Sometimes you just want to decorate the gray summer cottage plot or dilute the interior of the room an unusual craft so that the eye will rejoice looking at such beauty, and friends who come to visit will be surprised and admire your originality. An excellent option for such decoration is DIY plywood crafts. This homemade product will also serve as an excellent gift for your family and friends.

Advantages of plywood crafts

There are several advantages:

Plywood also has a couple of disadvantages. Firstly, it has poor resistance to moisture (but this can be prevented by covering the wood with varnish or a special water-repellent composition), and secondly, it is often of poor quality, easily splits and is difficult to cut and sand.

What about more specific examples? There are many different types crafts made from wood and plywood different techniques. The most famous of them:

Wood burning

You always need to start simple. Therefore, first we will make a small picture using the burning technique. In order to make a product using this technique, you will need:

If there are nicks or irregularities on the plywood sheet, sand it with sandpaper.

First, draw or print a sketch on a piece of paper. Now you should transfer it to plywood. To do this, place carbon paper on it, and your sketch on top, and lightly trace it with a pencil. The sketch lines should be transferred to the plywood. If they are on the back of the paper, turn the carbon copy over and repeat the same thing. When transferring a drawing, you cannot move the paper or plywood, or take the drawing away to see what happened, as the drawing may get lost. Trace the sketch sequentially so as not to get confused about what you have already transferred and what not.

Now we can move on to the fun part. Plug in the burner and wait until it warms up. It has several operating modes (depending on the temperature, like an iron). To make thin and neat strokes, use low heat, and for thicker lines use high heat. If your plywood is thin, be careful with high temperatures, since the burner can burn through it. Therefore, you need to put something dense on the work surface, for example, another sheet of plywood, so as not to damage it.

Move with neat strokes from top to bottom; you don’t need to press hard on the tool. Remember the technique fire safety and rules for working with heating devices, so as not to get burns and damage your property.

When the drawing is ready, you can color it or leave it as is. And then cover with colorless varnish so that it appears glossy shine and the craft was insured against moisture.

Here is an example of a do-it-yourself plywood product using the burning technique - simple and tasteful!

Figure sawing

For decorating a cottage or home interior rustic style Plywood figures cut with a jigsaw (both electric and manual) are perfect. For such work, you need to select the simplest possible sketch or drawing of plywood crafts. For example, this one:

The wood should also be sanded before work. sandpaper, and then transfer the sketch to the prepared material. You can start cutting! Sand the resulting product along the edges, paint (if desired) and also varnish. If it is intended for decoration personal plot, which means it will be in the open air, it is better to cover it with a special water-repellent solution.

Here are some ideas that can be easily brought to life: showing patience and imagination:

Openwork carving

Beautiful sophisticated patterns that can decorate any most sophisticated interior can be created independently using a saw (jigsaw), hand drill, auxiliary tools (awl, sandpaper, copy paper). You will also need a sketch (it can be easily found on the Internet) and colorless varnish to give the product a finished look.

Getting started is similar to the previous techniques.

You need to prepare the plywood and transfer the drawing. Then, in all places where the cut begins, you need to make small holes with an awl or drill. And only after that start working with a jigsaw. When working, it must be directed from top to bottom, so it is better to work on the edge of the table, firmly securing a sheet of plywood to it. The jigsaw should move easily, freely, without applying much effort, otherwise the tree may not withstand it and crack.

If this does happen, the broken area can be glued together with superglue, but the product will no longer be so durable and may lose its appearance a little. After finishing the file, sand the edges with sandpaper and coat everything with varnish. Ready!

Useful things

From plywood and wood you can make not only decorative elements, but also useful things. For example, thicker plywood makes excellent shelves, photo frames, children's construction sets, model houses, cars and many other interesting products!

Plywood is a very accessible, relatively inexpensive material for various crafts. Things made from it can have not only decorative value, but also be useful in our everyday life, in everyday life.

Plywood is an easily processed building material, which is made by gluing together several layers of veneer and specially treated wood chips.

Introduction

These sheets, which can be used for making crafts and structures, may differ:

• number of layers of veneer - three-layer, five-layer and multi-layer;
• the type of wood from which the multilayer sheet is made (deciduous or coniferous);
• according to the degree of processing (polished on one or both sides, not polished).

Building codes and standards

To learn more about the subject in question building material(about the classification of the entire plywood nomenclature, grade, standard sizes produced), which can be purchased for the manufacture of many products and crafts, it is recommended that you familiarize yourself with the following documents:

• GOST 3916.1-96 “Plywood general purpose with outer layers of veneer hardwood».
• GOST 3916.2-96 “General purpose plywood with outer layers of veneer coniferous species».

Schemes, drawings and patterns for products made from plywood sheets

Computer drawing programs

Today you can easily find a diagram, a pattern of a plywood structure, so that later with the help of systems computer-aided design prepare any drawing (including the above cat pattern). Next, use a plotter to print it onto a paper sheet of the required format.

Popular drawing programs are the easiest to learn and can be used in 2D and 3D modeling, including for plywood structures:

• "KOMPAS" - complex automated systems, with the possibility of drawing up drawings in accordance with the standards of the ESKDI and SPDS series;
• AutoCAD is a two- and three-dimensional computer-aided design and drawing system.

So, if you cannot find a detailed drawing of the plywood product you need, then the application capabilities of the given software will help you make a full-fledged drawing using any diagrams and patterns posted on the Internet.

Kayak

The price of the construction plywood from which the kayak is made is simply incommensurate with the pleasure that the person who made it with his own hands and who loves rowing boats will receive.

The Eskimo kayak is the same kayak among the Aleuts - a traditional rowing boat of the Arctic peoples. This boat can be single, double or triple. Let's post drawings of a plywood kayak for one person.

Construction algorithm rowing boat made from plywood sheets is, in principle, general, with the exception of some nuances. Step by step order Actions for cutting, processing and assembling a kayak can be seen in the video in this article.

Plywood table - simple and functional

Clear drawings of a plywood table with your own hands, which will be easy to implement even for a person without special carpentry skills and experience. Table cover (1 sheet) - 1300 x 600 x 16 (mm) Inner wall (1 sheet) - 1170 x 400 x 16 (mm)

Plywood constructor

Various plywood construction kit drawings are now gaining more and more popularity. Assembling such models from safe material A very useful activity for children and teenagers. Such crafts will become good examples of collections and will decorate the modellers' corner.

Tank

The stages of work on installing a tank model are as follows:

1. The plywood is sanded (first with medium-grain sandpaper and then with fine-grain sandpaper);
2. The drawings are carefully transferred through carbon paper onto sheet plywood material sanded with fine-grained abrasive.
3. In the corners of the contour transfer, through holes are drilled with a drill (drill 3 mm or more);
4. Attach the file to the jigsaw and start cutting out the elements of the tank;

Pay attention!
Cutting out the parts must begin inside the contours of the tank blanks, and only then around the office itself.

Advice!
When assembling plywood assemblies, have models at hand various types needle files to fit the elements to each other at any time.

1. After adjusting all the parts, you can start gluing them (for example, with PVA glue, “Titan”);

Advice!
In order for the components and elements of the tank to grip each other more firmly and reliably, you can tie them with thread or rope for a while after gluing them.

1. The cannon can be made by cutting the wooden handle of a watercolor brush or from other auxiliary material;
2. If desired, you can apply a side number or other inscriptions and patterns to a tank, or any other model, using an electric burner;
3. For greater preservation and decoration of the model, they can be coated with varnishes and paints.

Car – retro (old Mercedes)

Note!
When you transfer these drawings of a plywood machine with your own hands onto the plywood sheets themselves, do not forget to transfer the numbers.

When assembling the model itself, look carefully at the numbers.

IN in this case the process is carried out according to the following algorithm, in accordance with digital notations:

• the part or assembly numbered 1 must be connected to another number 1;
• and part number 2 is attached accordingly to the next number 2 and so on until the machine is assembled.

Gun

Drawings of a pistol made of plywood model "Bulldog". When assembling, we follow the same rules as when assembling a machine: the same numbers must be mounted with each other.

Advice!
This model of pistol is best coated from a bottle of spray paint; for better resemblance to the original, layers of black paint can be applied.

Dinosaur

When designing, drawings of dinosaurs made from plywood, for example, those presented below, can be made in any scale you need according to the presented pattern in a drawing program for a computer.

Preparing the material, model elements and the assembly itself is not difficult, but you will have to have some patience when working with a jigsaw and adjusting the model components to each other.

Napkin holder – “Grape leaves”

This item in the shape of grape leaves will always come in handy in household for its intended purpose - for napkins, and for storing, for example, sheets of paper of the selected format:

Vase, stand for pencils, pens, brushes

Drawings of a plywood vase, from which you can easily cut out a craft of the size you need:

Plywood panel

It is the ease and simplicity of cutting out plywood sheets with a jigsaw various configurations With different sizes, installation of them various designs, allows you to perform a variety of decorative panels for the walls of our home. Any panel, made carefully, is an excellent gift for family and friends.

Drawings of a plywood panel, which also serves as a shelf in the household:

Some useful tips and warnings:

• When transferring patterns and drawings onto plywood, use the thinnest and sharpest pencil lead. Better yet, use used ballpoint pen, then the lines will always be the same, and the copy paper from the ball will not tear. It is convenient to transfer drawings to plywood using a laser printer.
• For better fastening parts, where possible, it is recommended that the width of the grooves correspond to .
• There are two types of files with large and small teeth. It is more convenient for beginners to learn how to use a thick file, and cut out small parts with a thin file, already having some experience and skills in using a jigsaw.
• The files must cut from top to bottom, so pay special attention to correct fastening files in a jigsaw.
• Files can easily break, so cut carefully and do not allow parts to hang on the saw blade.
• When purchasing a file, make sure that the teeth are sharp, and that the file itself should not bend easily, but rather be firm. It’s not the flat ones that are easy to use, but the so-called “twisted” files – they can be used to make cuts in any direction.
• For those whose cutting of structures from plywood sheets is a hobby, there is no need to purchase band saw, just buy a jigsaw. Although everyone is an amateur, some craftsmen still often resort to a hand jigsaw when they “need to get a feel for the material.”

Conclusions

1. Before choosing, purchasing and directly working with the material from which you will cut models, panels, construction kits and structures, familiarize yourself with its types and classification according to construction documents (GOST).
2. For sawing, purchase quality tool, equipment and accessories for it.
   
3. Choose responsibly quality plywood. Don't limit yourself to it visual inspection, tap it for internal voids and delaminations due to poor gluing of the veneer layers.
4. Before working with a jigsaw, optimally equip your workplace. Special attention give it some time good lighting so that the cut and markings are clearly visible and your eyes don’t get tired. It’s not a bad idea to use a strobe light to illuminate the area where you’re working with a jigsaw. Convenient and comfortable sawing!

First of all, you should properly organize your workspace. Despite the apparent formality, this is quite important condition. A properly equipped place provides not only comfort and convenience, which is important when working for long hours with a hand jigsaw, but also directly affects the quality of the project being implemented.

A special machine-table is used as a thrust structure, behind which the name “dovetail” is assigned. It is a small rectangular board with a wedge-shaped cutout that turns into a working field for sawing. Dovetail attached to the edge of a table or workbench using a clamp.

They work with a hand jigsaw while sitting or standing, placing the workpiece for cutting at a level of 30-40 cm from the eyes. The light source is placed in front at an angle to the working plane. Compliance with these rules will allow you to control the cutting line as accurately as possible, thereby improving the quality of the cut project.

Which jigsaw should you choose?

Despite the simplicity of their design, modern manual jigsaws have a number of features that you should pay attention to when choosing. It is better to avoid models with a frame made of sheet iron and choose a jigsaw made from a metal tube. This option provides better tension on the blade and eliminates its distortion, so the file will not “lead” during operation.

The file is fixed in the frame by tightening the upper and lower wing nuts. When choosing a jigsaw, pay attention that it is equipped with blades made of high-quality steel with wide ears. This will significantly increase the ease of use of the tool during work.

How to properly prepare a tool for use?

The file in the jigsaw is fixed strictly vertically, with the teeth down. The canvas must be stretched. The degree of tension is regulated by compressing the frame: the tool is rested against the edge of the table or squeezed by hand, after which the wings are tightened, if necessary, tightening them with pliers. By straightening, the frame will ensure proper tension on the canvas.

To cut out small parts, figures with sharp contours and complex patterns on wood with a hand jigsaw, small files with a large number of teeth per inch are used. They do not jam when turning, creating a thin and neat cut without leaving chips. To create large plywood products and long straight cuts, blades with large teeth are used, which cut much faster.

Let's get down to business. How to cut out plywood and wood with a jigsaw?

To get an accurate and neat cutting line, you should follow a number of basic rules:

1. The hand with the jigsaw should only perform vertical movements.
2. Up and down movements are made without sudden jerks and with maximum amplitude in order to use the entire working length of the blade.
3. The second hand smoothly turns and moves the workpiece during the sawing process.
4. There is no need to press the file onto the workpiece or apply lateral pressure to the blade.
5. Sawing occurs only at the moment when the file moves from top to bottom, so the reverse movement should be performed freely without pressure.

When working with a hand jigsaw, it is guided not along the line of the pattern, but along inside contour, since even the thinnest blade leaves a cut, the width of which should be taken into account. This is especially important when cutting out products with precise fitting of elements, for example, or.

When you're done, don't forget to loosen one of the clamps so that the jigsaw frame doesn't lose its elasticity.

What about practicing basic techniques?

The most intricate patterns are always based on a number of basic shapes and elements, after working on which you will be prepared to carry out complex projects. It is advisable to do this on thin plywood up to 3 mm thick.

Obtuse and right angles : the jigsaw moves smoothly without pressing on the workpiece, as if idling; at this time, the second hand slowly turns the wooden piece to the desired angle.

Inner circular outline : to do this, a small hole is drilled in the inside of the figure through which a file is passed. When cutting out a circle, the cutting line is drawn along the inner contour of the design. The tool stroke should be of medium intensity; the workpiece unfolds in proportion to the movements of the jigsaw.

Oval outline : when cutting out such a figure, increase the stroke of the jigsaw in steep areas, turning the workpiece faster in this place.

Sharp corners: careful acute angle without chips and other defects, they are obtained by bringing together two cuts.

Advice! When cutting out complex openwork patterns, start working from the center wooden blank, uniformly shifting towards the periphery. This will significantly simplify the cutting process and avoid breakage of the fragile work at the finishing stage.

You have gotten a good feel for the jigsaw, have achieved smooth movement and are maintaining a neat cutting line, but then the movement of the tool becomes difficult and the file jams in the workpiece. This is a typical situation that arises when carving plywood with a hand jigsaw. It happens for the following reasons:

1. Overheating of the file - during prolonged use, the blade expands due to heating. To avoid such situations, take short breaks or periodically wipe the canvas with a damp cloth.
2. Features of wooden blanks. The movement of the jigsaw may be difficult due to the fact that the file has run into a denser area: a knot, a lump of glue in plywood, etc.
3. On long cuts, the saw blade can become pinched between two nearly separated pieces of plywood. You can continue sawing comfortably by pinning the separated ends together with a clothespin.

What kind of plywood is needed for cutting with a jigsaw?

Practice shows that best material for working with a hand jigsaw - birch plywood with a thickness of 2 to 8 mm. It is affordable, easy to use and highly durable.

To create small details or a “dense” openwork pattern, it is more appropriate to use three-layer plywood up to 3 mm thick. It is easy to saw and at the same time quite durable. The likelihood that you will spoil the sawn curl when the blade jams again is significantly lower.

When choosing material for crafts, pay attention to the fact that the plywood is smooth and without large quantities knots. Examine the end for the presence of air chambers; their presence indicates uneven application of the glue. It is better to refuse such low-grade plywood, otherwise you will not avoid a large number of chips that will spoil the appearance of the product.

What if you use wooden blanks?

For all its practicality, plywood does not have such an expressive texture as board. By sawing projects from planks, you can take advantage of these advantages: play on the difference in colors and shades, the orientation of wood fibers (as in intarsia), etc. Crafts made from wood have a more attractive end (without a layered structure like plywood) and are much easier to treat with a finishing compound.

For sawing with a hand jigsaw, use blanks made of soft and hard rocks up to 10 mm thick. When choosing a material, give preference to tangential cut boards. Blanks radial cut use is not recommended, because they have parallel annual rings, which, due to their hardness, will lead the jigsaw away when sawing.

What to do if chips keep appearing?

The number and size of chips depend on the type of plywood used, the quality of the blade and how correctly the master saws. A few tips and professional tricks will help you cut with a hand jigsaw without chipping:

• using low-quality plywood that is prone to chipping, saw more intensively, installing blades with fine teeth;
• Use a saw blade with a reverse (reverse) tooth, designed to minimize chipping.
• glue the cutting lines with reverse side tape or masking tape;
• moisten the back of the workpiece.

How to transfer a diagram to a wooden piece?

There are several convenient options transferring the printed drawing onto a wooden base:

• using carbon paper and redrawing the template by hand;
• gluing the sheet with double-sided tape;
• gluing the picture onto glue, the remnants of which are rubbed off with sandpaper at the finishing stage.

DIY crafts have always been an exquisite decoration for a home or garden. You can make them without outside help. The success of any creative endeavor depends on how serious the preliminary preparation. A preliminary work plan is simple and accessible diagrams that can be downloaded in finished form with an attached photo of the product or created with your own hands.

Well-designed drawings of lightweight plywood crafts can turn the labor-intensive processes of creating items for home decoration into easy ones that can be accomplished in a matter of hours.

Sawing out of plywood with a jigsaw: specifics of the process

A useful leisure option that is available at any time with a minimum of tools and materials. In order to make a craft you need:

• pre-drawn drawing;
• jigsaw - a tool for cutting out material;
• sheet of plywood of any size (depending on the required dimensions of the finished product);
• mounting bolts, self-tapping screws, screws, glue (if needed).

Crafts can be for children, in the form of decorations for the home and garden, kitchen, or landscaping. It is better to carry out the work collectively, involving a child as an assistant. For him it will be educational and interesting; crafts in this case become a source of pride and are placed in a prominent place.

A hand jigsaw is metal frame, curved in the shape of the letter “P”. The files used in this tool are made of steel and are very thin and fragile. Therefore, if you plan to make several crafts from plywood in an evening, you need to take the number of removable elements with a reserve. Professionals prefer to use a jigsaw - this increases the speed of processing the material.

How to make a simple craft drawing

To do this, you need to stock up on a wide-format sheet of paper. It doesn't matter whether it's thin or cardboard. The drawing is needed in order to attach it to the plywood and cut the material along the lines. Schemes can be of two types:

• simple,
• complex.

The first type is regular drawing, applied with a pencil or marker on paper. Complex drawing - scaled image with symbols and marking the dotted lines (the future bend of the craft) and the indicated length of the ribs.

Easy crafts made from plywood take a minimum of time and effort, they are accessible even to children. A good helper In the implementation of the project, carbon paper will be used (special paper with a layer of paint applied to one side). It lies directly on the plywood, and a drawing is placed on top. It is enough to press along the main lines once and a clear pattern will appear on the material, according to which you can cut with a jigsaw. In the photo you can see a diagram of an improvised sun for a summer residence.

Toy car - an exclusive craft for children

If you want to make a plywood craft project in the shape of a car using a jigsaw, you can take the example as a basis finished drawing. Artistic talents are encouraged, with light projects being DIY. The main thing is to follow the rules and proportions. To make a car craft from plywood, you need to cut out separately:

• 2 wings,
• 4 wheels,
• bottom,
• hood,
• trunk,
• top.

When creating projects and diagrams of plywood crafts that others will use, you need to number each part on paper, attaching a description of the order in which they will be connected sequentially. If drawings and future products are true to size, ensure that the dimensions match, carefully double-checking all calculations. The photo shows an example of a car made of plywood - such a craft will definitely work out if proper organization creative process.

Easy crafts for the garden: a thoughtful approach

A dacha is a place of relaxation that the owners strive to decorate with exclusive crafts. If the plans include a makeshift garden, you can create drawings of a well and a stork attached to it. Similar country crafts from plywood, it can be made on site anywhere, and thanks to the minimal weight of the material, the structure can be easily transported outside the city.

This simple options products. It is enough to cut 4 sheets of equal size from plywood, providing space for fasteners. The artificial stork must correspond as closely as possible appearance birds. It needs to be drawn on paper and transferred using carbon paper to a plywood sheet. The finished bird is painted on both sides. These are options for easy crafts for the garden, where you do not need to make the product voluminous and use glue or bent elements. You can place such an exquisite decoration in the garden among an abundance of flowers and vegetation.

The presented plywood garden crafts in the photo will become an incentive for creativity for a novice gardener; you can borrow ideas or modify them to suit your aesthetic preferences.

Making drawings of products for a summer cottage or urban life is not only the lot of professionals, but also an unknown world for novice craftsmen. The process itself does not require significant financial costs and brings a lot of pleasure.

To make your dream come true - to make your personal garden unusual and unique, you can use plywood figurines for your garden with your own hands. To implement this idea, large financial expenditures are not required.

Plywood figures can be in the form of funny characters, which will add a touch of fun to the design of the site.

In the last few years, plywood jewelry has become quite popular due to the fact that it is very simple to make and takes very little time. And if there are children in the family, they will be happy to help paint the blanks. These crafts will fit perfectly into the design of any garden or cottage. To create a unique relaxation corner, you don’t need to have any special talent, it’s enough to have a wild imagination.

Plywood figures can decorate any area, even the simplest one.

Use these homemade decorations to highlight special places at the dacha or in the garden. They make this corner of the site unique and attractive. Due to the fact that the figures are made from quality material, they look great and harmonize with the surrounding landscape.

Crafts for the garden can be represented by the following types:

• unusual mailboxes;
• all kinds of figures, for example, heroes from your favorite fairy tales;
• painted feeders for birds living in the garden;
• decorated fences around the garden or cottage.

Each decoration made from plywood has its own uniqueness, expressiveness and beauty.

Some characteristics

The best, convenient and easy-to-process material for creating masterpieces is plywood. Using it to create figures, you will spend very little time, and the process will be interesting and exciting.

Plywood is produced in the form of veneer sheets bonded together with a special synthetic glue in several layers. The more layers, the stronger and thicker the material will be. There is plywood with a thickness of 3 to 30 mm.

The structure and color of the craft for the cottage or garden will depend on the texture of the plywood. For example, if the base is made of coniferous wood, then it is more convenient to paint it, and if it is made of birch, then the figures will look beautiful and aesthetically pleasing even without the use of paint.

Why is it still better to use plywood:

• it is environmentally friendly;
• durable and will serve for many years;
• has good flexibility;
• does not allow water to pass through;
• very easy to process.

Due to the fact that plywood is made from wood, it has some of its properties, namely the ability to change its structure under the influence of natural conditions. Therefore, when choosing the source material for a figurine, you should adhere to the following rules:

1. Plywood marked FSF or FKM has greater moisture resistance. Phenolic and melamine resins are used for connection in these materials. This connecting material does not absorb water at all.
2. On sale you can find plywood sanded on both sides, on one side, or unsanded. This must be taken into account when choosing material for the base, especially if you do not have time for additional processing of the resulting figure.

In order for the crafts at the dachas to look bright and colorful, when painting them it is necessary to use acrylic or oil paints. The use of this type of art supplies is convenient, as they fit well and softly on wood and are also resistant to sun rays, that is, you won’t have to repaint the figures over several summer seasons.

What you need to create a masterpiece

To make figures from plywood you need a stencil.

The dacha is decorated in most cases with flat-shaped figures, for the manufacture of which sheets of plywood are used. In addition to the main material you will need:

• stencil of the future product;
• pen or pencil;
• screws and jigsaw;
• screwdriver or screwdriver;
• fine grain sandpaper;
• brushes, special acrylic paints;
• furniture varnish.

If you do not plan to place the figure on a support, then you need to make special pegs. They should be dug into the ground to a depth of 50 cm.

You can buy a stencil for a craft in a store or make it yourself by drawing an outline on cardboard and cutting it out.