how to build the cowboy booth birdhouse building your own cowboy booth birdhouse is a great way to add a country-western flair to your yard and create a welcoming space for birds it is also a wonderful way to repurpose an old booth grab a few tools and spend a few hours creating a stylish home for your favorite birds use the other boot from the pair to create an additional birdhouse for a gift things you will need cowboy boot quarter pencil utility knife hole punch drill 5/16 inch drill bit measuring tape saw protractor 1 by 2 inch 8-foot pine board 1 by 6 inch 8-foot rough cedar board 22:31 to one and a half inch nails hammer four and five eighths inch brass wood screws screwdriver two feet of rope place a quarter half way up the side of the boot trace around it with a pencil and cut out the circle with a utility knife this will create an opening for the bird to enter drill three holes in the sole of the boot poor drainage using a 5/16 inch drill bit measure the length of the boot and add two inches cut to pieces from the pine board to that length using a saw use a protractor to mark a 45-degree angle on one end of each of the lengths of wood cut the ends on the marks using a saw cut a 2 and 1/8 inch piece and a 3 and 1/4 inch piece from the pine board these pieces will serve as spacers assemble the frame by placing the two longer pieces parallel to each other with a 45 degree angle facing out place the 2 and 1/8 inch piece of wood between the long pieces at bottom place the 3 and 1/4 inch spacer 8 inches above the bottom nail each piece into place using two nails at each connection point cut to 6 inch lengths of cedar these will serve as the roof of the birdhouse place the 2 cedar roof lengths together to form the right angle and connect them using six nails place the roof on top of the frame with the right angle ending up and secure it using three males on each side punch two holes at the front of the boot and two holes at the back of the boot about one inch from the top edge place the wooden frame inside the boot drill holes into the frame through the holes punched into the leather and use brass wood screws to attach the boot to the wooden frame drill two holes in the roof eaves stirring a two-foot length of rope through the holes and tie the ends at the top to form a large loop hang the birdhouse using the rope loop tips warnings a quarter-sized opening is ideal for wrens create a larger opening in the boot to attract larger birds hang the birdhouse six to ten feet from the ground to attract trends use caution when operating power tools you