| Hello and Welcome. This is one of my hand built bird feeders. These are platform style feeders and the dimensions can vary. The above feeder has a platform base about 16" by 30". The roof overhangs 3" on all sides to protect the seed in the feeder from the weather. The wood used in construction is oak and cedar shims are used for the shake roof. The roof has a drip edge, is covered with roofing felt and then the shims are applied on top of the felt. It then has a weatherproofing cedar tinted sealer applied to protect it from the elements. The oak is stained and then a polyurethane finish is applied. The base is made of pine 2x4's with the edges rounded to give it a gradual reduction down to the 4x4 base support pole. These could be left squared, or cut at an angle. The base could also be made of oak if so desired. The reason I used pine is that the oak used is rough cut oak that was obtained from the Amish, that has seasoned. And if you've ever worked with seasoned rough cut oak you know it gets HARD! The base is also stained and finished with polyurethane. A 3 5/8" by 3 5/8" hole is in the base to slide down over your 4x4 (3 1/2" by 3 1/2"), that you would have set in your yard. Ours is set in front of our kitchen window, and the antics that the birds supply makes breakfast inside a joy. I've also added suet baskets as you can see in the photo below which brings in the woodpeckers. Some screw hooks are added under the base to hang a thistle feeder for the finches, and a scotch pine trunk with holes drilled in it for peanut butter is hanging from the other side. And of course we can't forget the humming birds as you can tell from their feeder hanging from the roof peak. The hummers will come up and feed and when another bird comes up for some seed they will stand their ground! |
| THIS PAGE IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION!!!!! YEA!!!! |
| Following are some pictures of a feeder I made for my mother for Mothers Day. This feeders base size is 18" by 24". It is made of the same material as the one above, but has been stained a different color, (golden oak). It had the same cedar tinted weatherproofing sealer applied to the roof and polyurethane sealer to the rest. |
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