Series after Series after Series (2).

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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Series after Series after Series (1)

It Is Easier to Make Six Than One

One chair demands a lot of attention.

I found a set of chairs on the curb one day as I returned from a long walk. The four chairs were made of sturdy oak, stained a dark colour, and the Captain's chair was heavy enough by itself to carry home. And it later demanded a lot of attention.

Working on just one birdhouse does the same at times, and I learned by experience that birdhouses feel easier to make if I make 4, 6, 8 or more at a time.

For the sake of having a variety of houses on hand I would follow a white pine series with a red cedar series, then move on to log cabins or small wren houses, etc.

For the sake of variety:

 A well-used house on my front porch

 Time for a new batch of white pine houses

 Three rustic houses on my back deck

 Lots of trim needed for lots of birdhouse

Time for another series

More photos to follow.

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