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Material List
(1) 1″ x 2″ x 8′ – cedar
Cut List
(2) .75″ x 1.5″ x 13.5″ front and back
(2) .75″ x 1.5″ x 8″ sides
(2) .75″ x 1.5″ x 8″ support sides
(2) .75″ x 1.5″ x 2″ support spacers
Milling & Assembly
| To get started on building the Window Bird Feeder. I cut all of my boards to size. I used my miter saw for this, but any good saw should be able to do the job easily. | |
| For assembly I used (a lot of) exterior rated glue to the sides and front and back boards. I clamped these up until they were dry (about an hour). The glue up surface should be enough to hold this together. I could have reinforced using screws or brads, but I think mine will hold up. | |
| For the bottom of the window bird feeder I cut a piece of screen to size and attached it using a staple gun. There are different types of screen available I used aluminum for mine. | |
| The next step is to create the support bars. To do this I attached the support spacers to the support bars using an exterior rated glue. I clamped them up until dry (about an hour). | |
| To hang my feeder I chose to use some simple screw eyes installed into the top of the support bars. I pre-drilled the holes for the screw eyes to ensure I didn’t split the wood. | |
| To finish my windows bird feeder I attached the support bars to the feeder using an exterior rated glue and screws. I placed the bars inset from the sides about .75″ and about .25″ inset from the top.
To mount this to my window; I used suction cups that I picked up at a local big box store. |
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