Finding the Materials

11/10/2010

SAE Time: 1 hour, 30 minutes

I went around the house looking for materials to make my birdhouse. I found couple of boxes, an empty egg container, some string, and tape. I hope to make a good house with the branches I found before. The next step will chopping the branches to workable size.

Finding the Twigs & Branches

11/6/2010

SAE Time: 2 hours

On a Saturday afternoon, I went out to my backyard and neighborhood with my dog looking for branches and twigs for the birdhouse. I'm thinking of using these for the roof and the sides of the birdhouse. I had a hard time finding them, because the yards were mostly cleaned by the lawn workers.

My Idea

10/2/2010

SAE Time: 30 min.

According to my research, the birdhouse will require specific-sized wood panels, and powertools. First of all, I don't know how to use powertools, such as saws and drills. Most likely, I'll probably hurt myself trying to use them. It seems too complicated, and I have to spend a lot of money to buy all the materials. This is why I chose to make something simpler. Instead of using money or using powertools, I'm going to recycle materials that I find in my house. I figured if I could make a birdhouse, then anyone can.

Research

10/25/2010
SAE Time: 60 min.

I decided to do a birdhouse for my SAE project, because I think birds are pretty, and I like them. I did some research on the Internet, and I found this website: http://www.mybackyardplans.com/howtobuildabirdhouse.php.

It showed me everything I needed to know, so I'm going to use the information for my own birdhouse.