Hi everyone i am john from cranbrook ontario. i am a semi retired carpenter due to a work injury. i now spend most of my time building birdhouses and lawn ornaments from reclaimed wood. (hobby only) my hobbies are woodworking and gardening, nature. here are a few pics of my work. http://community.webshots.com/user/cranbrook2 [/img]
Very nice work. I especially liked the third picture of the huge structure in front of the sawhorses. What do it do? I'm not making fun. I really do like it. What is it's function? Welcome to the forum. There are a lot of really nice folks here. I hope you enjoy it. DR
Thanks desert rat. the 3rd pic is a 5 1/2 ft birdhouse .it is just about finished. i drill the holes last so the birds don,t go in until it is 8 ft in the air.the roof will be done with copper. thanks john
Wonderful work - I love the goose cutouts on the rails, and the birdhouse. I have carpenters in my family, so I have some concept of all the time and care that goes into making it come out 'just right.' Looking forward to seeing more. Have you done any garden architecture, like intersting trellises or obelisks?
Welcome to GardenStew, lots of magnificent people here who are always will to help and have a good laugh. That's great work John, birdhouses built for kings It would be great to get some tips or insight into the process you use when starting a new project. That would make for great reading! Or a great blog. Why don't you add yourself to our member map and put you birthday into our calendar.
Hi John, Well to say I'm impressed with your carpentry skills would be an understatement!!!! They are beautiful and soooo detailed. Have you any more examples of you work that you can show us? I do hope so. :-D You know you really should think about selling some of them as they would be extremely popular. Such a pity that I live in Scotland or you might just have had your first commission. WELCOME to Gardenstew - sorry got carried away with your arch and bird houses and almost forgot!!!
Thank you all very much for the nice welcome and very nice replies. i build all the birdhouses out of barn board between 60-150 yrs old. i have built 19 log birdhouses so far. i have won woodworking contest for them. i had 2 newspapers in my area do stories on them and a major woodworking magazine wants to do an article on them. i do not build them to make money but i do build them in hopes to inspire other people to show them what is possible with salvaged wood. i have 97 more pictures on my site. http://community.webshots.com/user/cranbrook2 Thank you again everyone for all the nice replies. john maybe someone could give me some tips on how to do a blog. thanks
Welcome Hi John Welcome to Garden Stew .I'm new here too. Your work is absolutely fantastic.I would love to have that kind of talent. Gosh I don't see how you do it. glendann
Hey John Welcome to the Stew!! Great to have you on board!! Your birdhouses are outstanding!!Great work!! Julie
LOVE THE WORK!!!! Beautiful work! I have always wanted to learn to work with wood. I just love the way wood looks after its been sanded and worked. JUST Beautiful! A 5 foot birdhouse! WOW! LOL Those are perfect for ppl with not many trees in their yards, huh? Maybe I can get hubby to make me one! Birdie Condos! Cant wait to get to know you!
