Drilling a pilot hole will prevent the wood from splitting and thermoplastic from braking.
Take a 1/8″ drill bit and drill through the upper leg piece and the thermoplastic. Now both sets of legs need to be connected together with arches on the top. Pocket hole screws work very well for this application because they have a pan head as oppose to regular countersink wood screws.
Repeat the process to connect the second set of legs. You should have a 1/2″ gap at the bottom for the seeds to fall out on the tray. Thermoplastic is fragile and will easily crack. Make sure to drive in the screws slowly and don’t overdo it.
BIRD FEEDER PLANS WOODWORKING CRACK
It is important to pre-drill the pilot holes for each screw on the thermoplastic sheets, otherwise it will crack and you’ll waste the material (this happened to me).Īttach the thermoplastic sheet to the legs with 1 1/4″ pocket hole screws. The first pilot hole from the top should be at least 2″ down because the arch piece will be attached at that location. Next, take a 1/8″ drill bit and drill pilot holes through the thermoplastic on the edges of the 10″ x 13″ sheets. Step 5 – Attach Thermoplastic Sheets to the Legs Now take the template for the thermoplastic and trace it on the 8″ x 10″ sheet using a sharpie. Thermoplastic is made from a plastic polymer material and could be easily cut with a blade that is usually used for wood. Take two 14″ x 10″ thermoplastic sheets and cut both of them to 10″ x 13″ using a miter saw. For this project, you’ll need two 14″ x 10″ and two 8″ x 10″ thermoplastic sheets that are 0.050″ thick. You could buy these at Home Depot or on Amazon. So to make the compartment transparent, use thermoplastic sheets made by Plaskolite. When birds see the food they are more likely to fly to the feeder and eat the seeds. To attract the birds, the compartment that holds the seeds needs to be transparent.
The main reason for the bird feeder is to attract the birds to the feeder, and then watch them eat the seeds. Step 4 – Cut Thermoplastic Sheets for the Seed Holder Now that all of the wood pieces for this project are cut, use a random orbital sander to sand the boards. Then take the arch template and trace over it two times.Ĭlamp the board to your workbench and using a jig saw cut out all the legs and arches. You will need to trace the leg four times, see cut list for the best template orientation. Take the remaining 1×12 board and place the leg template on the board and trace it with a pencil.
BIRD FEEDER PLANS WOODWORKING PDF
The PDF includes one template for the legs, one for the arches, and one for the thermoplastic sheets. Step 3 – Trace Over the Templates and Cut Legs and Arch Piecesĭownload the PDF and print out all sheets including 8 ½” x 11” templates. The 16″ x 7″ pieces will be used for the bottom of the tray, and the smaller pieces will be used for the sides of the tray. Since the bottom tray is not squared, two of the 16″ x 1 1/2″ boards need to be trimmed to 15 1/2″ x 1 1/2″. So you’ll end up with two 16” x 7” boards and four 16″ x 1 1/2″ boards. Then using a table saw rip two pieces to 7″ in width and four pieces to 1 1/2″ in width.
Step 2 – Cut Boards for the TrayĪgain take a 1×12 board and cut two more pieces to 16″ in length. The ripped edges will be connected together, later on, to make the roof slope at 30 degrees. Do this for both roof boards on the 20″ side. Then with a table saw, rip one side of the roof board to 30 degrees. Take 1×12 and cut two roof boards to 20″ in length using a miter saw. Start by cutting the largest pieces first. All of the pieces for this project will fit on an 8 foot long 1×12. You could build it from scrap pieces that you might have laying around or just buy one 1×12 board. This bird feeder project doesn’t require much wood. See lumber sizes for actual dimensions vs nominal.ĭisclosure: Some of the links on this page as well as links in “tools for this project” and “material list” sections are affiliate links. Note: Lumber dimensions are listed as nominal size.
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