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How to Make a DIY Wooden Bird
Feeder
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Build a large bird
feeder from reclaimed wood
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Bird houses - Bird & Wildlife Supplies - Suet bird
feeder - Feeding garden birds - Seed mix for wild birds |
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Large capacity bird
feeder design idea |
From your window, inside, do you want to watch
the wild birds? You're going to have to attract
them with birdseed!
In order to feed the birds, you can get a feeder
or make one that will suit your needs.
This DIY tutorial presents an idea for making a
large capacity bird feeder on a stand from
recycled wood.
Ideal for feeding birds in the cold season! |
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Large capacity wooden bird feeder idea |
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Side wall of the large wooden bird feeder |
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Bird Feeder DIY
How to frame a wooden
bird feeder |
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Make the platform and
both side walls : |
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Wooden bird feeder
sizes shown in this tutorial are 36 inches long
x 24 inches in height.
The base of the bird feeder and the side walls
are made from recycled barn planks.
For the interior frame, the pieces of wood
measuring 1 1/2" x 1 1/2".
Glue the pieces together with wood glue and
screw in with treated wood screws. |
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Both ends or sidewalls screwed on the wooden
tray as bird feeder base |
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Bird Feeding Station Idea
Using old barn wood |
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Make the platform and
both side walls : |
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This hopper bird feeder
is built from spruce wood (from old barn) but it
could have been built from another type of wood
like pine or cedar.
It will therefore be necessary to protect the
wood from rain in order to prevent the wood from
rotting. |
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Large bird feeder made from reclaimed barn wood |
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Making Homemade Bird Feeder
Large capacity bird
feeder design idea |
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Make the platform and
both side walls : |
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The weight of the bird
seed in the hopper will be supported by the base
of the bird feeder. It must therefore be very
solid.
In addition, you will need to attach this base
to a stand or 4x4 posts as poles!
This model of large hopper bird feeder will meet
this desire for durability and will attract many
kinds of wild birds in your backyard. |
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