Five years ago I saved all my plastic coffee cans and made bird houses out of them just like you have done. Sorry to say the squirrels chewed thru the plastic cover and ate the birds eggs. I'm back to making my bird houses out of wood.
I use 150 yr old yellow pine from flooring from an old machine shop. Water proof and virtually rot proof. I don't buy wood. There's all sorts of drop off at construction sites, especially if they happen to do cedar siding. I always glue a piece of aromatic cedar inside the house to ward off any sort of fleas or bugs. I re-oil the cedar each spring.
@@tomrudd1118 I use to sell my houses. Some for $100, some for $50, but most for $20-$30. The more expensive ones were exotic woods and copper nails and dowel construction. But the wife retired and didn't like all the noise in my woodshop in the furnace room so I had to give it up. Sigh!
A large bird like a magpie or a squirrel could, possibly, pull the dowel out. Maybe a nut inside and outside the front end of the dowel would prevent that happening ? Oh yes ! I’m going to make a nest to your spec. and I hope it will be as good as yours.
I am sorry but i must remark on 2 points : 1) the hole is a little to small . 2) a bird in flight can't directly enter the house , he needs to land before. So you should add a little area or a little bar, 2 or 3 cm under the hole. Thanks for sharing your idea.
1 1/8th is PERFECT for wrens and chickadees. You don't want larger and you don't want a peg. They have no problems getting in or out. BTW, the male wren makes the nest and makes up to 4 or 5 of them and the female chooses which one she wants. This year the little feller has a female in the house in the backyard and one in the front yard. LOL. He's got his wings full of work taking care of two houses. I will say, for a wren, that coffee can is larger than they like. I have a 3 1/2" house in the backyard and 4 1/2" house in the front. The sparrows like the 5 1/2" houses.
I get this question a lot. I have never had a nest full of chicks, die. Air ventilation is very important. The parent birds don't mind either. So the wood roof must be blocking a lot of heat. Good luck, to you. Thanks
Love this and your instructions are so clear. I'm trying to figure out what size coffee "can" you're using. I've Googled Folgers to see if that would help, but no go. Thanks.
Hi Jay. I had forgotten that part, if you can believe it. So I made a part two video. Check it out, too. On the corners of the roof, front and back, pre-drill some holes and put in screws. Use steel wire (not aluminum) from Home Depot or where ever and wrap the wire around a low branch. The birdhouse should be low enough for you to reach it.
If you are an experienced woodworker like I am you could have duplicated his birdhouse just by looking at the thumbnail. Obviously, Tom did not make this video for experienced woodworkers. If my great grandson takes to woodworking, like I hope he will, this would be an awesome video for him to use as a learning project.
Better add air conditioning!! Anything other than wood for a bird house will overheat. Poor birds that visit it on a hot day won't use it but if they build before hot weather they may lose their brood??
I always hang these in the shade somewhere. But if you think about it, I have seen birds nesting in street lights, aluminum rain spouts, ...ect. The temps we get in Texas (100 +) have not yet had a negative influence on birds hatching and living. Air flow seems to be the determining factor. Those air holes are important and keeping the rain out is another good idea. Thank you for the comment.
My dear friend, can you not work without bothering yourself and striving to speak, as entering into work and completing the project does not require explanation, words and details that are not important, that your work is a house for birds and not making a car or a complicated device thanks🙂
This is by far the best coffee birdhouse I have watched.
Very clear instructions. I'm gonna make one
I love this. What a great way to recycle these plastic containers.
Congratulations on a terrific, easy to follow video. I’m headed out to the shed right now to get started. 😎🇦🇺
Love it. Thank you for the simplicity.
A great video Sir. A good way to recycle old coffee cans. I’d imagine a lot of Dads will turn this into a project with the kids. Thank you Sir.
Awesome idea. I’ll be making some. Thanks
Great video. Simple. Easy to follow and you explained everything perfectly. Well done!
Nice house good thinking all around.
Thank you. Very Beautiful 😍 ❤ 💖
Awesome! Very detailed yet simple instructions.
Love it, great share!
Great 💡 idea!
Enjoyed your bird house. Easy to build and cheap. Thanks!
Great idea!
Thank you. Great idea
Good job.
Your a great guy thanks for sharing the tips very ingenious
What a great video! I hope more people see it!
Five years ago I saved all my plastic coffee cans and made bird houses out of them just like you have done. Sorry to say the squirrels chewed thru the plastic cover and ate the birds eggs.
I'm back to making my bird houses out of wood.
chipmunks love eating through plastic.
It's easy thanks You for teach love de birds
That’s a great design
Good idea!
I have searched for ways to use my scrap picket wood!!!
I use 150 yr old yellow pine from flooring from an old machine shop. Water proof and virtually rot proof. I don't buy wood. There's all sorts of drop off at construction sites, especially if they happen to do cedar siding. I always glue a piece of aromatic cedar inside the house to ward off any sort of fleas or bugs. I re-oil the cedar each spring.
That sounds so cool. They must be very attractive houses.- Thank Lee.
@@tomrudd1118 I use to sell my houses. Some for $100, some for $50, but most for $20-$30. The more expensive ones were exotic woods and copper nails and dowel construction. But the wife retired and didn't like all the noise in my woodshop in the furnace room so I had to give it up. Sigh!
Thats NICE!!
Very smart
A large bird like a magpie or a squirrel could, possibly, pull the dowel out. Maybe a nut inside and outside the front end of the dowel would prevent that happening ? Oh yes ! I’m going to make a nest to your spec. and I hope it will be as good as yours.
I am sorry but i must remark on 2 points : 1) the hole is a little to small . 2) a bird in flight can't directly enter the house , he needs to land before. So you should add a little area or a little bar, 2 or 3 cm under the hole. Thanks for sharing your idea.
1 1/8th is PERFECT for wrens and chickadees. You don't want larger and you don't want a peg. They have no problems getting in or out. BTW, the male wren makes the nest and makes up to 4 or 5 of them and the female chooses which one she wants. This year the little feller has a female in the house in the backyard and one in the front yard. LOL. He's got his wings full of work taking care of two houses.
I will say, for a wren, that coffee can is larger than they like. I have a 3 1/2" house in the backyard and 4 1/2" house in the front. The sparrows like the 5 1/2" houses.
@@leefury7 Thank you for these informations. You know very well our little friends the birds, congratulations.
Tom, your voice sounds a lot like Kevin Costner. Just an observation. 🙂
Won”t a plastic container become too hot for the babu birds? Just a thought?
I get this question a lot. I have never had a nest full of chicks, die. Air ventilation is very important.
The parent birds don't mind either. So the wood roof must be blocking a lot of heat. Good luck, to you. Thanks
Well done. I have found that making the entrance hole 1 1/2" will open the house to the common sparrow.
update after thinking bird gonna be cooked inside on the HOT days
I'm in the south and summers are sometimes over 100, but I don't ever see any birds nesting during those bad months.
@@tomrudd1118 true
Love this and your instructions are so clear. I'm trying to figure out what size coffee "can" you're using. I've Googled Folgers to see if that would help, but no go. Thanks.
Folgers 11.5 oz, standard size.
@@tomrudd1118 Many thanks!! Stay well.
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So maybe I missed this but how do you mount it?
Hi Jay. I had forgotten that part, if you can believe it. So I made a part two video. Check it out, too.
On the corners of the roof, front and back, pre-drill some holes and put in screws. Use steel wire (not aluminum) from Home Depot or where ever
and wrap the wire around a low branch. The birdhouse should be low enough for you to reach it.
@@tomrudd1118
Thank you I appreciate that info. Great job on the video.
Need to modifty for doves
too bad you didnt glue the ends to the roof , would make for a strong structure
Saybark side out for assembly
If you are an experienced woodworker like I am you could have duplicated his birdhouse just by looking at the thumbnail. Obviously, Tom did not make this video for experienced woodworkers. If my great grandson takes to woodworking, like I hope he will, this would be an awesome video for him to use as a learning project.
Nice flex, my guy!
I might suggest putting some air holes in the coffee can. Most bird houses have air coming in through seams of the wood.
Choosing to have the light behind you when filming makes it difficult to see what your trying to show us. Otherwise, cute project.
I know it. i wish I had thought about it before, recording.
@@tomrudd1118 Still....a really cute project that Im gonna copy!! Lol
Hey Tom, thanks for the video. So...the coffee can is exposed? Meaning, it can be seen. I thought you were going to enclose wood around it.
It's exposed and with 3/16 inch holes drilled in it, you can see twigs and stuff, sticking out.
What did you call that wood?
Bob. He called it Bob...
Common Cedar. At the lumber yard it's just a fence picket. Thanks.
Avoid backlighting! ☹️
EZPZ!
The end grain myth
Better add air conditioning!! Anything other than wood for a bird house will overheat. Poor birds that visit it on a hot day won't use it but if they build before hot weather they may lose their brood??
I always hang these in the shade somewhere. But if you think about it, I have seen birds nesting in street lights, aluminum rain spouts, ...ect.
The temps we get in Texas (100 +) have not yet had a negative influence on birds hatching and living. Air flow seems to be the determining factor.
Those air holes are important and keeping the rain out is another good idea. Thank you for the comment.
I am so "stealing" this idea
You lost my attention when you said, "this honey colored stuff".
This should have been a 4 minute video
Funny, I was thinking the same thing. But then again, maybe I'm just a grumpy old man.
My dear friend, can you not work without bothering yourself and striving to speak, as entering into work and completing the project does not require explanation, words and details that are not important, that your work is a house for birds and not making a car or a complicated device thanks🙂
Not everyone is a handyman / woodworker. So hearing the gentleman explain everything is helpful. Please bear with us.
The gentleman explained everything perfectly. You should thank him for his patience. Not everyone knows everything like you.