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Old 09-02-2010, 08:58 PM   #21
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Re: Contractor Talk Birdhouse Building Contest Winner !

Congrats Mac!

Thank You!

Lone, Mac, Crow, Brian, Ron....I'm happy as sh!t....'smiling 'ear to ear'!

The talk of future competitions is awesome....

I was thinking......maybe the winner's prize could be choosing the next project, or setting the new parameters...???

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Old 09-02-2010, 10:00 PM   #22
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Re: Contractor Talk Birdhouse Building Contest Winner !

I was thinking for a future contest i could donate a copy of birdhouse plans for one of my birdhouses to build .
This model takes about 10 hours to build . Maybe everyone could add their own personal touch to it to make it interesting and unique.
It is just a thought

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Mac,

Great design & job building the winning birdhouse.
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Congratulations Built By Mac!

You could go into business selling those!

Outstanding!!
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Re: Contractor Talk Birdhouse Building Contest Winner !

Great job Mac. And your right, any time spent doing something you love with your kids makes you a winner.

Cranbrook, Wow! Thats a nice bird condo. Just wondering, what kind of bird is it designed for? It looks like a Purple Martin colony but the entry holes look small enough to be for a bluebird. Not criticizing at all just wondering about the specs.

Bluebirds are very territorial and usually wont build nests close to one another. Martins live together in a colony and require a larger hole to get in the condo. (1/2" I'm thinking)

From the quality of your work I expect you already know all that though.
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here is the link for those fo you interested in this,,: http://www.contractortalk.com/f116/p...4/#post1000538

To many pics to put here,,,,

Thanks
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here is the link for those fo you interested in this,,: http://www.contractortalk.com/f116/p...4/#post1000538

To mant pics to put here,,,,

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There's little gutters and downspouts! I hadn't notice that before.

Very cool detail.

you Sir, are an artist!
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Hangin' out w/ my boy, workin' on a project together...I considered it a 'win' before the polls even opened.

MW, after we built it, I did some research about birdhouses. Realistically, our birdhouse, as built, is not conducive to actual habitation. The platform in front of the opening gives larger predator birds a spot to stand while they peck in and try and eat the young. There has been local interest in it though, so I am going to redesign and work on selling some over the winter months.

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Mac, You know, you'll solve the "predator problem" by just turning the house around so the deck, hot tub and BBQ are on the BACK deck (like a normal house!) instead of on the front porch. :-) You need a cooler of birdie-beers on there.
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Great job Mac. And your right, any time spent doing something you love with your kids makes you a winner.

Cranbrook, Wow! Thats a nice bird condo. Just wondering, what kind of bird is it designed for? It looks like a Purple Martin colony but the entry holes look small enough to be for a bluebird. Not criticizing at all just wondering about the specs.

Bluebirds are very territorial and usually wont build nests close to one another. Martins live together in a colony and require a larger hole to get in the condo. (1/2" I'm thinking)

From the quality of your work I expect you already know all that though.
Thanks sawdaddy !
Most of my medium to large birdhouses are designed for sparrows or bluebirds .
I do purple martin houses once in a while like this one . I also build smaller houses about 2 ft square for martins .I just drill the holes larger .
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Great job . Congratulation !
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I Like these , so pretty
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Re: Contractor Talk Birdhouse Building Contest Winner !

You guys are awesome, those are great!
Thought about this thread when I was out on a bid the other day and saw this!
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Skill AND artistry! Fantastic!
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You guys got MAD SKILLS

No Doubt.

So I guess I kinda lost huh?

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