Wild & Wacky Birdhouses and Feeders: 18 Creative and Colorful Projects That Add Fun to Your Backyard (Fox Chapel Publishing) Bear, Rooster, Wishing Well, Football Helmet, and More Whimsical Designs - Softcover

Paul Meisel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1565236793 ISBN 13: 9781565236790

Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

Make your backyard more exciting with a unique feeder or birdhouse!

• 18 complete projects, from a football helmet feeder to a security camera birdhouse
• Easy-to-follow instructions and detailed patterns for each project
• Tips on squirrel control, bird seed, perches, and sizing birdhouse holes
• Fun facts and trivia accompany each project, for a fun and enjoyable woodworking experience

These feeders and birdhouses are sure to attract the attention of backyard critters—as well as your neighbors!

In Wild and Wacky Bird Houses and Feeders, you'll find 18 colorful and creative projects meant to bring out the fun in building birdhouses. Whether it's the birdhouse cleverly designed to look like a security camera, or the player piano squirrel feeder that will turn your resident animals into musicians, you're sure to find a project that will delight and amuse.

Complete with detailed patterns for each house and feeder, this book ensures that regardless of your woodworking skill level, you'll be able to create a backyard masterpiece.

Wild and Wacky Bird Houses and Feeders also includes helpful hints on squirrel control, bird seed, perches and sizing birdhouse holes, plus fun facts and trivia that will turn each woodworking project into a uniquely enjoyable experience.

If you're self-conscious about building a birdhouse with moose antlers, invite your kids or grandkids to join in the fun! These wild and wacky projects will be enjoyed by the whole family!

About this title

About the Author

Paul Meisel has had 10 years' experience as an industrial arts instructor. He now owns Meisel Hardware Specialties, a project plan and woodworking supply company that focuses on distributing plans for woodworking projects that are accessible for carving students and beginners as well as experts.

From the Back Cover

ADD SOME FUN TO YOUR YARD
WITH THESE WHIMSICAL PROJECTS

Make a unique bird or squirrel feeder or a birdhouse that will be sure to attract the attention of backyard critters, not to mention that of your neighbors. In this colorful guide, you'll find creative projects meant to bring out the fun in building birdhouses. Whether it's the birdhouse designed to look like a football helmet, or the player piano squirrel feeder, you are sure to find a project that will delight and amuse. Complete with detailed patterns for each house and feeder, this book ensures that woodworkers of all levels will be able to follow along, including kids and grandkids.

Edition details

• Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1565236793
• ISBN 13: 9781565236790
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 152