Feeding table

Keep your feathered friends happy with this easy-to-make bird feeding table.

How to build a bird feeding table

Ways with wood with Mark Rayner - Project 85

Difficulty level: Moderate

You will need:

1.5m fence paling
50mm x 25mm timber (approx 1.8m)
100mm x 75mm x 1200mm treated timber
65mm exterior screws
paint stirrer
paintbrush

pencil
Resene Woodsman tinted to Resene Grey Green
sandpaper
saw
screwdriver
tape measure

To get the look: Mark painted the background shed wall with Resene Lumbersider tinted to Resene Soft Apple.

Other ideas: For a rich red effect stain the feeding table with Resene Woodsman tinted to Resene Japanese Maple.

How to make a bird table

Step one
Measure and mark three 450mm lengths of fence paling.

Step two
Cut the lengths to size

Step three
Smooth any rough edges with sandpaper.

Step four
From the 50mm x 25mm timber, measure, mark and cut two lengths at 470mm and two lengths at 410mm. Smooth any rough edges with sandpaper.

Step five
From the 50mm x 25mm timber, measure, mark and cut two lengths at 470mm and two lengths at 410mm. Smooth any rough edges with sandpaper.

Step six
Position the remaining piece of timber in the centre of the table top, as shown, and fix from underneath with screws driven in at an angle.

Step seven
Carefully stir the Resene Woodsman tinted to Resene Grey Green.

Step eight
Apply two coats of Resene Woodsman tinted to Resene Grey Green to the feeding table, allowing the first coat to dry before applying the second.

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