Fitting the roof to the bird shelter.
Making a bird table with roof.
With a handsaw or circular saw trim off any excess wood to bring your tabletop to the right size.
Fit the pieces to the top of the bird shelter walls and lock them into place with 1 1 2 nails.
Smooth the edges with sandpaper.
Trim a large 1 2 inch 1 3 cm thick piece of wood to your desired size.
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A simple bird table verses an elaborate bird table image courtesy of pinterest.
Too small and you may run the risk of fighting between the birds that come to visit.
If you re unsure start with a tabletop roughly 12 by 18 inches 30 by 46 cm in size.
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.
Size how big or small you should make your bird table.
Since making the original bird table i have got a new workshop and i put hexagonal felt shingles on the roof.
Use a measuring tape to mark out the desired size of your bird table tabletop.
Build the faces for the bird table shelter from 1x8s.
Use a jigsaw to make the angle cuts.