Fitting the roof to the bird shelter.
Making a bird table with roof.
Build the faces for the bird table shelter from 1x8s.
Since making the original bird table i have got a new workshop and i put hexagonal felt shingles on the roof.
Too small and you may run the risk of fighting between the birds that come to visit.
I ve added two pot plant boxes and bird boxes in the roof.
Size how big or small you should make your bird table.
Use a measuring tape to mark out the desired size of your bird table tabletop.
The thing about the felt shingles that i had not realized is that you do not get individual shingles but sheets of 3 shingles and when you overlay the top with the next row you cover up the joints and they look like individual shingles.
A short video showing how to make a bird table out of pallets and other recycled wood in step by step photgraphs.
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Firstly before you start thinking about the design of the bird table you first need to consider.
How to build a bird table using one 2x4 timber and a few scraps of plywood.
Use a jigsaw to make the angle cuts.
Trim a large 1 2 inch 1 3 cm thick piece of wood to your desired size.
Fit the pieces to the top of the bird shelter walls and lock them into place with 1 1 2 nails.
If you re unsure start with a tabletop roughly 12 by 18 inches 30 by 46 cm in size.