Free Bird House Plans

Carved Owl Coat Hanger
The owl is a departure from Amateur Woodworker's normal type of project in that it involves carving rather than the more usual woodworking skills. However, it is still in keeping with AW's philosophy of needing just a handful of tools.

Bird's Nesting Box
As winter descends upon us, it is time to skip ahead and begin considering the spring (it's certainly one way of ignoring the darker evenings!) In particular, now is the time to start building a bird nesting box so that when the spring does arrive, your local birds have a nice new home. By putting the...

Nesting Tables
I made the tables as they are shown using a table saw, router, scroll saw, drill press, jointer and biscuit joiner. The jointer is only a convenient way to taper the legs,...

Birdhouse
This project is simple enough for 3 year olds, yet can work for children up to pre-teen years. Materials needed: 1 x 8" pine board 6' long 6d nails, or 2" finish head screws 3/8" dowel...

Building A Birdhouse
This project will be easier if you have a band saw, table saw or scroll saw; however, power tools are unnecessary. Many people receive tremendous satisfaction from constructing bird houses using only...

Nesting Box
A nexting box for American Robins or Barn Swallows. Great scout or school project. DXF Format...

Bird House Lamp
Cute lamp in the form of a two-story birdhouse. Nice weekend project. DXF Format...

Housing Guidelines For The Birds
You'll find few things in life as pleasant as watching and listening to the activity of songbirds. From dawn to dusk they display boundless energy as they nest, feed, and raise their families. But today's...

The Wren And Blue Jay Bird Houses
Here are two simple Bird House designs that you can easily build in a single weekend! Getting the birds to flock to your home is a lot easier when you provide them with elegant, low- cost housing that...

Free Traditional Birdhouse Plan
Our simplest and least expensive project to build. Follow these detailed illustrated design plans and your birdhouse will be completed in about an hour. All you need are these plans, a 1"x6" board (We...

Close Encounters Of The Bird Kind
Building some bird housing will improve your libido as the natural forces of Spring work their magic. Artisans' work featured on this Episode...

Birdhouses
Birds of a feather will flock to this handsome trio of houses For some reason, birdhouses are overlooked as worthwhile woodworking projects and are supposedly only for novice beginners. But designing a great birdhouse is harder than it looks. The design must enable you to open it up for an annual cleaning—without...

Bat House
Measure and mark all wood as per cutting diagrams. Cut out all parts. Cut six pieces of netting 14"x21" and one piece 16"x30". Staple smaller pieces to partitions and larger pieces...

Bird Feeder
The Plexiglas sides show the level of the feed. However, Masonite can be used instead. Either material can be attached with screws or nails directly to the edges of the ends, or you can saw a kerf 1/4...

Wren House
Note that this house may be top-mounted, back-mounted or hung from a limb or porch. If it is to be back-mounted on a post or tree, the back should be 8 inches long-or you can nail a longer board to the...