| Project by Mitch Erceg | posted 07-29-2011 11:33 AM | 2581 views | 1 time favorited | 11 comments |  |
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Each birdhouse is carefully constructed with screws, brass nails, copper, various glues & epoxies. Some are sealed with lacquer, some are not. For versatility, all birdhouses can either stand freely or hang from the top or back. I use a wood burning tool to freehand the botanical decorations, to add more depth & interest. As a tribute to my mom, most birdhouses are adorned with a butterfly. She loved butterflies! Although each birdhouse is completely functional, most are kept indoors to be admired as beautiful works of art.
Main Construction
Roof: Bleached Ash
Body: Sassafras
Face: Zebrawood
Back: Pine
Details
Top Point: Thika Pod
Trim: Radiata Pine, Zebrawood & Yew
Entranceway: Zebrawood
Thanks for looking!
-- Mitch, NJ, http://www.birdhouseking.com/
11 comments so far
Lidiya Blaznina (Лидия Блазнина)
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#1 posted 07-29-2011 11:58 AM
Nice work !
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Schwieb
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#2 posted 07-29-2011 01:30 PM
I have joked many times that I wanted to be a birdhouse architect when I grow up. This is really, really nice work
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Maveric777
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#3 posted 07-29-2011 02:51 PM
I like it… Very artistic…
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michelletwo
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#4 posted 07-29-2011 03:13 PM
wow! nOW THAT IS A BIRDHOUSE!! Truly a work of art. Too well done to be outside!! You obviously take great pride in your work, & you should. this is wonderful
Thaqeb Alserhan
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#5 posted 07-29-2011 03:52 PM
Wow! This is luxury!!
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longgone
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#6 posted 07-29-2011 04:24 PM
That is fantastic. The poor birds don’t knoq what they are missing since it will be kept inside. Some inside birds, maybe? Looking forward to seeing more.
helluvawreck
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#7 posted 07-29-2011 04:37 PM
Wow, it looks kind of like the little ginger bread man’s house. That looks so good that the birds might try to eat it. You did a fine job on this.
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Tim Kindrick
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#8 posted 07-29-2011 08:49 PM
You should enter that in the summer birdhouse contest. It’s awesome!!!
-- I have metal in my neck but wood in my blood!!
mtnwild
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#9 posted 07-30-2011 01:07 AM
That’s beautiful! Really super!
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Mitch Erceg
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#10 posted 07-30-2011 04:35 AM
Thank you all for the kind words. Good luck to everyone in the contest!
-- Mitch, NJ, http://www.birdhouseking.com/
mmh
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#11 posted 08-02-2011 04:47 PM
Very nicely designed and executed! A bird house for a high rent district!
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