Includes advice on designing, selecting natural materials, assembling, and detailing functional and fun feeders and housing for bluebirds, chickadees, wrens, and more.
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Bring a Bit of Old-World Charm into Your Yard!
North America's Master Thatcher, Colin McGhee, shows you how to make charming and functional birdhouses and feeders using simplified thatch-roof techniques, basic woodworking skills, and decorative painting touches.
Explore the fascinating history and techniques of thatch and create beautiful thatched-roof feeders and birdhouses designed to fit the specific needs and preferences of some of your favorite backyard birds.
* Learn which reeds and grasses in your area are perfect for thatching
* Create thatched houses for bluebirds, chickadees, wrens, owls, and even bats and butterflies
* Build a thatched bird feeder for all your backyard birds
* Cover store-bought feeders with thatch to make them something special
About the Author
Colin McGhee started thatching at the age of 16 in Essex, England. At the age of 25, he became the youngest thatcher ever to win the Master Thatcher's Cup. He then moved to the United States, where he has thatched roofs for the Jamestown Settlement, the Bronx Zoo, and numerous individuals. He has written the Storey title Rustic Birdhouses and Feeders. He now lives in Virginia.
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Thatch, basically defined, is vegetation used to roof a structure. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
multipurpose scissors, firewood wedge, screech owl house, bird statistics, exterior wood glue, celtic cottage, waterproof lacquer, roof anchors, spray gloss, raccoon guard, wooden anchors, galvanized deck screws, roof trim, bluebird box, enamel spray paint, speed square, bat box, western screech owls, thatching material, mailbox door, bat house, eastern screech owl, wren house, screwdriver bit, paint pen Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Glance Length, Nesting Requirements Entrance, Thatching the Roof, Installing the Floor, North America New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Thatch, basically defined, is vegetation used to roof a structure. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
multipurpose scissors, firewood wedge, screech owl house, bird statistics, exterior wood glue, celtic cottage, waterproof lacquer, roof anchors, spray gloss, raccoon guard, wooden anchors, galvanized deck screws, roof trim, bluebird box, enamel spray paint, speed square, bat box, western screech owls, thatching material, mailbox door, bat house, eastern screech owl, wren house, screwdriver bit, paint pen Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Glance Length, Nesting Requirements Entrance, Thatching the Roof, Installing the Floor, North America New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Everything You Never Learned About Birds by Rebecca Rupp in Back Matter
- The Backyard Birdhouse Book: Building Nestboxes and Creating Natural Habitats by René Laubach in Back Matter
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