Safety First! Use eye protection, always! Use ear protection with loud power tools. Stay with children while they work!

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2 Safety First! Use eye protection, always! Use ear protection with loud power tools Stay with children while they work! Follow tool manufacturers safety guidelines Page 1

3 TOOLS Safety glasses Handsaw - Japanese style - recommended Clamp Drill Driver/drill/countersink bit combo Rafter Square Tape measure Pencil Paint brush Jobs for kids and adults together Adult-only jobs Page 2

4 SUPPLIES Lumber From one piece of 1x6 poplar measuring 36 inches: Cut two side pieces at 10 [25 cm] Cut one back piece at 7-¼ [18.5 cm] Cut one front piece at 6-¼ [16 cm] Cut two roof pieces at 9 [23 cm] From 1x10 poplar or pine, cut one piece at 9 (for the feeding platform) Screws Fifteen (15) 1-5/8 [4.2 cm] exterior-grade # 8 screws; We used PoziSquare screws, which work with either a Phillips or square-head driver bit, or the included PoziSquare bit, which comes in every package of PoziSquare screws. Vinyl gloves Rags for clean-up grit sand paper or sanding sponge Paint Glitter - optional Gap filling adhesive Mulch chips or pea-gravel Bird seed Parachute cord Small screw eyes Matches or lighter Page 3

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7 Overview This easy bird feeder is fun to customize! And it s a good deed to feed songbirds, especially in winter when they can lose one third of their bodyweight in a single cold night! 1. Measure and mark Start your bird feeder by measuring and marking lumber according to the supplies list on Page 3. Use a rafter square to extend each mark into a nice straight line, which will be your cutting guide. 2. Cut The world's easiest hand saw is a Japanese-style pull saw. It cuts on the pull stroke, so it never binds or bends. Kids can easily cut wood if they keep one hand behind their back so they can't possibly hurt themselves. 3. Sand Sand the freshly-cut edges using some sandpaper stapled to a board. Page 6

8 4. Mark Next, use a rafter square to make diagonal lines where we'll cut the roof line of our bird feeder. TIP Your roof line should look like this! 5. Clamp and cut Clamp the board to your work surface and saw along the diagonal angles. (Don't forget to cut a second board for the opposite wall of the house!) 6. Layout Time to start assembling! Lay out the pieces and start marking the boards where you want to add screws. Page 7

9 7. Drill Drill pilot holes through each of your marks using a 1/8-inch [3 mm] drill bit. 8. Countersink After drilling the pilot holes, use a countersink bit to carve a shallow hole for the head of the screw so it doesn't stick out or split the wood. 9. Fasten Kids can drive screws using a small cordless drill. Use a pulsing motion to better control speed and aim. TIP You'll notice that one of the walls seems too short - that's because we've allowed a gap at the bottom for the seeds to spill out with the help of gravity. Page 8

10 10. Fasten Finish pre-drilling and fastening all four walls. 11. Assemble Now put the roof together! Once again, drill pilot holes and countersink holes before driving the screws. 12. Add platform The last step in construction is to attach a bottom platform that the birds will perch on to eat their seeds. 13. Paint Now add some colour to fancy the place up a bit! Page 9

11 14. Squeeze After you're done painting, it's time to add some landscaping. Start with some blobs of gap-filling adhesive to make a path around the house. 15. Lay a path Add chips of mulch (custom-painted!) or gravel pressed into the adhesive to make a border around the edge of the feeding platform. TIP You can either paint the roof or spread on a coat of gap-filling adhesive and sprinkle glitter all over it. 16. Drill and string Next, drill holes in the gables and pass a piece of parachute cord through so you can hang your bird feeder. Page 10

12 17. Drill Next, drill a tiny hole in the roof for an eye-hook. Use the smallest drill bit you have. 18. Install Twist the eye-hook to the right until it won't go any deeper. (Don't forget to add an eye-hook to the opposite side of the roof too!) 19. String Feed the parachute cord through the eye hook. TIP Parachute cord tends to fray, so seal the fibres with the flame from a match or lighter. Page 11

13 20. Fill Lift the roof off to one side and fill the hopper with high-quality bird food like black oil sunflower seeds. Hang your feeder outdoors and wait for the songbirds to thank you with their singing! Alternate design #1 - We glued cut-off wood triangles to the bird feeder and added a tin roof (made with lightweight aluminum flashing from the roofing aisle at Lowe s) that we embossed with an old ballpoint pen that didn t work anymore. For a border to enclose the seeds we plunked pea gravel into a bed of gap-filling adhesive. Alternate design #2 - On this model we added some perches and a round hole (made with an electric jigsaw) so the birds would have additional places to feed. Page 12

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15 DISCLAIMER Almost any do-it-yourself project involves risk of some sort. Your tools, materials, and skill will vary, as will the conditions of your project site. Lowe s Companies Inc., and its subsidiaries ("Lowe s") have made every effort to be complete and accurate in the instructions and other content contained in this publication. However, neither Lowe s nor the publisher will assume any responsibility or liability for damages or losses sustained or incurred in the course of your home improvement or repair project or in the course of your use of the item you create or repair. Always follow the manufacturer s operating instructions in the use of tools, check and follow your local building codes, and observe all standard safety precautions. Prices and supply may vary, so check the cost of materials and labour in your area before beginning any home improvement project. We strive to be accurate, but unintentional errors may occur and we reserve the right to correct any error. See a Lowe s store for information regarding product warranties and any available protection plans. All prices, products and promotions are limited to Canada locations only. This Family Fun video is for informational purposes only. Lowe s assumes no responsibility for the accuracy of the information contained herein and disclaims any liability for omissions, errors or the outcome of any project. Lowe s assumes no responsibility or liability for damages, losses, or injuries sustained in the course of your project or in the course of your use of any item you repair or create. Always follow the manufacturer s operating instructions in the use of tools, and take proper safety precautions when taking on any project. It is your responsibility to ensure that participants engage in age-appropriate activities and that children are appropriately supervised. If there is any question or doubt with regard to any element of a project, please consult with a licensed professional. No part of this video may be reproduced in any form or by any means without prior written permission of Lowe s. Lowe s, the gable design, and Lowe s Family Fun Projects and Learning Through Building are trademarks of LF, LLC. All rights reserved. Page 14