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IANYOUNG
Oldbird
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David
Oldbird
Posts : 43166
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Location : Leeds
| | Subject: Re: making nestboxes Thu Feb 17, 2011 8:12 pm | |
| looking very nice those ian, 18 mm will last a lifetime............what would the total cost to make a block of 4 be roughly if you dont mind me asking.....? i know 18 mm ply isnt cheap. |
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IANYOUNG
Oldbird
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Age : 60
Location : south shields
| | Subject: Re: making nestboxes Thu Feb 17, 2011 8:14 pm | |
| made two sets of four for £130 didnt make much on them so will have to be £150 from now on these have also got ply back |
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David
Oldbird
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Location : Leeds
| | Subject: Re: making nestboxes Thu Feb 17, 2011 8:17 pm | |
| yes noticed the ply backs, is this approx 5mm ...? i bought 3 sets of 4 chip and they cost a fortune, but at least it saved me the job of making them...... |
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IANYOUNG
Oldbird
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Location : south shields
| | Subject: Re: making nestboxes Thu Feb 17, 2011 8:19 pm | |
| 6mm backs only took 2hrs to make david |
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David
Oldbird
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Location : Leeds
| | Subject: Re: making nestboxes Thu Feb 17, 2011 8:22 pm | |
| did you use a bench saw or circular....? when i made my 18 mm chip boxes it took me hours with a hand saw.......  |
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oldstrain
Oldbird
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Location : the magic roundabout
| | Subject: Re: making nestboxes Thu Feb 17, 2011 8:22 pm | |
| nice job ian look well  |
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David
Oldbird
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Location : Leeds
| | Subject: Re: making nestboxes Thu Feb 17, 2011 8:23 pm | |
| he should have been a joiner darren................ |
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IANYOUNG
Oldbird
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Location : south shields
| | Subject: Re: making nestboxes Thu Feb 17, 2011 8:27 pm | |
| pmsl used a tennon saw david |
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oldstrain
Oldbird
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| | Subject: Re: making nestboxes Thu Feb 17, 2011 8:29 pm | |
| - ian wrote:
- pmsl used a tennon saw david
coping saw is best |
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David
Oldbird
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| | Subject: Re: making nestboxes Thu Feb 17, 2011 8:30 pm | |
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IANYOUNG
Oldbird
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| | Subject: Re: making nestboxes Thu Feb 17, 2011 8:33 pm | |
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chris perry
Hatchling
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Location : walsall, westmidlands,
| | Subject: Re: making nestboxes Thu Feb 17, 2011 8:55 pm | |
| nice job there, well done |
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David
Oldbird
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| | Subject: Re: making nestboxes Thu Feb 17, 2011 8:55 pm | |
| - ian wrote:
- or a pad saw
or a jig saw...........PMSL |
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oldstrain
Oldbird
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| | Subject: Re: making nestboxes Thu Feb 17, 2011 8:59 pm | |
| hacksaw is the best  |
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David
Oldbird
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| | Subject: Re: making nestboxes Thu Feb 17, 2011 9:03 pm | |
| junior hacksaw ....??? |
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IANYOUNG
Oldbird
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David
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IANYOUNG
Oldbird
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| | Subject: Re: making nestboxes Thu Feb 17, 2011 9:06 pm | |
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David
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| | Subject: Re: making nestboxes Thu Feb 17, 2011 9:07 pm | |
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IANYOUNG
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| | Subject: Re: making nestboxes Thu Feb 17, 2011 9:08 pm | |
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David
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| | Subject: Re: making nestboxes Thu Feb 17, 2011 10:14 pm | |
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Don Webb
Oldbird
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Location : Tipton
| | Subject: Re: making nestboxes Thu Feb 17, 2011 10:44 pm | |
| Ian nice boxes, they 2 feet deep?, as my own boxes were the same way made but that was many years ago had them from Denny Lofts, Walsall
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Don Webb
Oldbird
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| | Subject: Re: making nestboxes Thu Feb 17, 2011 10:47 pm | |
| Ian you should have got the plough plane out to place a grove in the ply so the base could sit in the grove then you could add a little more strenght to the base of each box rather than the butt joint
But not knocking a nice job fair play |
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David
Oldbird
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| | Subject: Re: making nestboxes Thu Feb 17, 2011 11:37 pm | |
| ian, are the w/hood fronts the wire type.......they look like it from the photo. |
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