Spokane Audubon Society’s birdhouse plans

Fire the canons!  Alert the media! Today is the start of Get Woodworking Week 2015!

Since the vast majority of woodworkers get started building bird houses, why not get plans from the experts?  This page, offered by the Audubon Society of Spokane, has downloadable plans for different species of birds. By building these simple plans, even the beginning woodworker can start to build the skills necessary to tackle any woodworking project.

Oh, you didn’t realize that different bird species need different size houses? You see, we’re already learning things this week!

We are also starting to get in some articles from around the web in celebration of Get Woodworking Week. Here are just a few to get started.

• Jeff Branch:  New woodworkers conquers enormous coffered ceiling project
• Ron Hock:  Basic sharpening kits to help you Get Woodworking 2015
• Mike Mader:  Knick Knack shelf (With video!)
• Wood Magazine: A woodworker’s basic tool kit

Sean Rubino also got into the act with a video on a furniture repair that can be handled with some basic woodworking know-how.

Remember, if you write about Get Woodworking Week, be sure to let my trained shop monkey know at iggy@tomsworkbench.com, and I’ll be sure to list them.