#51 Making Bluebird Boxes With Cedar Fence Boards - Inexpensive Bluebird House

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[@N-1951]

At. 9:51 he makes a crosscut without the miter gauge ,running the end of the board against fence. This is dangerous. If the board twists a little bit the blade will grab it and throw it back at the operator with a lot of force. I’ve been guilty of the same mistake and got hit in the stomach with enough force to cut through my shirt and skin! Google table saw kickback .

[@azuaris]

Love the bird house and I like how you showed what to do when the nails were too long, I was thinking you probably had to rip apart the boards, well that's what I would have done if that happened to me hahaha. Thank you for sharing. And I love the benches too

[@WoodsTreeFarm]

Thanks a lot! I makes lots of mistakes and always show what I learn along the way :) Appreciate you watching and taking a moment to leave the comment. Have a great day

[@larryl2459]

In the south we cut the corners off the bottom for ventilation

[@gregandmellissastephens166]

Danger Danger Will Robinson! Don't use your fence like that! Geeez!

[@WoodsTreeFarm]

kickback risk is pretty low with an angled blade, but yeah, shoulda had a gap block there. Thanks for watching!

[@terrymcmillan5105]

When using a brad nailer the gun should be placed perpendicular to the narrow facing board. This will eliminate the nails from protruding through a board's face. Thanks for the ideas.

[@WoodsTreeFarm]

The longer finish nails rode the grain to the surface. The brad nailer with shorter fasteners didn't have the same problem

[@herbsu4330]

@@WoodsTreeFarm Terry gave you the correct method.

[@dave434]

That cedar board was over 3 dollar last week when I bought one at Lowe's.

[@WoodsTreeFarm]

You're lucky. I haven't been able to find any cedar fence boards in my area in over a year.

[@joseecossette2792]

Nice work , but you should protect your eyes with glasses 🤓

[@WoodsTreeFarm]

Thanks for the tip

[@N-1951]

Some dangerous table saw techniques! Do you get many kickbacks? You will!

[@WoodsTreeFarm]

Timestamp of questionable technique?

[@N-1951]

At 9:51 he makes a crosscut without the miter gauge while running the end of the board between the fence and the blade. A slight twist would cause the blade to grab the board at throw it back violently! It has happened to me. Search table saw kickback and you’ll see a few examples.

[@N-1951]

I’m sorry ,i got the time wrong on that crosscut. It was around the 5 minute mark.

[@WoodsTreeFarm]

ok. thanks

[@jimtaylor3693]

Perfectly. No measurements. Good shop training though. This board, that board. Perfectly

[@WoodsTreeFarm]

Perfect sarcasm. The plan I used was mentioned and linked in the description. Click it. Print it. Get on with it. Perfectly.

[@robin6290]

My sons made a very similar bluebird house but the bottom seems to be rotting. They did not use cedar. What nails to you recommend using if no nail gun available? Thanks

[@WoodsTreeFarm]

I'd probably use relatively thing gauge galvanized brad nails, especially you're working with cedar because it splits real easy. Always use a good quality exterior wood glue too, and it should hold up for a long time.

[@lancerudy9934]

What size hole for the bird house?

[@WoodsTreeFarm]

1.5inch

[@rgruenhaus]

What size hole for Blue birds?

[@WoodsTreeFarm]

1.5 inches, I believe

[@johnwalters7415]

What size hole

[@WoodsTreeFarm]

1.5 inch