Too small and you may run the risk of fighting between the birds that come to visit.
Making a bird table with roof.
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The thing about the felt shingles that i had not realized is that you do not get individual shingles but sheets of 3 shingles and when you overlay the top with the next row you cover up the joints and they look like individual shingles.
A simple bird table verses an elaborate bird table image courtesy of pinterest.
How to build a bird table using one 2x4 timber and a few scraps of plywood.
Build the faces for the bird table shelter from 1x8s.
With a handsaw or circular saw trim off any excess wood to bring your tabletop to the right size.
Smooth the edges with sandpaper.
Fitting the roof to the bird shelter.
A short video showing how to make a bird table out of pallets and other recycled wood in step by step photgraphs.
Firstly before you start thinking about the design of the bird table you first need to consider.
If you re unsure start with a tabletop roughly 12 by 18 inches 30 by 46 cm in size.
Use a jigsaw to make the angle cuts.
Since making the original bird table i have got a new workshop and i put hexagonal felt shingles on the roof.
Trim a large 1 2 inch 1 3 cm thick piece of wood to your desired size.
Fit the pieces to the top of the bird shelter walls and lock them into place with 1 1 2 nails.