The Complete Book of Birdhouse Construction for Woodworkers

Offert en anglais seulement

Here is a complete guide for building attractive, sturdy and genuinely inhabitable wooden birdhouses that will add a touch of natural beauty to your garden or back yard. Step-by-step instructions, clear diagrams, and many helpful illustrations and tables are included. All designs can be adapted to the use of simple hand tools (saw, hammer, screwdriver), making these projects ideal for woodworkers of all ages and levels of experience.

Includes easy-to-follow coverage of these topics: the selection of woods, helpful construction tips and techniques, hanging and supporting birdhouses, inspection and cleaning, proper placement, construction of pest guards, and much more.

The book also shows how to attract specific species: bluebirds, doves, finches, swallows and many others. Included is valuable and practical information on nesting requirements for each species, proper size of entrance holes, data on the habitats and behavior of particular types of birds, and more.

The rewards and satisfaction of building your own well-designed, durable birdhouse make this book a welcome addition to the library of the experienced craftsperson as well as beginning and intermediate woodworkers.

Softcover, 48 pages, 1984.