Just Another Birdhouse

Im allways looking for new ways to to distress wood.I was going for the old barnwood look.The nails are fake(another way to use those pesky nailheads).This project involves a table saw and a torch,please use common sense.The first pic was without stain.

tools:

table saw

brad nailer

drill & 1" 1/4 bit

small propane torch

miter saw (optional)

sander

supplys:

aprox 3' of wood,my wood was 5" 1/4.any width will work.

paint-red&gray. use cheap waterbased paint

water based polyurathane

stain-I used minwax walnut

I made sure the pallet I used was heat treated,this one was pine and very clean.

Pretty basic bird house,grabbed the plans from the net.

cut list(see pics)

5" 1/2x3" 3/4 bottom

9"x4"1/2 roof

9"x5"1/4 roof

(2) 5"1/2x5"1/4 sides

(2)8"x5"1/4 front & back

Lay out your cuts and center the blade on each line.I set my blade height to 3/16th.

Paint the house red & the roof gray

Now the fun part.After the paint drys,sand untill the grain shows.After that use the torch,you may want to practice on a spare part first.Its a little tricky,you have to keep the torch moving.I did not burn the roof.

Pretty basic from here.Drill the hole,I went up 4" from bottom.I used a dark stain to make the wood look aged.The nailheads are fake.The poly brings out the red.

any? hit me up