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Recent Entries to this Blog Extreme Birdhouse # 29
Posted: 25 Jun 2007
Extreme Birdhouses ( The Wellington Hotel )
Posted: 01 May 2007
Spring is here
Posted: 18 Apr 2007
Back in the saddle
Posted: 11 Mar 2007
Extreme Birdhouse # 27
Posted: 08 Jan 2007

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Extreme Birdhouse # 29

Category: Cranbrooks Lawn and Garden Ornaments | Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 5:56 pm

Hi everyone
It,s been a busy few months for me but i managed to get another birdhouse done.
This 6 ft birdhouse is made from 70 yr old barn wood.
It has 10 decks ,dormers and almost 70 apartments.
I filled 15 garbage bags just with the sawdust and shavings.





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Extreme Birdhouses ( The Wellington Hotel )

Category: Cranbrooks Lawn and Garden Ornaments | Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 12:01 pm

Hi again everyone
It has been a busy week again for me and i,m not complaining.
This is a birdhouse i started last year but it got put on hold because of winter.

It is made from 120 year old reclaimed barn wood.
This bird mansion measures 5 1/2 ft square and has over 80 apartments.







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Spring is here

Category: Cranbrooks Lawn and Garden Ornaments | Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2007 12:00 pm

Hi everyone
I am so happy that the snow has finally left us.
I decided to start my new garden shed this week.
It will look similar to Ziggy's playhouse i did a while ago.
This shed will have 6 different roofs and 11 windows.




I have also had 5 newspaper articles done recently and i am featured in Canada's largest woodworking magazine called Canadian Home Workshop. May issue.
Here are a couple of my articles.




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Back in the saddle

Category: Cranbrooks Lawn and Garden Ornaments | Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2007 10:45 pm

Hi everyone
Sorry i haven't been here in a while.
I have had some medical problems with my stomach for the past 6 months.
I am getting it taken care of now.

I also haven't been able to work in my shop due to the freezing cold weather. I am hoping to get back to work in the next month or so.
I hope to post some new birdhouses soon.

john

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Extreme Birdhouse # 27

Category: Cranbrooks Lawn and Garden Ornaments | Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2007 2:42 am

Hi everyone and happy new year.
Here is my first birdhouse of the year.
It is made from 150 yr old barn wood.





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Extreme Birdhouses # 22 and 23

Category: Cranbrooks Lawn and Garden Ornaments | Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 12:09 am

Hi everyone.
I have been busy at it again.
i am working outside and it is getting colder fast.
These two houses are both made from 150 yr old barn wood.





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Extreme Birdhouse progress report

Category: Cranbrooks Lawn and Garden Ornaments | Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 11:49 pm

Hi again everyone
Here are a few more updated pictures.
I have a few days left to go.
I just haven't decided on what i am going to use for the roof yet.




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Extreme Birdhouse # 22

Category: Cranbrooks Lawn and Garden Ornaments | Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 10:58 pm

wow # 22 they are getting up threre .lol
this is my latest extreme birdhouse. someone asked me a few weeks ago if i could do a birdhouse that looked like her dads cottage.
here it is in log version.




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Sunrise in Cranbrook ( Fire in the sky)

Category: Cranbrooks Lawn and Garden Ornaments | Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 4:02 pm

Hi everyone ,here is a picture i took this morning of the sun rising in Cranbrook. it looked like fire in the sky. the second picture was taken in front of my pear tree.
i will also have a new birdhouse done in a day or two.
john



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Birds and More Birds.

Category: Cranbrooks Lawn and Garden Ornaments | Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 12:50 am

A few days ago i had some visitors. i think they were all looking for new houses.lol
the weird part was they were only in front of my house no where else.





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