My latest little project

[bagman67]

They look like they'll be pretty hefty.  What's your plan for handles?

 

[mayfly]

They look like they'll be pretty hefty.  What's your plan for handles?

Handles?

 

[Cagey]

Yeah, you know. Like on the CB. "Beavertrap", "Smokey", "Lowrider", etc. It's how they talk to each other without using real names, so the diesel bears can't identify 'em.

 

[mayfly]

Yeah, you know. Like on the CB. "Beavertrap", "Smokey", "Lowrider", etc. It's how they talk to each other without using real names, so the diesel bears can't identify 'em.

Oh!  you mean like "Mayfly". 

 

[Cagey]

Perzactly.

 

[mayfly]

A little quality time with the router-beast today:

 

[Cagey]

I see what they are now! They're bollards to block cars from sliding in the snow and ice and hitting the house, while at the same time providing sturdy housing for Canada's growing population of Killer Bees!

Give us your pollen!​

 

[swarfrat]

You know you could have probably achieved the same thing with paper mache or glopped concrete covered in spray foam.

 

[rgand]

Those look suspiciously like owl houses to me.

 

[Verne Bunsen]

Those look suspiciously like owl houses to me.

They look suspiciously like owl traps to me...

 

[Cagey]

You're not allowed to trap owls. Or, kill them, for that matter. They're a protected species, perhaps because contrary to popular understanding, they're one of the stupidest birds extant. Their wide, all-seeing eyes give them an appearance of intelligence that belies their true nature. According to Cornell University biologist Roger Payne, they actually score below chickens. If you've ever been around chickens, you know what a low bar that is.

I had occasion to try to get an owl stuffed some years back. Buddy of mine had hit one with his truck, which surprisingly enough didn't look any the worse for wear even though it took out his windshield in the process. Talked to several taxidermists, and none of them would touch it. Punishment, should they get caught, was too severe. I explained to the ghouls that it had met its end accidentally, but one of the guys I talked to quite rightly pointed out that if they let that go by, all the sudden a lotta owls would suddenly start dying "accidentally", so no. Can't do it.

Another surprisingly protected species? Woodpeckers. They're on the endangered species list, as I suppose they should be since they're such a destructive nuisance pest I'm sure people have been knocking them off as often as possible since time immemorial.

 

[rgand]

That's interesting about owls being low on the intelligence ladder. Chickens barely beat out blocks of wood so that's saying something.

 

[Cagey]

Right. Like fish. Not much more than mobile plants.

 

[swarfrat]

Aww you're so mean. Here watch this owl and cat playing together:
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWhD5bc6Fmg[/youtube]

Now don't you feel better?

 

[ByteFrenzy]

Now I know!!! They're bat sanctuaries!!!

And I have to say, I absolutely love those little poo removal drawers near the bottom !!!

 

[mayfly]

White oak veneer applied on top:

 

[bagman67]

Bird houses?

 

[stratamania]

Are they going to be a pair of Hi-Fi speakers for the home stereo?

 

[swarfrat]

Who knows. Mayfly would lug Propane powered Plasma speakers to a gig.

 

[mayfly]

Full disclosure time:

Yes they are owl houses!