Learn how to make a Purple Martin house out of a gourd, step-by-step. To attract Purple Martins, hang at least 5 gourd birdhouses together – Martins are highly sociable birds! By Bernadette Fox for https://www.favecrafts.com/Craft-Videos
Intro Music Credits:
“Piano 4 – Soft” by Tom Cusack (https://freemusicforvideos.com)
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Background Music Credits:
“Sunshine” and “Easy Lemon” Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
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Basic Materials List:
1. Clean, dried gourd in shape and size of choice – I prefer Martin house gourds. See links below.
2. Interior cleaning tools which may include long kitchen utensil, melon baller, or leather scraper.
2. Drill gun and 5/32 drill bit (size of bit depends on thickness of hanging material)
3. Cutting tools which may include utility knife, keyhole saw, and/or jig saw.
4. High grit sandpaper
6. Hanging material of choice (2 ft. long about)
7. Exterior Polyurethane (spray or paint on)
Masking tape (optional)
Ebay might be a good place for you to get some gourds: https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=dried+gourds There are also a couple gourd farms that ship gourds to customers. Check those out, too: https://www.welburngourdfarm.com and https://www.wuertzfarm.com/
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Post time: Sep-28-2017