Re: Staved Birdhouse WoodTurning Construction - Has Anyone Turned One?

What jig was devised to cut the staves?

Table saw.

What glue is used?

Epoxy or Resocinol for longest life.

If a two-part epoxy is used on the outside (to protect it from the UV > rays) - what type, and where can you get it?

Ya got it backwards. Epoxy is VERY sensitive to UV. In boats, it must be protected by Spar Varnish with UV inhibitor.

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Dan Bollinger
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item 16J40.56 will get you there. The jig for the TS is firewood. Polyurethane glue or resorcinol.

Naked is good for the wood and the bird.

Jammed on cones between centers. Inside left as is.

Reply to
George

Joe, there was a good article in the AAW Journal on making staved wood birdhouses. All the information you need to get started. The magazine was probably published 4+ years ago.

Jim

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Jim Pugh

I haven't "turned" but last Spring I did build a large number of octagonal birhouses which _could_ have been turned pretty easily had I desired to -- just one step away really. For the jig question, probably the easiest way is not to use one at all -- buy a "birdsmouth" router bit (appropriate name, eh?) that suits the number of sides you intend to use and you will find that everything becomes instantly easier especially the glueup. I bought a three-cutter set from Lee Valley but I'm sure that others are selling them by now.

As for glue, I used Gorilla poly glue for my western red cedar boxes and it worked very well.

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John McGaw

I have turned about 2 dozen or so. The last ten or so have been special orders for retirement gifts and as an odd wedding present.

I use 9 pieces for the stave construction cut on a table saw with the blade at 20 deg. I glue up staves long enough to make 3 bird houses. I put them together with Biscuit joints, tightbond II, and web clamps. When the glue dries I cut the cylinder into 3 sections. I've always used cypress for the staves.

I hold the cylinders on the lathe with 2 disks that have a tenon sized to fit inside the glued up stave section. The one used on the headstock side has a recess for an expanding chuck and the other is screwed onto a Oneway center. A light parting cut on each end of the birdhouse cylinder will true it up from the saw cut.

After turning round and sanding, I drill the hole through the center of one of the staves.

I never put any finish on the inside and usually put a few coats of spar varnish on the outside. The one in my yard for the past ten years has been the home for titmice, a gray treefrog and for the past 3 years flying squirrels.

Happy Turning, Al

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Al Hockenbery

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