It still surprises me when someone says, “Could you make me one of those?”
I was making two new bird feeders the other day in the shed and a friend asked me to make one for him.
["They are so easy to make - try white cedar": photos GAH]
(My younger ‘starving-artist’ brother needs one out back of his new apartment/art studio on Dundas St., and if I’m going to set up equipment to make one, I might as well take a few more minutes and make two or more, go into business and earn my fortune. Right? Sorry, I digress).
“I really like the design,” he said.
And how could he not I ask you?
But, they’re so easy to make.
I thought, why doesn’t he simply rescue a bit of lumber and make his own? Fer Pete’s sake.
“And you’re sure the squirrels can’t get at it?” he asked, interrupting my thoughts.
["Free from squirrels - so far"]
After crossing my fingers behind my back I said, “If you keep it 6 feet off the ground and 6 feet from any pole or fence, you should be okay.”
And I’ll be okay making another and another after that, if need be, because I realize very few people have a workshop or the tools or the time to fiddle around like I do.
So, I’ll just shut up, make more feeders and count my many blessings.
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["How about some custom cedar trim, eh?"]
I sold my friend on a ‘custom’ model, i.e., with cedar trim.
And you all know what ‘custom’ means, right?
That’s right. I earn my fortune 1 extra buck at a time.
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