I Really Like Old or Red Cedar!
A pile of cedar sits outside my shop... no end in sight! : )
Triangles came from Fenelon Falls lumber
I'm sure I'm not alone. I bet there are many birdhouse builders in the same boat... made of cedar.
Cedar is pretty easy to work with, lasts a long time in many forms, and occasionally can be scooped up by the truckload if (like in my case) your son lives beside someone in 'lake country' who wants to tear down an old dock and build a new one.
I still possess a good pile of great cedar from Joe Flagler's dock. It once perched beside the waterway passing through Fenelon Falls. Now it sits under a tarp outside my workshop door.
Here are some birdhouses, many of which contain old western cedar from Fenelon Falls:
Pine slats from Fenelon Falls lumber yard
Red cedar from Home Depot : )
A squirrel nesting box amongst the cedar houses
More red cedar houses underway
Rescued red cedar, from old cedar deck boards
Metal bits on perches to catch the eye of buyers
Fences used for trim, rescued from a wooden dish dry rack
I use a lot of white pine as well, rough and planed
Planed white pine is easy to paint
Lovely chair was rescued from the curb. Now it's in PEI!
An old birdhouse gets trim repainted... for show
I painted many fences for trim, sometimes not : )
I love my wooden spoons. Some are used for wall art
The workshop will not be as busy in the future. I am hanging up my table saw for the most part. Two or three big projects on the go, is all.
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