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Jon Danniken[_4_] Jon Danniken[_4_] is offline
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Default Curvy sided Birdhouse

jtpr wrote:
I want to build a couple of these for my wife's garden:

http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo...eat=directlink

I can't quite figure out how I could get the curvy sides though. Any
suggestions?


Judging from the horizontal striations on the units, my guess is that they
took thin plywood and used a saw blade to cut partial-depth cuts in it
(maybe 1/8" cut in 1/4" plywood). It is easier to bend the resulting panel;
they could also have moistened or steamed the panel before they bent it into
shape.

Jon