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Summary: Great 4 the basics. Want detailed plans? Go elsewhere.
Review: I want to know the basics...which birds use birdhouses, & what the basic dimensions for my targeted species are. What nesting materials do thew use...etc.. This book does a great job of doing that. I do NOT want my birdhouses to be clones of some boring plan out of a book. Get creative! Use this basic info & create your own unique backyard!Sorry previous writer was so disapointed, but he's right in one respect......if you want assorted detailed building plans...go elsewhere.
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Summary: Great 4 the basics. Want detailed plans? Go elsewhere.
Review: I want to know the basics...which birds use birdhouses, & what the basic dimensions for my targeted species are. What nesting materials do thew use...etc.. This book does a great job of doing that. I do NOT want my birdhouses to be clones of some boring plan out of a book. Get creative! Use this basic info & create your own unique backyard! Sorry previous writer was so disapointed, but he's right in one respect......if you want assorted detailed building plans...go elsewhere.
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Summary: Always a pleasure but...
Review: I've always liked the Stokes books and CDs. Their love for birds infuses in all their material. The photographs are rich and lively, and the books are simple yet elegant. However, if you're interested in building birdhouses, this book will fall short. There's only one plan for the simplest house you can imagine, and anyone who would appreciate the book's other charms probably won't think highly of such a simple birdhouse. There are some interesting houses pictured, but little about how to build them...
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Summary: Always a pleasure but...
Review: I've always liked the Stokes books and CDs. Their love for birds infuses in all their material. The photographs are rich and lively, and the books are simple yet elegant. However, if you're interested in building birdhouses, this book will fall short. There's only one plan for the simplest house you can imagine, and anyone who would appreciate the book's other charms probably won't think highly of such a simple birdhouse. There are some interesting houses pictured, but little about how to build them...
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Summary: Just the basics
Review: This book contains only one simple plan. It is a good book for novice woodworkers or bird watchers. However (like all books from the Stokes') the book is very interesting and easy to read. It provides a good foundation from which to learn the basics of bird house construction. More experienced woodworkers will be disappointed with this book and would be better served by purchasing a book of bird house plans.
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Summary: Quite possibly the worst birdhouse book ever.
Review: Wow. This book was so incredibly bad, it's hard to imagine. I've read a number of books on building bird houses, and I've built dozens of them myself. I bought this book based on the Stokes name and reputation. Bad move. There is only ONE plan. It's the standard "single board bird house" design. And they require you to use two boards!!!
Let me say it again. This book only includes ONE plan. The rest of the book is fluff. It tells you what birds like bird houses. It tells you other types of houses that you can make (if you go out and buy a real book), and it tells you a little about the birds. All things that are much better explained in other books.
Do yourself a favour. Don't buy this book. Or, since you can always return it, buy t and see how pathetic it is for yourself. What a disappointment.
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