The two ends, 51⁄2 × 41⁄2 inches, were carefully laid out as shown in the drawing, sawed, and planed to the lines with square edges.
In the end which was to contain the circular door a hole 13⁄4 inches in diameter was bored with its centre two inches from the bottom line. This required the services of the extension bit, and, to avoid splitting the wood, as soon as the spur of the bit showed on the further side, the wood was turned about, and the hole finished from the other side.
The house was next turned upside down, and fastened in the bench vise. Holes were drilled along the sides of the bottom piece 3⁄4 inch in from the edge—three on each side—countersunk, and the piece fastened to the sides with 1-inch No. 8 screws. The top pieces already nailed together were now nailed in position on the sides and ends with 1-inch brads.
Fig. 137. One family bird house, and house for high-hole
The pole they used was 13 feet long and about 3 inches in diameter at the small end. It was rounded at this end by using a draw knife. ([Fig. 138]). A block of 7⁄8-inch pine was bored out, and fitted snugly over the end of the pole. This block was then removed, and four holes bored through it for screws.
Fig. 138. The draw knife