There was a board laying along side one of the major roads we use and it laying there for days and we and everyone else passed it by. On one of my walks I took the bike path that goes that way and it was still laying there. On my return I decided I pick it up. It still had the sticker on it so about 10 days before it must have been a new board. Now with a bit of road rash and a few black streaks and well some embedded rocks....... but still no use letting it sit there any longer.
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It wasn't trash but it wasn't good for a nice project. Did I mention it was PVC? From the label it was a x 6 x 8' with a smooth face and wood grain look face. Most of the damage was on the wood grain side.
After thinking about it for a couple of weeks I though why not make a couple of wren size birdhouses out of it. So that is what I did today.
I also like to think of ways I can use my SO so I added them in to the process. First was a couple of vents on the front for circulation. The perfect place to try out my vertical work station. It worked great!
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Then I wanted to make the hole something different, since I had two birdhouses I'd do two different fronts. Used the shopsmith to hold the parts and cut away.....
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There are also vent holes on the sides and a slit in the back. Also some drain holes in the bottom and it all assembled with screws. Here the boxes are together but the fronts are not attached yet.
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It was fun and I wish I had more of this material to work with to make a few more birdhouses very easy to work with except for the dust while cutting the parts to size.
Ed
