The New Birdhouse Book: A History and How To: Inspiration and Instruction for Building 50 Birdhouses

by Leslie Garisto

Book Overview

A birdhouse can be as simple as a recycled detergent bottle, or as elaborate as a miniature Bavarian castle. It might be constructed as bent twigs, old barn wood, or whitewashed cedar. Whatever form it takes, the birdhouse will always remain a symbol of the beneficence of nature and the extraordinary beauty of birds. The New Birdhouse Book is a history as well as a celebration of avian housing that will inspire and guide you as you create your own birdhouse. It includes detailed plans for a wide range of designs from a simple nest box to an elegant plantation house. It features a comprehensive section on birdhouse basics and is packed with practical pointers that will guide the reader in matching the right birdhouse with the right species, as well as advice in stocking feeders and maintaining houses year-round. It also provides suggestions for using birdhouses as design accents in the garden or home and advice on what to look for, where to shop, and how much to pay for authentic birdhouses. This fascinating book, with its charming and inspirational photos, provides endless ideas and a range of plans detailing housing solutions for our feathered friends.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0785826890
• ISBN13: 9780785826897
• Release Date: July 2010
• Publisher: Crestline
• Length: 189 Pages
• Weight: 1.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.6" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Dissapointed

The book has valuable information and the houses are neat but the plans do not show any completed birdhouses, only the diagrams that show the parts separately with measurements :( I would like to see at least a rendering, it's hard for me personally to visualize what the house looks like using only the blueprints so I most likely will not be making any of the houses from this book

New Birdhouse Book: Inspiration and Instruction for Building 50 Birdhouses

This book was quite useful. However, I also purchased "Build Your Own Birdhouses and Feeders: From Simple, Natural Designs to Spectacular, Customized Houses and Feeders" at the same time. I was very disappointed to find that the plans were almost all EXACTLY THE SAME.

The New Birdhouse Book

Good designs, easy to follow plans. This book piqued my interest in dovecotes, and now I'm off in another direction.

Detailed diagrams, step-by-step instructions, and more

The New Birdhouse Book: Inspiration And Instruction For Building 50 Birdhouses by Leslie Garisto is far more than just another woodworking "how-to guide" for a weekend project. Rather it is a full blown celebration showcasing a vast variety of crafted avian housing, ranging from common box houses to pillared feeders, as well as expansive and complex creations designed especially to attract specific birds. Color photography, detailed diagrams, step-by-step instructions, and more, make The New Birdhouse Book a must-have for woodworkers of all skill and experience levels who seek to apply their talents to the betterment of our feathered friends.