General Discussion & Chat: Best/Worse and What did I learn today? Friends pt.35, 1 by Bettypauze

Bettypauze wrote:
Liz, so sorry to hear about your Uncle..hard watching them be in so much pain, his suffering is now over..omg don't tell me you must take another trip from hell??? Can't SIL take them...

Love the photo of the plant..and it's just blooming, heck, we're having yet another blizzard here..sure wish it would all leave....

Just went back to the cutting instructions for the wood and it looks nothing like I typed..all scattered together so let me try another way...

All done with 3/4" wood...

Base which you need only 1 of is 11 inches wide by 14 1/2 inches long

Base boarder which you need 2 of is 2" wide by 11 inches long

Sides which you need 2 are 6 3/4" wide by 16" long - need 2 and the top of each piece edge is cut on 30 degree angle

Roof is 9 1/8th inch wide by 17" long which you need 2 and also the top of each piece edgemust be angled on a 30 degree angle

Roof Lip gutter which you need 2 is 3" wide by 15 9/16th inches long and must be angled at a 30 degree

Roof lip which you need 34 pieces is 3" wide and 11" long
these 2 pieces are place flat and angled at 30 degree cut to form the peak look

Hope this format stays as not to be confusing...

Before I put it together I took the 2 sides and used a door hole maker and created 2 holes on each side just to add interest..

Will give this one to my mom for mother's day along with the butterflies and make myself another..I've a few ideas..I will take the 2 sides, sketch a nice design and scroll saw it out of the peace...

Also, when repairs were done to the boat my cousin Doug left a little bit of solution (much like fibreglass so I painted the roof (inside) and the feeder (inside) dries clear and that way it won't rot..once it's dry I'm going to seal the rest of it before I paint it...

Golly it was fun to do and took me 1 1/2 ..of course not counting the painting I'll do...lol..could you hear me curse..the sketch showed a 60 degree angle where the roof mounted...NOT..they are all 30 degrees and then the roof gutter was either too big or too small..I either had to cut some off or add to the length..thus it was easier cutting them at 15 9/16th inches

If anyone ends up doing it, I can answer your questions...

Still must drill some holes each end of the roof so water can escape...

Now I'm on the lookout for succulent plants i.e. cactus, hens-and-chicks, dwarf bellflower etc.

Here's the base