One of life’s little pleasures is the sound of birds tweeting in a garden, and one of the easiest ways to draw birds to your garden is with a bird feeder. Follow this handy step-by-step video to make your own.
What you need:
Measuring tape
Pencil
Wood cut to size: 250mm x 92mm x 11mm (four planks)
Drill
Wood drill bit (10mm to 12mm)
Wood glue
Panel pins
Hammer
Wooden dowel stick: 12mm dowel stick (100mm)
Woodoc Colours Brights in Yellow
Woodoc Water-Borne Deck Clear Matt/Low Gloss. (1 litre)
Paintbrush and tray/bowl
Sandpaper
Small plate or catch tray for mini terracotta pot (from a nursery)
Superglue
Rope
Step-by-step video: how to make a bird feeder
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6 steps to make a bird feeder:
1. The four planks will create a cube box as the frame of the bird feeder. In the centre of two of the planks drill holes for the rope and the wooden dowel (10 – 12mm wood drill bit for the dowel to fit in snugly) on which the plate for the birdseed will be mounted.
2. Join the planks to create the cube, with the planks with the holes in them opposite each other (top and bottom of cube). Fasten with wood glue and hammer in panel pins.
3. Dab (or dribble) wood glue on the tip of the dowel stick and insert it into the bottom plank’s hole.
4. Mix the yellow Woodoc Brights Colour into the sealer and paint the box with a light coat, leave to dry and sand lightly. Paint two to three coats depending on the intensity required.
5. Thread the rope from which the bird feeder will hang through the top hole and secure with a knot.
6. Glue the small plate for the seeds onto the dowel with superglue.
Scoop birdseed into the feeder and hang your project in the garden for the birds to enjoy.
Woodoc Water-Borne Deck Clear Matt/Low Gloss is developed in South Africa using the most advanced international technology and is high in UV-absorbers to withstand the harsh African sun and extreme weather. It’s the answer to keeping decks looking beautiful for longer.
Woodoc Colours are formulated to be added to the Clear Woodoc Sealer of your choice to ensure an easy and controlled application. Woodoc Colours are available in various fashion shades and eight wood shades, and can be used on pine furniture, wooden floors, wooden toys, wooden patio furniture, garage doors and gates.
For more information on Woodoc wood-care and maintenance products, visit www.woodoc.com.
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