Nice to have your work appreciated :)

[reible]

I love to have wrens in our yard, sometimes because it reminds me of home and simpler times as a kid, other times just for the song.

The male wren is quite the nest builder, and a purest as the nest is primary wood sticks all weaved in to a tight bundle. Here where I live in IL he will make up to four nests in one season, so having more boxes available helps with that.

I have not heard or seen any yet this season. It should be about that time however.

I enjoy making birdhouses. It seems like it would be a great shop project for just about any woodworker. Thanks for sharing yours.

Ed

[BiminiTwist]

Wow, I didn't know they made so many nests!

We've already had a family raised in our Christmas Cactus just outside the patio window. Here is hauling some of the framing lumber earlier this year.

(still shot from a video)

Guess I need to reclaim some of that old patio fence and make a house or two. I could use some learnin' up anyway. Thanks for the inspiration, OP.

[reible]

Speaking of wrens, and bird houses and the like.

We have had some gusty winds and when I went out this morning I found one of my tree hanging wren houses on the ground. When I checked it out I was glad to find only a few twigs inside. No nest, so that was a good thing and my first concern. The fastener had pulled out, one of many failure modes that can happen.

The box had taken a hard fall and one of the seams had spit open as well a few cracks were showing up. Had to brake the rest of the seam open, then re-glue the two half's back together and do a bit of a patch up.

Glue is drying so it should be ready for repainting by the morning. I might want to find a bit more sheltered location next time.

Ed

[boco]

That is exactly the concern I had, because an earlier birdhouse had suffered a similar fate (also, fortunately, without a nest inside at the time). Close examination of the photo in the original post will reveal a wire attached to either side of the roof and running through the chain above as a backup to the eye bolt. It detracts from the aesthetics, but the wrens don't seem to care. It may improve their WiFi reception.

[RodJ]

I'm new here and new to my Shopsmith, but I can't help but weigh in on the birdhouse. That is really awesome! It's a rare physical thing we make that means so much to another as a bird house.

You made my day. Thanks!

[boco]

I like to listen to the wrens. So why won't they listen to me?
If I've told them once, I've told them a thousand times -- "Measure Twice, Cut Once!"

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[algale]

Duh,obviously they are building an addition....

I like to listen to the wrens. So why won't they listen to me?
If I've told them once, I've told them a thousand times -- "Measure Twice, Cut Once!"

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[everettdavis]

Duh,obviously they are building an addition....

I like to listen to the wrens. So why won't they listen to me?
If I've told them once, I've told them a thousand times -- "Measure Twice, Cut Once!"

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I remember some years back a micro-brewery had a temperature malfunction and had volumes of brew that had to be disposed late one evening.

A disposal / waste contractor was contracted in to empty the vat. Everything went well enough until the truck left and parked in the back of their main office over the weekend.

Somehow a leaking valve on the truck allowed the contents to leak out and run down to a marshy area downhill from the shop. The marshy area was a hot spot for the local birds and upon arrival to work Monday, there was no Turn, un-stoned. Birds it seem like all sorts of repurposed stock. Curious thought struck me as I was about to post this.... It was hard not to Save Draft, before Submit.

[dusty]

I luv your sense of humor.

[thedovetailjoint]

Nice job! And for the PC crowd, the traditional term used for wood scrap is "off fall". I just call it "scrap" and whether it winds-up in another project or in the wood stove, all scrap is useful.