Cedar bird houses

[allen levine]

I made 9 bird feeders total
My daughter sold 6 today at 50 dollars each
She bragged to me hey dad I didn't even start to set up for auction
I wanted to explain that yeah when things are free it's easy to generate money
She also has 2 bird houses on hold till she gets paid tomorrow

For me it's not really woodworking that I feel any deep satisfaction of any accomplishment
It's fun easy projects that someone with a good back and legs could knock out a few a day but people seem to want these even though anyone can walk into any garden center and see a wide variety of similar items
Snoopy needs some touching up on the white but this one was super fast to make and I hardly put in any time

The only thing is people have to know how to mount some of these

Snoopy will have a removable sliding base made out of lucite to clean out if occupied

 

[Vaughn McMillan]

I really like your Snoopy design.

 

[allen levine]

It's not snoopy it's his cousin
Just took it off picture off internet


This one was going to be last one but with my plans getting squashed for weekend I'll probably make another one

This one will be very colorful at least if it isn't appealing

I hung snoops cousin on my garage and my daughter told me why I have 3 people that want it
She's killing me

 

[Ryan Mooney]

I dunno, I have a bit of a sneaking suspicion you're having to much fun with these to stop

Maybe you need to sell a couple full price to finance the wood for some more charity options

 

[allen levine]

My daughter wants more but I'm done with that
She wanted a few and managed to squeeze 10 out of me
I still have to make 2 more old man houses and one feeder for the ones I took back for her

I was working in shop skipped lunch and I started getting a bit antsy light headed due to quick drop in blood sugar
I'm diabetic and 69 glucose level is not good for me
I sat down and had some juice
Ready to go again
Unfortunately I thought I was done with this one but the right side of green roof was 1/2 inch short
Careless but once I get low blood sugar I seem to not think straight
Will recut now and paint

This is a great use of shorts and scraps

 

[allen levine]

My favorite part of this one was the teddy bear eye I pulled out of stuffed animal tossed out with an eye hanging out
I took the loose eye pulled it out and sprayed it red and used it for door handle

 

[allen levine]

I dunno, I have a bit of a sneaking suspicion you're having to much fun with these to stop

Maybe you need to sell a couple full price to finance the wood for some more charity options

She's going to get more then I could sell them for
50 for feeders is what we saw them for in shady maple goods store in Lancaster
Anyone who's visited Lancaster knows the store
The houses she thinks will get more then 75 each is what I think they should bring in
I've seen them for 89 online

 

[allen levine]

Elen got texted an hour ago
One of the school districts employee wanted a feeder and asked her if I would make one and sell it to her
My daughter sold them all
Just what I didnt want

Elen worked in this district for 21 or so years and everyone knows her