The Woodworkers Institute - Bird Feeder (Print)

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Andy Standing helps you feed the wildlife

1 Mark out your plank 2 Cut out the parts for the back board, table and bottle neck support 3 Take the neck support board and bore a hole in the centre. 35mm should be about right. Clamp it securely on the bench on top of some scrap pieces. Alternatively, use a pillar drill 4 To make the bottle sit more securely in the hole, use a rasp or file to round the top edge to match the contours of the bottle 5 Cut a slot in the front to make it easier to insert the bottle 6 Clean up with some abrasive paper. Round the corners and remove any sharp edges 7 The table is held in position by a couple of screws through the backboard. Mark the position of the table using a square, then place the table in position and mark its thickness 8 Drill a pair of holes through the backboard in between your two marked lines 9 Position the table and screw through the backboard to hold it in place 10 The table lip should be about 30mm wide and 10mm thick. Cut a 30mm strip off your board and rip it down to produce two 10mm thick pieces 11 For a neat finish, mitre the ends of the strips in a mitre box 12 Then pin it around the table 13 Trim the rear ends to length 14 Fit the bottle neck support in the same way as the table. Set its height above the table so that there is space for the seeds/nuts to come out, without swamping the table. 15 Cut a couple of pieces of timber 15-20mm square and about 140mm long. Place them either side of the base of the bottle and mark their positions 16 Drill a single hole for each and screw them in position 17 Measure the gap between the two uprights and cut a crossbar to fit between them. Slot it in place and adjust it so that it is about 10mm away from the bottle. Mark its position 18 The last job is to tie the whole assembly together with a pair of diagonal braces. These are 20mm wide and 10mm thick. Fix to the backboard just above the table and connect to the top frame at the corner... they screw directly through into the crossbar. This is a little fiddly as you need to hold the crossbar in position with a clamp while you screw through into it 19 Another pair of screws connect the brace to the backboard and the bottle support. Turn over the assembly and repeat the process, though this time you will not need the clamp 20 Trim off the ends of the sidebars and the braces 21 Clean up with some abrasive paper 22 The finished job 23 And the finished bird feeder

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The Woodworkers Institute - Bird Feeder (Print)

http://www.woodworkersinstitute.com/print.asp?p=1575

Wild birds always appreciate a little extra food at any time of year and once you start putting food out for them, more and more birds will come into your garden. There are all kinds of treats that birds love, in particular seeds and nuts. Here is a design for a seed feeder that uses a bottle to store the seed. You can use any bottle, but you may need to modify the dimensions slightly to suit. I used a normal wine bottle for the feeder. Printed from http://www.woodworkersinstitue.com || 27/09/2011 Unless otherwise stated, all content is Copyright 2011 The GMC Group LTD. All rights reserved.

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