The $8 Martin Box - Projects That Sell - Make Money Woodworking
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- Another low-cost / high-profit fence picket item to add to your collection! Everyone loves birdhouses. Especially purple martin boxes... There's just something nostalgic to a handmade wooden martin box. And you simply can't find them anymore... they have been replaced with cheap plastic ones.
In this video, I will show you how to make this large martin box using only 4 fence pickets. Now that's what I call a home-run for any woodworking business or side hustle.
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Cut List: All material 5/8’ thick.
Slat (W) 2 1/8 x 23”
Slat (N) 1 1/2 x 23” (9)
Bottom Board 5 1/4 x 24” (2)
F & B Walls 5 1/4 x 20” (2)
Side Walls 5 1/4 x 5 1/2” (2)
Corner posts 5/8 x 5 1/4 (6)
Dividers 5 1/4 x 5 1/4 (3)
Middle Board (W) 5 1/2 x 20
Middle Board (N) 3 7/8 x 20
Gable Wall 5 1/4 x 10 1/2 (2)
Center Gable 4 1/4 x 9 3/8
Post Brace 5/8 x 2 1/2 (10)
I make furniture and stuff out of old reclaimed wood although I do alright with it as a hobby. I've recently started making birdhouse and birdfeeders and they've been selling like hotcakes!
Everytime I go and sell, I sell out pretty quick!
There are so many designs a person can do.
Where I live, bluebird houses are very popular. And they sell quick!
Thanks for sharing 👍
Yes! They sell like crazy! People love to watch birds. And the martins are great for bug control!
Where do you put them for sale?
Where do you put them for sale?
That’s amazing. Where do these birds get the money to buy a house? And how to they carry the cash while flying to buy a house? These are some smart birds you got over there!
Using their fly buy reward points.…..
I made 2 of the planter boxes from one of your previous videos & they were both bought today. My first sales Ever! And I have 10 more to make that are already spoken for haha
It's all thanks to you, brother!
Lol. Thanks Jeff. I do love me some Bob Ross.
WOW! that's awesome! I've been thinking of making the planters, but where do you put them up for sale, if you don't mind sharing? thanks!
Matthew,
Greetings from Detroit, MI. I followed your plans and completed my birdhouse over several weekends using five pickets. As a beginner, it was a very satisfying project, with minimal cost and probably 10 hours of work. My mistakes were not expensive. The only problem was that the pickets warp quite a bit so nothing really lined up easily. I added a scrap of Tyvek underneath the shingle strips to try to keep the rain out of the interior. I'm really happy with the result and look forward to attempting your other project ideas.
Good morning I've been watching some of your video I am 62 years old semi-retired looking to earn a little extra money doing some work from my home have most tools needed in search of a few ideas I've always wanted to build a birdhouse or two or maybe a wood duck house something to give back to the wildlife that surrounds us thank you for your videos and sharing your knowledge and wisdom I look forward to adding a few items to my wife's craft shows I think this will be a fun time in our lives I will keep watching and listening and comment from time to time thanks again
Another great and simple build Matthew, you are the Bob Ross of woodworking, explaining and showing how to do it all, you are the man, thanks again
In case nobody tells you today, you're amazing! Thank you for sharing all of these plans AND for being even more phenomenal and breaking all of it down so perfectly! You're an extraordinary human being!
I just built the farmhouse style planter from pallets. It took a lot longer than it should have, but it's a good starting point to get some money for fence slats. The premium slats are 4.50 at my local lumber yard, and anything of lesser quality might as well be recycled pallets. I made the cedar planter too, and it turned out really nice. Love your channel.
DANG MAN! You gonna have to start charging these birds rent 😂
I do... 😬. LOL
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Military references are the best...
They work it off , eating mosquitos !
Matthew I hardly ever make comments and maybe I should a little more but I absolutely love love love this bird house. I will be moving to my new home early August 2022 and can't wait for my garage wood shop. When I get it done I will order the plans from you to support and will build a few for my grand babies whom I know will love them! Thanks for the awesome videos and keep up the good work. It is much appreciated!!
Great build, only thing I will suggest (because I am a roofer) is overlap the from bottom to top so water sheds off and the birdhouse last a lot longer. But this is great thanks for the content, I seen a lot of your videos.
After hearing those prices I'm building bird houses! And planters and obelisks and whirlygigs, and cat trees and plant stands, lol! Wish I had some kids! Thank you for all your wonderful videos, Matt!
Don’t forget the squirrel tables. for the love of God the squirrel tables!!!!!
@@Slyfox1775 Thank you! Almost forgot! Good thing I "squirreled" away lots of lumber over the years! lol
And I still forgot! Guess I'm getting old. But I'll never grow up, anyway!
@@Slyfox1775 Do you find that they are still popular?
I've built some, just haven't advertised them yet.
You are a magician buddy. This is amazing. Did you 3-picket planter a couple weeks ago and people are literally freaking out about the cost & quality of it. This birdhouse is beautiful and you make it look easy. Going to hit one of these up soon. Can't wait to customize it as well. Thanks Matthew!
how much are you getting/charging for the planters?
Thanks Paul! Yes people love the planters! And customizing them is the fun part! If you made them to match a customers house... You could make a fortune.
Best looking, probably accomplishable by me, martin house I've found. Your etsy shop just turned my $8 birdhouse into an $18 birdhouse. Good on ya!
Great looking birdhouse!
Couple of quick observations:
Could the cutoffs from the gable ends could be used for the roof support?
The gable ends could also have holes drilled for an additional two nest boxes. The roof would have to be removable.
Cut the shingle details before ripping the roof strips, cut the pieces a half shingle longer and then just flip them to create the offset pattern.
Yes they could. I actually used the cutoffs for one end of my prototype. I just didnt want for someone newer to the trade trimming small parts on a miter saw. And yes with the roof removable you would have room for 2 more end boxes.
"Cut the shingle details before ripping the roof strips, cut the pieces a half shingle longer and then just flip them to create the offset pattern." this for sure.
That is a beautiful project. Think I'll surprise my wife with one. Thanks for another great video.
Thanks! Build a couple... lol.
Another terrific build and great video. You are a great addition to the woodworking community and awesome teacher !!!! THANK YOU....
Thank you very much!
As Always… Your Tha Man! Thanks to your videos and breaking it down, I just completed shutters for the outside of my brick home, which I just finished painting. Along with planter boxes for under the front windows. ALL at a fraction of the anticipated expense due to the use of cedar pickets! Thanks again for your videos.
Fantastic! Glad I could help!
@@MatthewPeechWoodworking speaking of......I made one demo cedar picket shutter and it was a hit. My concern is that pickets are too thin and I'm worried that they'll warp/bow/twist over time. Should I use 1x cedar instead? It's a lot more expensive but I want to deliver a quality product. Particularly with shutters as they will be visible for all to see and (hopefully) for a very long time. thoughts?
Mathew, this is awesome! Thanks for all you do for the Woodworking Community. This is what has been going on in the Beekeeping Community also. Lots of information sharing and new friends. A Cut List would be helpful.
Ironically I raise bees as well. Hey so sorry I forgot to put it in! I just put it in the description.
It has.
Click on the info section. Scroll down. Full cut lists are provided for all of these projects in this series. :)
@@MatthewPeechWoodworking Thank you very much. I have been designing Horizontal Long Hives for Langstroth Deep Frames. I have sold a couple locally, but not sure how to ship them cheaply. I have been trying to think out of the box and came up with my own 9 frame 3 tier Observation Hives. 4 Different designs and have made 1 prototype so far.
I bought your plans and built one of my own very happy with the results. I think your channel is awesome I appreciate all the advice you give.
Man you are 100% RIGHT. Most all stores Only sell Junk. Because everyone has a dozen credit cards this is easy to pick up.
This is a beautiful birdhouse. However, please make sure you build in a way to open it to clean it out! Most birdhouses have to be emptied occasionally. Thank you.
I bought your plans & built one so far. I was concerned that the roof slats will leak so I put a layer of roof felt in the attic space before installing the roof slats. Also I looked at another birdhouse plan & they recommend drain holes in the floor so I drilled two holes in the floor of each compartment. I also added a decorative skirt all around the base.
Seem like good improvements. 👍
I built a Victorian style bird house last year and it is amazing. I did smaller and way more detail than this so it took quite a bit more time. I will say that using CA glue is not a good option unless this is a waterproof glue which I don't think they are. My CA glue lasted about a year on the railings and they just fell apart. I would suggest using a waterproof wood glue or construction adhesive (which I use a lot now.) I'll have to shoot you a picture of my bird house soon so people can be amazed at how much detail you can get by using just garbage and scraps laying around.
Cool build.
Cheers!
Thanks for posting that your CA glue didn't hold up. Haven't used it for an outdoors application, but I'm surprised to hear this. Sounds like a case for combining the CA in a small spot to hold (clamp) instantly and exterior glue on the rest for durability. Not much surface area on those "posts" though. Might be tricky.
This little bird-house looks great. Thanks again for the tips and congrats to the winner of your game. Have a great week. Enjoy.
Thanks Renier! You too!
Lol Miter Apel for the win Matt!!! That’s my go to. So much cheaper than the others 👍
Heck yea Alex. I need to cover it in a video. So many don't know about it.
@@MatthewPeechWoodworking 100% you should. Buuuuut, they stopped selling it for a bit and now it’s back. Now you’re up to 185k followers (freaking amazing mate!!!)…I selfishly don’t want them all making stocks run out again lol
You hit a home run with this one! This house is beautiful!!!
Thanks Donna!
very nice. !All my projects are made with wood that is discarded. That is what brings me joy as beauty can come from unusual sources …..which actually gives one Hope!
I really appreciate your videos, great ideas and straight to the point. I install semi-custom doors here in Texas for a number of home builders. I constantly scan the scrap piles for materials. I find cedar fence off cuts, oak stair treads and nice pine. The other day I found 2 pcs of 6 X 5/8 X 16 cedar. I jumped on that quickly and cut it into 4 8ft lengths that would fit in the bed of my work truck. Today it was more cedar fence off cuts. I have enough to build at least four of those nice bird houses! Free is best for making money!
Great build. And many interesting techniques along the way. Thanks for sharing the video.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I love your videos. They are very informative & creative! I wish I had your work shop, tools & the talent you possess!! You are quite the craftsman!
Thank you. But remember I started out working in someone else’s shop and borrowing tools and worked myself up to this point. Anyone can do it with a lot of hard work and determination.
@@MatthewPeechWoodworking I believe you! Thanks!
I love this project and looking forward to making them to sell. Thank you so much.
Thanks Teresa! They are fun to build!
Love how using saw cuts makes it look like more pieces of wood went into creating it! One question: is the roof waterproof? it seems like rain would come between the shingle slats and flow between the two ceiling pieces.
I was wondering the same thing .It's the way the third and fifth "shingle" course is recessed behind the course below . It looks as though water will run behind the second and course. Plus, it just doesn't look right having those courses recessed behind the course below. I think the Purple Martins will love it though. FYI- Purple Martins never land on the ground.
He glued them so the water will not penetrate the glue.
Beautiful birdhouse.
Thank you! 😊
You need to add vent holes for Martin boxes. A 1/2" hole above each nest cavity and the same on each gable end will be fine
There is space between the back wall and roof for venting.
Great build. Please keep the money making videos coming.
That's the plan!
I have done a similar build but as rural mailboxes. They sale as quick as I can make them. I am retired so I do not mass produce, just like turning scrap wood into something usable. The money is nice too :).
Dang, missed it by 11.. gotta give this birdhouse a try soon. Great video Matthew!
I start making bird houses in February cause late March and April is when I have requests for them and I'm stocked up. They are my biggest sellers.
I appreciate you doing what you do man. Definitely helps and gives me motivation for my home projects.
I could have made this with your instructions in the video and description. However, I bought the plans on Etsy because I really appreciate your content!
Thanks so much Silent G. Thats how I fund the channel. People think that YT pays well... lol... thats not the case. But I want folks that may not be able to afford the plans to still be able to do the builds. I've been there...
@@MatthewPeechWoodworking For the record, I thought the price of the plans was a bit high. However, when I got them I saw they were totally worth it! Man, those plans are awesome!
Due to you my local Lowes has started to run out of picket posts 🤣🤣🤣 Another great project for me to try brother. Thank you.
Bahahaha
This is an awesome build!! My wife loves birdhouses and I have some spare time over the holiday so I intend to make one. Thanks for the great idea!
Very handsome Martin house Matthew. Keep killing it my friend. 👊😎
Why thank you!
Love your purple martin 🐦 house I will definitely be make and putting my own spin on it, thanks Matt I really like your program.
I love this bird house really cool. Keep them coming boss your doing great!
Thanks! Will do Glen!
Am I missing it? I don’t see the cut list in the description. Once again, great video!
It's available on his etsy shop
Hey so sorry I forgot to put it in! I just put it in the description.
Hey Matthew,
This is a great diy, many thanks. I made several of the full size ones and got some requests for a half size one. I added my own twist and some humorous signage…
Keep those helpful tutorials coming!👍
Examples
i built a naivety barn for my church but cut very thin slivers of timber for the shingles and stained them and lacquered. I really like how you did it but I would put an exterior lacquer on the roof to protect from the elements.
I love building bird houses…❤️
Wow, thanks for the tips. I might try some of these techniques to build a doll house.
I am gutted that the background music in your video doesn’t start up in my workshop whenever I attempt to make one of your projects 😮
Great birdhouse
Thanks!
Love the wood Mailboxes I have seen made too!
You could use the attic space as “bird apartments” as well? Man’s skills brother
Thanks for the project it was fun making with my son
Absolutely beautiful job
Wow birdhouses. I have not made one since I was a boy scout. True I dont see them nearly at all in stores and if I do they best for only finches or other very small birds. i can get behind this type of project.
I made this last week. I didn't get the plans but with the cut list and the video it came out pretty good.
I made custom outdoor lounge chairs, treated wood, beer bottle shaped back, cup/ bottle holders in tha arms, webbing below, to hold the beverage container. Had them for sale for 10 yrs, online, local neighborhood yard sale website, and, at the only waterfront restaurant in town. Back then, $34.00 in materials, all day to make one. Asked $150.00, haven't sold one.
Great project.
Thanks!
I bought your design and made my first one. This is a fun project to make! Thank you.
Love this Martin house!!!
My daughter (9) and I are going to build this tonight.
Learned quite a lot on this video. Thanks.
I think I like your channel man, bring it, thank you!
Brilliant, enjoying this series!
Thanks Ken!
I made one today. Turned out great. Thanks for the video and plans on etsy.
Great job ! Looks Great! I'll for sure put this on my Winter shop time build list.
So I'm in the process of making the herringbone planter. First time using fence pickets for anything but a fence. I have to say, if you can afford it, opt for better boards. Either get the cedar pickets, which at my Lowe's were cut better, or get 1x6 lumber or something. These cheap pine pickets have been a struggle. It's a time or money situation, which one do you want to spend?
I get Cedar and run them through the planer a couple times. Then rip to even 5.5 or 5.25"
Thanks for another great design. I just had someone ask me to build them a birdhouse 2 days after watching your video.
Gonna save this video for a future project. I'll need to make a minor modification to the roof (waterproofing) since I live in a very rainy climate.
Note: I see this exact birdhouse on Etsy right now for $150, which is a far cry from the $350 you claim selling them for.
He never claimed that price for this build, watch video again and you can see he shows a different pic in a thumbnail 👍
What a great video. Your ideas and easy explanations showing what to do never cease to amaze!
Thank you!
Your projects are all pretty straightforward and great ideas. You have my husband psyched to try your planters and this birdhouse
I really like your video. You did a great show in a short time. Very good explanation on key elements ?
That a very. Nice bird house I am going to attempt. To build one thank you
Where I live, bird houses are wasp houses😒That is so brilliant! I hate plastic! Well done and just beautiful 😃👍
Another quality build! Who would have thought that fence pickets could be so fashionable. I started out 20 years ago building bluebird houses from cedar fence pickets as a "hands on" project for our Dad's with Kids group, but I never thought of all the other things to use pickets for.
Is that cedar in your video, can't be sure from the color, and you only claim $8 for 4 pickets? My first thought would to not use pressure treated for bird houses that would be used and not just decoration. Thanks again!
Hey! I used cedar because its what I had but the $8 would be for pine pickets. Bird houses are a time proven seller!
Recently found your channel and subscribed. Appreciate the content.
Thanks!
Great build! Question, couldn't you have cut the "shingle" marks prior to ripping the strips? Just seems it would be a more time efficient method than processing each one. As we know, time is money.
That's what I have in mind. 👍 Besides, I don't have a sliding miter saw, so I'll have to use my table saw. MUCH easier to do the whole board be fit pre ripping to depth.
Great easy project. Thank you for sharing. I pay $4.00 a board for cedar pickets here in CA.
Thanks! That price would be for pine pickets. They are $1.88 here. Since its all going to painted and stained pine will be just fine.
Great looking build. Gives me inspiration and ideas, although $8 isn't quite accurate for the cost of the build. Paint, stain, glue and screws need to be accounted for too. Still a great video.
Yea thats just for the wood. Thanks for watching!
You could add two holes on the roof for more bird house space
Very cool, thank you for sharing. Good educational video. Cheers
That's awesome brother. Can't wait to make one!!
It's beautiful, going to give it a go. Thank you.
Oh my goodness! I love this!
VERY IMPORTANT!
ANY TIME YOU MAKE A BIRD HOUSE !!! The inside front panel (where the hole is) HAS to be ROUGH!!! Whether you put hardware cloth on it or use rough wood or cut small grooves in the wood (like a tiny ladder)
OTHERWISE the birds could (most likely) get trapped inside and die. - because if the panel is smooth (planed or sanded at all) their tiny little toenails can't get a grip to climb out and there isn't enough space for them to fly out either.
Which is literally the opposite goal of having a bird house.
I love that you told people this. I know it because I rescue every animal I come across but sometimes I forget not everyone knows little tips like this.
Thanks for the important tip!
Great tip and thanks for sharing!!!
Fence pickets are usually fairly rough if you don’t sand them
@@melissawf fence pickets probably would be fine for roughness, except they are treated... which I would generally shy away from using treated wood if it's going to be an animal enclosure of some form...which this is. (Like my rabbit hutch. Treated wood is only used for the legs that don't come in contact with the animals, everything else is untreated and not stained or painted)
This is one of those projects if we are going to make it for birds to live in we should probably upgrade to the cedar picket. Still plenty of money to be made tho.
Made my first one just a couple boo boo’s the next will be easier. Thanks for the video
Really enjoy all the project ideas
nice work
I love this. The more bug eating birds I can draw to my backyard the better!
You should send one out to neighborhoods for show and see if other people order.
Or a wasps nest house, depending on where you live.
I think your doing a great job mate.Thanks a bunch!
Questions, 1. Why not use a solid piece of plywood for the base rather than two separate pieces?
2. Is this birdhouse made to only be mounted on a post, or can you add hardware and hang it from a tree branch?
Nice job nonetheless.
You should’ve insulated the attic! 😂 this looks so awesome!
Lol. Dont want to spoil them!
Thank you!
Thanks Debra!
Love your ideas
Awesome job thanks for your videos.
No worries!
Awesome! Im making one right now. I have a couple things though, 1. I make my shingle slits before ripping the board, much faster.
And 2. Could you please tell us how you are drying your fence boards without them cupping? When I get them from the hardware store they are either already cupped or in the middle of the stack and cup later.