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Platform bird feeder
A shallow tray with a rim and a mesh floor that drains.
Beginner1½ hours5 parts1× board
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Cutting diagram
Bright pieces are your parts; the dimmed wood is left over. Every cut allows ⅛″ for the saw blade.
Cut list
| Part | Qty | Width × length | Cut from | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Floor | 1 | 7¼″ × 10″184 × 254 mm | 1× board or ½″ plywood or ¾″ plywood |
| B | Long rim | 2 | 1½″ × 10″38 × 254 mm | 1× board |
| C | Short rim | 2 | 1½″ × 8¾″38 × 222 mm | 1× board |
How to build it
- Cut the floor and rim pieces.
- Drill a grid of ½″ drainage holes through the floor, or cut out its center and staple screen across the gap.
- Screw the rim around the edge of the floor.
- Add four eye screws at the corners to hang it with chain, or mount it on a post.
- Leave it unfinished. Birds don't need a coating, and bare cedar weathers well.