Tom Scholberg
Well-known member
After checking my woodroe houses and seeing the damage and wear the last 16 years have done I decided to replace them. I'll just leave the old ones up with a bit of touch up but climbing a ladder that has gotten heavier each year has gotten me looking at over water houses. Went to the city Public Works department and begged for a few street sign poles and then went shopping for cedar. MAJOR STICKER SHOCK!!. Came home and fired up GOOGLE. I found a very interesting (cheap) set of plans for woody houses built out of exterior plywood, for about a 1/3 the cost. If anyone is interested the article is prepared for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife by Paul C. Fielder in 2000.
They may not last as long as cedar but I think it was Patton who said "A good plan today beats a perfect plan tomorrow". I was going to post pics but honestly they went together so quick I forgot to take pics along the way. Wish me luck and will keep you all informed.
I have to marvel at the recovery of our wood ducks, in the 60's here you might as well shoot an eagle or loon as a wood duck and now they are one of our most hunted of them all. AND they are PETA good, yum. That brings to mind the closed Minn. deer season and then intensive harvest permits allowing 5 each!! Turkeys, Canada geese- the list goes on, thanks to hunters. OOPS off the soapbox, good night
They may not last as long as cedar but I think it was Patton who said "A good plan today beats a perfect plan tomorrow". I was going to post pics but honestly they went together so quick I forgot to take pics along the way. Wish me luck and will keep you all informed.
I have to marvel at the recovery of our wood ducks, in the 60's here you might as well shoot an eagle or loon as a wood duck and now they are one of our most hunted of them all. AND they are PETA good, yum. That brings to mind the closed Minn. deer season and then intensive harvest permits allowing 5 each!! Turkeys, Canada geese- the list goes on, thanks to hunters. OOPS off the soapbox, good night