Feeding table
Keep your feathered friends happy with this easy-to-make bird feeding table.
Ways with wood with Mark Rayner - Project 85
Difficulty level: Moderate
You will need
- 1.5m fence paling
- 50mm x 25mm timber (approx 1.8m)
- 100mm x 75mm x 1200mm treated timber
- 65mm exterior screws
- paint stirrer
- paintbrush
- pencil
- Resene Woodsman tinted to Resene Grey Green
- sandpaper
- saw
- screwdriver
- tape measure
To get the look: Mark painted the background shed wall with Resene Lumbersider tinted to Resene Soft Apple.
Other ideas: For a rich red effect stain the feeding table with Resene Woodsman tinted to Resene Japanese Maple.
How to make a bird table
Step one
Measure and mark three 450mm lengths of fence paling.
Step two
Cut the lengths to size
Step three
Smooth any rough edges with sandpaper.
Step four
From the 50mm x 25mm timber, measure, mark and cut two lengths at 470mm and two lengths at 410mm. Smooth any rough edges with sandpaper.
Step five
From the 50mm x 25mm timber, measure, mark and cut two lengths at 470mm and two lengths at 410mm. Smooth any rough edges with sandpaper.
Step six
Position the remaining piece of timber in the centre of the table top, as shown, and fix from underneath with screws driven in at an angle.
Step seven
Carefully stir the Resene Woodsman tinted to Resene Grey Green.
Step eight
Apply two coats of Resene Woodsman tinted to Resene Grey Green to the feeding table, allowing the first coat to dry before applying the second.
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