How to Build a Wire Bird Cage

Making an attractive wire bird cage is an involved project that can also be fun. Building a bird cage on your own will require a working knowledge of soldering. You'll need to have the hardware necessary to complete the challenge, but the end result will be a striking piece of personal art that you can display in your home. Wire bird cages were initially popularized in the 1800s. The design became a way to garnish various rooms in the home. You'll need the following items in order to complete the project:

Soldering gun
Pliers
Gloves
Tape measure
Solder wire
Eight 25" pieces of silver 6-gauge floral wire
White pencil
Two 16" pieces of silver 2-gauge floral wire

Use the gloves and pick up the wire. Create one small 4-by-4-inch square from the 16" inch wire. Use the solder gun to carefully solder both of the ends. Curve the opposite 16" wire. Put five 25" wires side-by-side. Separate the wires by 1". Put a square on the top of all of the wires that are lying in the center. The bottom and top must be united with the bottom and top wires. Space the three wires 1" apart. Make sure that they're inside the square. Use the solder gun to solder the bottom and top wires. They must be soldered completely to the square. Continue to solder each of the interior wires carefully to the square. This should be done where they connect.

Duplicate the steps when you begin to use the remaining 25" wires. Make sure that wires are in alignment. They must be at a 90 degree angle to other wires. Utilize the solder gun and solder the remaining wires onto the square. Curve each wire upward. Make sure that they're at right angles to the square. Use the tape measure to find the length 4" from the square's underside. Use the pencil to mark the wires. Put the second square on the marking. It should now correspond with the square on the underside. Use the soldering gun and solder every wire at the point where they each touch.

Use the pliers to curve the wires. Each of them should be curved at an angle no more than 45 degrees. Twist the wires toward the center of the square. Interweave the wires collectively. They should now meet in the center of your square. Twist the wires slowly and create the shape of a hook.