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06-18-2006, 08:45 PM
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Name: Roger City: Durham State: NC County: Durham Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 62 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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The western cedar scraps DaveO gave me were repurposed for FIL gift. Completed just in the nick of time   
Of course it took me way too many hours for such a simple project, but FIL was happy. I challenged myself to do it the hard way . . . no nails 
I employed stopped dadoes and biscuit joinery.
Sapwood
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06-18-2006, 08:59 PM
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Name: Jim City: Mount Airy State: NC County: Surry Join Date: Apr 2006 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Beautiful. I know the butterflies will appreciate their high tech condo. In the plans I have read they call for placing a piece of bark on the inside. Did you do that and if so what did you use, how did you attach it?
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06-18-2006, 09:23 PM
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Name: Wayne City: Cary State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Dec 2005 Age: 61 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Way Cool Roger!!!!  That stand(dowel?) really makes it look really swell! The overall symetry of the slots/doors look great!
Wayne
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06-18-2006, 09:38 PM
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Name: DaveO City: Clayton State: NC County: Johnston Join Date: Aug 2005 Age: 38 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Honestly Honey, that will cost around $100 $150 $200, and I need a few more tools. 
Heard from a client..."If I had your tools and experience...I could do it myself" 
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06-18-2006, 09:40 PM
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Name: Dolan Brown City: Wallace State: NC County: Duplin Join Date: Dec 2005 Age: 60 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Great job. How did you cut the slots? Did you put anything on the wood or are you going to let it age naturally? Oh, and how much rent are you charging the butterflys for their new condo?
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06-18-2006, 09:52 PM
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Name: John Skipper City: Forest City State: NC County: Rutherford Join Date: Oct 2005 Age: 61 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Good looking job. Two floor condo for butterflies.
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06-18-2006, 09:54 PM
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Name: Monty City: Hickory State: NC County: Catawba Join Date: Jul 2005 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Looks really nice! I didn't know you could build a house for butterflies. | |
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06-18-2006, 10:09 PM
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Name: RAS City: Pikeville State: NC County: Wayne Join Date: Dec 2005 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Butterflys should be happy with that
How did you do the hing with no nails?
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06-18-2006, 10:20 PM
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Name: Roger City: Durham State: NC County: Durham Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 62 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Originally Posted by Monty Looks really nice! I didn't know you could build a house for butterflies. Of course, you can build a house for butterflies. 
But alas, I've yet to observe tenants express any desire to live in them other than wasps. Theoretically, one places twigs, bark, etc., inside. However, butterflies only seem to be interested in nectar/pollen and pheromones. So stick with flowering plants, especially bee balm and native hibiscus (rose mallow) and don't use cedar which repels insects 
Sapwood Edit after being busted by Earl! I did use nails for the swinging door
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06-18-2006, 10:41 PM
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Name: Mark City: Goldsboro State: NC County: Wayne Join Date: Mar 2006 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Great job!! So, how DID you sharpen the dowel??
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06-18-2006, 10:42 PM
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Name: Matt Willis City: Wilmington State: NC County: New Hanover Join Date: Oct 2005 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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I'm glad someone said it was a butterfly house. I was wondering how the birds would like squeezing in sideways... 
BTW: Nice work Roger | |
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06-19-2006, 01:06 AM
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Name: D L Ames City: Fayetteville State: NC County: Cumberland Join Date: Oct 2005 Age: 50 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Great job Roger.  That turned out really nice. It will be interesting to see how soon the tenets start to move in.
D L
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06-19-2006, 05:05 AM
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Name: Cathy City: Forest City State: NC County: Rutherford Join Date: Oct 2005 Age: 53 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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I didn't know that butterflies liked houses - a job very well done. I'm sure that you FIL was pleased! Just goes to show that someone's scrap wood is another's next project !
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06-19-2006, 11:50 AM
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Name: Ray City: Raleigh State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Mar 2006 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Roger,
I haven't gotten any butterflies to move in to the houses in my yard either. I did put a long chunk of pine bark in the houses. I just heard from a gardener that the butterflies have to grow up in the area of the house before they will use it. The advice was to plant some milkweed or other plants that their catepillars like to munch on and when they become butterflies, they will stay nearby.
Ray
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06-19-2006, 10:01 PM
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Name: Tom City: Raleigh State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 46 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Nice job Roger! | |
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