My neighbor brought a bird house and a feeder to me today. Both are made from pine and octagon shaped. The pine boards are rotting. The builder gave him replacements but he asked if I would repair these. One has a raised seam copper roof. I digress.
The octagons are made with bird's mouth joinery. The octagon faces are about 4-1/2" wide, perpendicular to the base (straight, not tapered sides), and 10" tall.
All costs will be covered by the neighbor. However I don't have room for a Felder combo jointer/planer or shaper.
FWIW, I have a sickly 3hp router that I can mount to a table top (doesn't hold speed). I have a hot-rodded unisaw. I also have a nice 12" RAS that needs some exercise.
Here's my questions:
1) I'm thinking some more rot resistant wood should be used for the rebuild. Recommendations? I'll need to find ~14' of the material. He has some salt treated boards but I'm thinking that is not for the birds.
2) Do I route the bird's mouth joint or cut them on the table saw? If routing is your recommendation, which manufacturer, Infinity, MCS, Yochinko, or other? This will probably be a one time use project.
The octagons are made with bird's mouth joinery. The octagon faces are about 4-1/2" wide, perpendicular to the base (straight, not tapered sides), and 10" tall.
All costs will be covered by the neighbor. However I don't have room for a Felder combo jointer/planer or shaper.
FWIW, I have a sickly 3hp router that I can mount to a table top (doesn't hold speed). I have a hot-rodded unisaw. I also have a nice 12" RAS that needs some exercise.
Here's my questions:
1) I'm thinking some more rot resistant wood should be used for the rebuild. Recommendations? I'll need to find ~14' of the material. He has some salt treated boards but I'm thinking that is not for the birds.
2) Do I route the bird's mouth joint or cut them on the table saw? If routing is your recommendation, which manufacturer, Infinity, MCS, Yochinko, or other? This will probably be a one time use project.