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Here's how to make a spider house with a special "spider
nook" from scrap oak flooring. You can use other pieces
of wood to make your house, such as quarter-inch furring strips
or old picture frame pieces..
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What You Need
Carpenter's glue
4 pieces of scrap oak flooring (or 1/4-inch by 1.5-inch
furring strips)
Scrap lumber and plywood
Handsaw
Hammer and nails (4- or 6-penny)
Wire cutters
2 Pipe Wood clamps
Wire, string, sandpaper
Paint, paintbrush
Safety
Use the safety rules you have learned for using tools.
Do not make without adult help.
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Cut the wood.
Using a miter box, cut scrap oak flooring into four
equal lengths. Be sure the tongue (grooved) side is
on the inside! You can choose the lengths -- 6 inches,
12 inches, or even 36 inches. The larger the frame,
the larger the web you'll get!
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Glue and clamp.
Glue the frame together with carpenter's wood glue.
Use scrap lumber nailed to the bench top as bench blocks.
Clamp the frame with pipe clamps. Let the glue dry for
8 hours.
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Make the spider nook.
Cut two pieces of scrap plywood to make a dark place
for the spider -- its special "spider nook."
Cut one piece large enough to cover a corner plus a
few inches of the opening. Cut a second smaller piece
to insert on the tongues of the frame. Glue the pieces
together and let dry.
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Place.
Now you've made a spider house or frame. Use string
or wire to hang the frame in your house, yard or garden
in the early spring. Or you can anchor your frame/house
in the ground, on the side of the house, or anywhere
else you think you are likely to find a spider. You
can also paint or decorate your spider house to make
it even more unique!
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Go Further
1. After you have a spider in your house, report your
success in the Survey
of Spider Houses.
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