[TheForge] bird houses

[terry l. ridder]

hello Bob;

thank you for the reply.

The problem has not been so much the wood but the fasteners used to put
it together. definitely not Stainless Steel, i doubt not even
galvanized. after a year or two the screws, staples, brads, etc are all
rusted out. the bird house or feeders just fall apart.

once the fasteners are rusting the winds do the rest.
I have many bird houses and bird feeders in the garage in pieces. I
would have to do 3D jig saw puzzle and then fasten them back together.

I would use stainless steel crown staples in most of them.
some would need stainless steel screws or brads.

many of these bird houses and bird feeders were purchased at Blains Farm
and Fleet.

I did purchase one birdhouse made by suncast in batavia, illinois.
it was tough-stuff plastic. the sun bleached that out in less than a
year. the house was translucent. birds did not like that at all.

i have a 6 gallon plastic gas can that way. used for the log splitter
and the sun bleached it white translucent in one summer.



On Mon, 27 Apr 2015, Bob Ehrenberger wrote:

> Terry,
>
> I know that it is fun to over design simple things, but they have been making 
> bird houses and bird feeders from lumber for a long time with generally good 
> results.  If you want them to last longer you can paint them or use better 
> wood like redwood which resists rot.
>
> I think that a hollow log would be fun to make but probably wouldn't last any 
> longer than one made from lumber.
>
> It's a sad day when I'm the voice of reason.
>
>

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terry l. ridder ><>