Step-by-Step Simple DIY Birdhouses

#DIY #weekendproject #birdhouses
You can do this! A fun, easy project building birdhouses.

[johnmckee]

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.!

[FayeBel]

I love watching people making bird houses just like this one.

[badbob]

Nice video. I have made dozens of bird houses and I was always taught to make sure there were vents.

[rickw]

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!

[johnchurchill]

This would make a great beginners project, really enjoyable video as always Wes, keep them coming!👌👌👌👍👍👍👍

[davidballard]

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.

[mariovenier]

Finalmente vedo uno che sa lavorare bravo.

[biffoswilly]

Only one problem - How do you easily clean it?

[fartypants]

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.

[herbsu]

I was always of the school that always taught the birdhouse should be species specific, have means of cleanout, ventilation, means of drainage, correct orientation, correct placement in environment etc. Also to be made from long lasting materials such as cedar.

[dianebennett]

Good easy video to follow along with. Thank you for your time. Alf🙂🙂🙂

[ianlees]

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.

[ascott]

150yrs ago!! Birds were dinosaurs back then!!
Lol!! Great ideas!! Thanks!!

[murrayandru]

You may want to have a way of cleaning it out yearly, so make the top removable for easy access ??

[bijan]

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.

[AndrewScarella]

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

[brumrunner]

Hi Wes, Is there any reason for not gluing as well? Great presentation mate, thankyou. Bob.

[ProfessorDIY]

I would skip the 30 angle so there is air movement

[litahsr.]

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

[Mr-Roberto-Flak]

Brilliant insight yet the only thing is... You did explain the bottom panel Lol