Drill a 1/4 inch hole through the upright section for the dowel to which you will attach the fruit. This hole should be about 3 inches from the top and in the centre. If you can make a point on one end of the dowel it would make fastening the fruit such (as an orange) a little easier. Push the dowel through the hole (above right).

Attach the base to the upright using 2 inch nails and flush with the bottom of the upright piece as shown here.

Small pieces of wooden shingles or shed siding boards will make an interesting looking roof. If these aren't available, you can use two 9-inch pieces of 1 x 4 (or thinner).

Butt the two pieces together and nail them onto the top. These roof sections need to overhang enough to cover the base piece and also enough to cover the suet cage. An inch-wide slat can be nailed on the top to finish off the roof and keep the rain off.

Screw a large eye hook through the roof and into the upright section. The suet cage usually comes with a chain, and you put that through the hook and use if for hanging. If you don't have a chain, try using a shower curtain hook. This would make it easier to hang the feeder on a tree branch.

Attach the suet cage with a couple of 3/4-inch screws and washers as shown here.

And here's the final product! A piece of orange is attached to the dowel and the suet cage is loaded and waiting for the visitors!