So my neighbor says to me the other day, "I needs a favor?"
I says, "Friend."
I calls him friend because I can't really remember his name.
I says, "Friend, I be happy to...for a price."
He says, I need some rabbit hutches.
I says, "You mean the kind that hold rabbits?"
He says, (Strange look).
So like a caped crusader I was off to the miter saw to cut all my pieces to length.
Then it was over to the table saw, rip them to width.
The top portion of the side frames all get a 15 degree angle cut on both ends.
When I have more than one to do as I do today. I like to cut an angle on one end on all the
pieces first.
After that is done, I'll measure from the long end of that cut to my final measurement.
Of course it's always good to sneak up on that first cut.
Then without moving that piece, set a stop block.
Now all my subsequent pieces will be the same length.
Lets assemble the frames.
By the way a 15 degree angle also gets cut on this vertical back piece as well.
But only on the top portion.
This is a simple and easy process. No dadoes or rabbets..
.no not that kind of rabbit.
No half laps or anything else. Just make sure to predrill all holes before assembly.
Flip the two sides up.
Contact forward.
I have six of these to build so that is two down and four to go.
Once all the frames are built, on go the side slates.
There are my six basic rabbit hutch structures.
The face frames I will attach in just a moment. After I ripped those to width I used
the off cuts to fill this small void.
Don't go all the way to the top with this piece cause the roof will overhang the back.
Speaking of the face frames. I'll knock those out next.
Hardware cloth for the bottoms.
That same hardware cloth gets attached to the inside of the doors.
The rabbit hutch doors are simple rail and stile construction. Whatever works for you
works here.
You can check out the blog post to find out what I did here.
Hinges.
Latches.
I made this little jig to help me with the handles. Start the holes from one side.
Lift the door, place a block on the back side to prevent blow out and then finish it off.
Alright and those should work just fi....Ohh...You know it would help if I would attach this correctly.
That lever is suppose to go down. Not gonna do anybody much good the other way.
That completes the basic structure of the hutch itself.
I built a couple of 2x4 framed base units for them to sit on. You can find the plans
for those as well as the hutches
at simply easy diy dot com. I then turned them over to my neighbor and they attached
the roofing of their choice.
In this case some corrugated sheet metal that can be purchased at any home improvement store.
After a few coats of wood protection and allowing adequate dry time the new residents were ready
to settle in.
Welcome to your new home ladies.
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