A few months ago i thought my backyard looked kind of dull so i made a colorful birdhouse with one of these tutorials.
How to make a hexagon birdhouse roof.
I really like how the birdhouse looks in the backyard where it sits.
It was fun to make and it was as cute as can be.
They allow us a sneak peak into the lives of the birds that frequent our yards.
Check out these step by step tutorials on how to make your very own diy birdhouse.
I want to show you one method to construct a polygonal raised roof for small structure like a birdhouse or bird feeder.
Carpenters use a miter saw to produce cuts at exact angles and fit these pieces together.
While birdhouses can be made of almost any material a naturally rot resistant and hardy wood such as cedar or redwood is perhaps the most popular choice.
One of my favorite birdhouses is a hexagon bluebird house that mimics the traditional dovecotes with the fancy roofs and complicated angles but this version is much easier to build.
It s rough cut and generally varies in and around three quarters of an inch thick by 5 1 2 inches wide.
Birdhouses make lovely additions to a garden or porch.
Generally speaking to keep the costs down most guys and gals i know purchase 1 x 6 or 1 x 4 cedar or spruce fence material.
Saw 8 pieces of dowel rod the same length about 6 inches tall to make the side poles of the birdfeeder.
My version has a stepped roof that is easy to make and without any complicated roof angles.
Glue the 8 poles into the very inside of each corner of the bottom octagon using wood glue.