How to Make Wooden Bird Houses

Bird houses provide a place for nesting for various types of birds. Most bird houses are put up around a home or garden by bird enthusiasts. When building bird houses, it is important to make them as weather proof as possible, with adequate ventilation, and to place them in an area the birds will feel secure nesting in---that means an area not too busy with human activity in most cases.

Things You'll Need

  • 4 wooden slabs, 6 by 8, 1/4 inch wide
  • 2 wooden slabs 6 by 6, 1/4inch wide
  • Scroll saw
  • Hammer
  • Nails
  • 2 hinges, small sized
  • Door clasp
  • Drill
  • Screws
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Instructions

    • 1

      Cut a door in the center of one of the four slabs with the scroll saw, around two inches high and wide. This is a door size suitable for house finches.

    • 2

      Arrange the 4 slabs into a rectangle box, nailing them together.

    • 3

      Nail one of the 6 by 6 slabs onto the bottom of the box.

    • 4

      Drill three holes, equidistant apart around 1/2 inch from the top of each side of the box, for ventilation.

    • 5

      Place the remaining 6 by 6 slab on top of the box, for the lid. Drill in the hinges to the box and the lid, making sure the lid stays aligned. Screw the door clasp in on the opposite side of the hinges, so that you have a lid that lifts and locks.