New addition to my shop

Rmartin · May 17, 2009

A few weeks ago on a rainy Saturday afternoon, I decided to make a storage bin for my turning blanks. One scrape piece of plywood and two hours later I had it mounted to my shop wall. Last week I noticed some bits of moss and grass on the bench top under my new turning blank bin. It was then that I noticed more bits sticking out of one of the bins. I had to get on a chair to see the birds nest. Today, I checked again, and it looks like I'm going to have 5 additions to my shop.

thewishman · May 17, 2009

Nice storage/nesting area!

DennisM · May 17, 2009

Keep an eye out for when they hatch and the mother discards the shells, would make a interesting Casting....

Dalecamino · May 17, 2009

You built this in two hours ? It would take me two DAYS to lay it out ! That's a very nice bin . Now , is your shop outdoors ? I can't believe the things I'm STILL learning here on the IAP . :good:

Jgrden · May 17, 2009

Sheesh. Train them how to glue and cut blanks.

Rmartin · May 17, 2009

You built this in two hours ? It would take me two DAYS to lay it out ! That's a very nice bin .

Thanks, yeah about 2 hours, maybe less. It's really just a collection of boxes held together at an angle with a 1 x 2 on each side. I did have to cut a beveled piece to be able to screw it to the wall. I may add some trim to dress it up, but for now, it serves mine and the birds purposes.

Now , is your shop outdoors ?

My shop is behind my house in a 100 year old barn/stables which I have been converting into a wookshop. I'm kinda out in the country, locks and such are not really needed, so I've framed a double door opening in the back, but I haven't added the doors yet.:biggrin:

nava1uni · May 17, 2009

I really like the bin and I like that you are leaving the bird's nest alone and giving the bird the opportunity to raise its young. The eggs are beautiful, what kind of bird made this nest.
It would take me longer then 2 days to make the bins. You do nice work.

Glenn McCullough · May 18, 2009

That is a great bin and nest, you must be proud twice. I would need two of those for all my blanks, do you have a measured drawing? I also recognize many blanks from Arizona Sillhouette.

mickr · May 18, 2009

how wonderful..lucky you..

cnirenberg · May 18, 2009

Nice storage bin. No wonder that bird decided to nest there. Probably thought it was a condo or something. Says a lot for your craftsmanship.

Dalecamino · May 18, 2009

Rmartin said:
Thanks, yeah about 2 hours, maybe less. It's really just a collection of boxes held together at an angle with a 1 x 2 on each side. I did have to cut a beveled piece to be able to screw it to the wall. I may add some trim to dress it up, but for now, it serves mine and the birds purposes.

My shop is behind my house in a 100 year old barn/stables which I have been converting into a wookshop. I'm kinda out in the country, locks and such are not really needed, so I've framed a double door opening in the back, but I haven't added the doors yet.:biggrin:

I like that ! Converting a horse barn to a shop . You got snakes out there ? Some eat bird eggs .

I've been told though , they don't like horse manure . Don't know if it's true . Anyway , that's a nice bin . Good job !

Rmartin · May 18, 2009

I would need two of those for all my blanks, do you have a measured drawing?

No, I didn't make a drawing, but maybe some pictures from the side will show how simple this is. Remember, this is unfinished, I'm almost embarassed to show this before I've added the trim work.

One close-up, one full side and one the way it looked on my shop table as I put it together.

kirkfranks · May 18, 2009

Well since Cav hasn't chimed in I will.
Nice of the birds to nest on what looks like already spalted wood.
No harm No fowl.:wink:

Fred · May 18, 2009

I think maybe Cav is still a bit busy trying to decide what species of fowl that bird is.

Very nice of the bird to allow you to use the condo to keep your stock off the snake infested floor. Be sure to make friends with the mama bird by bringing her and the babies some worms and bugs everyday!

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Pretty soon and you will have the fowl flocking to your condo and you will have to move the blanks yet again.

Mudder · May 18, 2009

That is way cool! Do you know what kind of bird it is?

gmcnut · May 18, 2009

Nice one. Looks like you were able to build it on the "Cheap"

CSue · May 20, 2009

I love your nest boxes! And they've got their first family already moved in. Way cool! When fall comes, you can use those cubbies for blanks. ;-)

TellicoTurning · May 20, 2009

Rmartin said:
It was then that I noticed more bits sticking out of one of the bins. I had to get on a chair to see the birds nest. Today, I checked again, and it looks like I'm going to have 5 additions to my shop.

Hopefully they won't be judging your turning work as the little birdy in my shop did... I had a little bowl sitting on the work bench, she landed on the edge of it and promptly passed judgement on the bowl...

Fred · May 25, 2009

Chuck ... maybe that was it's way of letting you know it's newly found feed bowl was completely empty I mean they communicate with us in the only way then can sometimes and some words just aren't clearly spoken in all bird languages.

ldb2000 · May 25, 2009

Fred said:
Chuck ... maybe that was it's way of letting you know it's newly found feed bowl was completely empty I mean they communicate with us in the only way then can sometimes and some words just aren't clearly spoken in all bird languages.

I think Fred is on to something here . The bird wasn't saying your bowl is s..t , it was saying "See , the bowls empty and now so am I .... Feed me!!":biggrin:

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