More people are getting started with the woodworking craft all the time. It’s certainly a wonderful craft to get involved with because it allows you a way to express your creativity while creating beautiful pieces at the same time. For anyone interested in do it yourself woodworking who wants a simple plan to get started, this plan for a bird feeder is perfect. For a simple bird feeder, all you’ll need is some cedar wood, cedar shingles, a dowel, window screen, and deck screws to hold everything together.
There is a very basic bird feeder plan that you can try out and all you need to make this is cedar wood, shingles, dowel, window screen, and some glue and deck screws to hold everything together. Start by drilling in the holes where the birds will go in to feed. Cut the larger hole about 1 ¼†and this should be four inches or so up from the bottom of the wood. The smaller hole should only be cut about ¼†in size.
Remember that good woodworkers always measure twice and cut once and this is a rule to live by. It’s far better to have cut a piece too large and just have to trim off the excess rather than cut it too small and waste wood having to start all over. Now you want to cut the two side pieces which should be 1 ½ x 6†and the front at 1 ½ x 8â€. One of the most common mistakes that beginner woodworkers make is they think all pieces need to be the same, when in reality the front and back need to a bit larger because they’re meeting up with the peak of the roof on the bird feeder.
Now that you have all your pieces you can start joining them together and actually creating your bird feeder. Carpenter’s glue is best to use here so don’t try going with any of the cheaper regular glues because they probably won’t be strong enough to hold the pieces of wood together. Regular paper glue is meant to be used on paper and wood is much heavier. After everything’s glued together, you want to put two nails in each joining to make sure that everything’s secure.
Once you have the front and bottom glued on you can start putting in nails. Now you cut the dowel down and glue it onto the smaller hole you made earlier, then glue and nail on the two roof pieces so they come together and join up nicely. Then you just have to glue the stake onto the back of the bird feeder which is what you’re going to use to hold the bird feeder in the ground. As you progress and hone your skills you can start to take on more complex woodworking projects.