Show F handicraft FOR BOYS by A NEELY HALL 4 I 1 WO by br A nta HIU woodpecker HOUSES houses for woodpecker woodpeckers mast must be nde with deep cavities like the hollow tree trunks and brancheau bran chee chea in which they nest the little downy woodpecker require requires a cavity extending about 8 inches below the doorway measuring about 4 inches laches square on the bottom and a dohrwa doorway VA inches I 1 IMP in diameter the hairy woodpecker tes house should have a cavity extending 12 to 15 inches below the doorway measuring 0 6 inches square on the bottom and a doorway 1 2 inches in diameter the redhead woodpecker requires the same size car cay ity as n the hairy woodpecker but an entrance 2 inches in diameter the flickers house should have a cavity extending between 16 and 18 inches below the doorway and a doorway inches in di diameter arAter tho the house houses in mm rig 1 and 2 were planned to accommodate fl ickers you can reduce the dimensions to suit other species of woodpeckers woodpeck em fig pit 3 show shown the framework of the D f 0 U N e A J C C 2 house in FIs fig 1 first prepare top an and d bottom piece A by pattern in fig rig a the curbed curled front of the house la to in closed in tin I 1 used ved the of five dve tomato cans lapping the edge of each strip inch over the edge of the preceding strip tack the tin id 13 strips fl with ith carpet tacks prepare side piece pieces 0 fig 4 after ahe 10 front has been in one ono cut the doorway in the post position t 0 n shown in rig C m C cut ut roof root board D fig B 5 by the pattern in fig 0 1 and nail mail it to top piece A with equal projections at the sides and a rear projection ejection to cover back board a prepare pare back board E by the pattern in rg 0 and it to ho the rear edge of roof piece D w with bitsi ft pair air of hinges fig 7 shows a detail of the Ie perches sticks r end and I 1 aro are inch 7 cj I 1 I 1 A T L E T dowel ticks cut blocks 0 and II 11 of the dimensions given la in fig 8 bore a hole in bottom pis alce ce A to receive click F and nail nall through 0 into A the house jq q I 1 tg ig 2 Is shown in cross section in fig 0 with nil alt part parts lettered in a manner corresponding ro fi that used on the patterns in fig 10 front and back boards A may be made of 4 inch tuff stuff sides des A D roof boards C floor D and blocks V and 0 should be cut out of inch stuff cut the main parts before starting to assem ble first nail the four sides together then add the roof roof boards 0 must be mitered miter cd or one piece lapped over the edge of the other at the ridge cover the joint with a strip ct of ua tin fasten floor D between the sides with crew screws so it may way be removed for bouse cleaning the nab made up of spools it and the block 0 to 19 held by call nail I 1 driven through the center into base 0 I 1 there are six sit brackets I 1 F to support boards E fig rig 0 9 fig fit 2 show shows the locati locations om miter litter boards 8 at the corner |