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1. As The Handy Craftsman Jerry Bennett says, "If you're thinking about making a gourd birdhouse, you should have started thinking about it last year." I beg to differ: If you're willing to relinquish control of the gourd-dying process—and, really, who isn't?—you can buy a pre-dried gourd at a craft supply or florist shop and be good to go the same day.
2. Birds are very particular about the size of hole they're willing to go in. Check the chart at Amishgourds.com to plan yours accordingly.
3. You can make a gourd birdhouse, start to finish, in about ten minutes. And you get to use a drill! Fun.
4. Watching someone build a gourd birdhouse is strangely soothing on a Friday afternoon.
*Also, I did not learn this from the video, but from a previous job: gourds can look really beautiful and modern when painted with a bright, glossy craft enamel. Look to this $74 turquoise version and take pride in making a just-as-nice version for about a tenth of the cost.
And, here we go:
