board by 51/2 inches wide. You might be looking at prime cedar planking vice “fence pickets”.
Yes, 3:40! I was cracking up at that point, too. Hays banging himself on the head with the orange juice bottle. Classic kid. Ana is sooooooo patient. I could never do it, LOL.
@@nunyabizness3890 she is very patient. I have been a stay at home dad for 6 years now. Oldest child was born with a cleft palate and had surgery at 9 months. My son was diagnosed with epilepsy when he was 2 in 2017, my youngest is WILD she's 2. She's like a tornado lol
I added a hinged top and cut the bottom of the bottle off...makes refilling it 100% easier. Taking the bottle out, filling, and replacing it upside-down was for the birds. Big pain.
What is the name of the clamp? Cannot find it at home depot Thanks
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Novamente parabéns à vc e seus auxiliares.... muito bom. Achei lindo o ato de incluir a família nesta atividade...e sua atitude de marceneira profissional e mãe prudente.... congratulações. Eloir... Londrina city... Paraná state...from Brasil.
The kid hitting his head with the bottle in the background 3:37 and grunting....lol I used to be that way when I was a boy...well still kinda that way today in my 40s ..lol
The wooden piece with the hole should have been placed higher in order to better support the feeder. The way it is now it’s possible to easily tip. If placed up a bit more it would provide better support. I’m making one right now & thats going to be the last piece i insert.
Dont know where you could possibly get cedar for $2 it is very expensive in ireland for cedar and I work in a mill even if I bought from my own employer it would cost to much talking €60+ something for a 6x1 8ft
I can’t find a decent bird feeder anymore. I’ll warn anyone in the market. Do not buy a feeder made in China. They are not weatherproof. The water gets in and the seed gets moldy and will kill the birds. The feeders that have a wire of some kind going down inside the feeder let the rain run right down that piece of plastic or metal rope. It’s disgusting to see what you get for your money anymore. This looks like a pretty good waterproof plan. The seed that comes out should be eaten before it gets too soggy. It doesn’t cost a lot of money to take a few minutes to think out a workable plan to make products instead of producing products that are actually harmful or at the very least unusable for their purpose.
