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The Complete Book of Birdhouse Construction for Woodworkers


by Scott D. Campbell

List Price: $3.50
Available: Usually ships in 24 hours
Sales Rank: 144409
Studio: Dover Publications
Binding: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 48
Publication Date: March 01, 1984
Publisher: Dover Publications


EDITORIAL REVIEWS

Product Description
Expert and inexpensive guide to building 7 wooden birdhouses includes detailed coverage of wood selection, hanging and supporting birdhouses, inspection and cleaning, proper placement, attracting specific species, construction of pest guards, and more. Step-by-step instructions, clear diagrams. Only simple hand tools are needed! 63 illustrations.


CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.0 based on 13 reviews)

Buy it for its reference information only  
Three dollars and fifty cents! I bought it for the reference information mentioned in my review title, i.e., entrance hole sizes by species, along with nest height. For $20, that would be a big one or two stars. For $3.50, that's a solid 5 stars! This is not a pretty backyard birdhouse plan book! It's a short, to the point treatise on what birds like and need.


August 20, 2008

Not enough content  
Not that many designs. The designs included are limited to birds for certain regions of the USA.
August 07, 2008

birdhouses  
I gave this as a gift to my daughter. She was delighted with it so now she and I have our summer project of making birdhouses.
May 11, 2008

Basic design, but provides excellent sizing tables  
At first I thought I had purchased a bulletin, because the book is not very substantial, but upon examining the book, it contains some valuable tables on the proper dimensions of the bird houses (depth, width, height, material, hole size, etc).
January 24, 2008

Not so complete guide  
Don't expect to open this book and start building birdhouses right away. There are very few diagrams or pictures, mostly detailed discussions of bird house attributes. This is not the book for children or first time builders since the author assumes the reader is already a woodworker. However, careful reading will reveal a lot of useful information, making this a welcome addition to my "how to" library.
December 18, 2007


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