Made a Robin Nest Box

Made a Robin Nest Box on Saturday, after 2 coats of pva to seal the wood. seemed to take ages this one as I worked from my own design in my head and the shed paint Im using takes about 8 coats before it covers properly, so took all day to finish.
Did a coat then dried with hair dryer :D
If I make anymore ill also ad a bit more 1 x 1" to the roof for nailing as the front and back ply was a bit thin, unless I have some thicker ply to use that is, just using scraps of ply at the moment :roll:
The base you can see in the first pick, eventually had 4, 6mm holes drilled for drainage.






This is the original size I made it but looked too tall so got the trusty panel saw out and chopped an inch of the top :D

 

Well impressed, I like that "camouflage green."


Shouldn't you have a little facia board on the front saying "Robin Snest?"

(Old joke from the first episode of that comedy series).

 

It's lovely, I hope you get some grateful residents!

 

Thanks for the comments everybody.

Hya John, I did used to be a site joiner, but due to knee and back problems I got out of the trade, not good when you self employed.
I do still like to buy decent tools as they last longer, I don't generally by Dewalt though as they are a bit pricey, that drill came as a Christmas present last year I tend to buy Makita as a local hire shop is also a main dealer and service shop for them and is pretty solid kit.

 

Hya John, some of the cheaper brands have really come on in recent years and more than adequate for hobby use.

That said I did buy a JCB mitre saw, which unfortunately ended up being thrown out of the shed (literally) :dh:No matter how I adjusted it, I just couldn't get it to cut accurate, was only out by a couple off mm but enough to show and is actually quite a lot over a 90mm mitre cut.
I ended up buying a Makita one which you can now buy for just over £100
http://www.screwfix.com/prods/37605...Makita-MLS100-1-250mm-110V-Compound-Mitre-Saw