Small PEI Models 4

Trim Underway

Second coats - check. First round of trim - check.

Next - sturdy perches for sturdy birds. Rescued scrap lumber has many uses.

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Small PEI Models 3

Second Coats - Check

Such a lovely time I had. Good tunes, a mug of tea, warm workshop, red paint. Second coats were done in a jif.

If all goes as planned today, I will be adding trim to 13 birdhouses sometime in the PM, accompanied by good tunes, a mug of tea....

Please link to Small PEI Models 2

Small PEI Models 2

Second Coats Required

"Nine houses received second coats yesterday. All but the red ones"

A small PEI and large PEI birdhouse differ in two ways. The small one is smaller and has a painted roof. Other than that, people will hardly be able to tell them apart, unless they get up really really close.

: )

More to follow, for example, a full-on trim package (once the second coat of paint is dry).

Please link to Small PEI Models 1

Small but Mighty 5 "Six in a Row"

Paint Jobs Cheer Me Up

"Birdhouses, bare wood, brushes and Bob Dylan. Easy paintn"

It might have been cold, snowy blowy and white outside, but inside the workshop it was warm and cheerfully bright. Five paint cans full of warm colours helped.

My workshop schedule reads: "Second coats on Monday" 

Please link to Small but Mighty 4

Please link to Small PEI Models 1

Small but Mighty 4

Question and Answer

Dear Gord,
Do you use small bits of lumber in any way?

Dear Reader,
Yes. Some bits and pieces can be used for trim and perches. Some pieces (they have to be 5" x 5" at least) can be used for the faces of chickadee and wren houses. Other bits make a nice fire. P.S. Wanna buy a birdhouse? I've got six chickadee and wren houses underway!

More to follow.

Please link to Small but Mighty 3 

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Small PEI Models 1

More Grey Barn Board, Please

"Seven models from one 4-foot board. Not bad wood management"

Last year I stumbled upon some fine gray barn board while visiting my sister and her hubby SE of Charlottetown, PEI. From it I built four goodly-sized birdhouses but soon yearned for more of the same. Unfortunately, gray barn board, especially 'gray on both sides', is getting really hard to find.

Recently I came across one solid 'grayish' 4-ft. board and from it I was able to produce seven sets of birdhouse faces (front and backs) for smaller versions of last year's PEI models. They are almost fully assembled (except for a high-end or deluxe trim package). [Insert laugh-track here].

"Seven are stacked but are a long way from being packed"

More to follow.

Please link to Specialty Birdhouse - PEI Lumber 5

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G.H. Models 7

Going Back a Few Months

The G.H. model is inspired by the J.R. model, circa 1940s

On December 5th I posted photos of the last G.H. models assembled, painted and trimmed before locking the workshop for the winter. Well, spring has sprung, the grass has ris', and if you wondered where the last three G.H. models is, I say they're done.

Voila! Completed, ready for brief storage.

They are now perched on shelves in the basement, ready for my next birdhouse sale, end of April.

Please link to G.H. Models 6

Photos GH