Plywood handmade crafts - Features work with the material, interesting ideas and photo examples

Features of the material

Do you want to give a friend a birthday gift? But you want something unusual, out of the box? We propose to "shake up the old days" and make an original gift with your own hands from plywood. But why plywood?

1. Rather accessible. You can buy it at any store of building materials. The price is not "overpriced".
2. It's easy to work with. It is quite easy to cut as well as drill. Its surface is quite smooth. That is why it is also used for burning.
3. It is quite durable. Since the structure is multi-layered, the plywood is quite strong and durable as a material. And you can do a "family row." If you have a daughter or son, do the woodwork together. And then, you see, and the wife will pull up.

But first we need to look at pictures and think: "But what can be done with plywood?

• Painting illustrations. Both simply painted on wood, and with the help of an incinerator.
• Interior items
• Tableware
• Hangers (both in the closet and on the wall).
• Sculpture
• Furniture

Tools

We choose the plywood carefully, taking into account the type of work. If we are planning to make very large items, take a thick one with a laminated surface.

We take joinery glue. Prefer the transparent one, which dries quickly. In no case glue, after it dries, should not leave a trace on the surface.

When glue is not enough, we take self-tapping screws. Sometimes you can use nails.

Varnish. To give the finished product a marketable appearance, it is covered with varnish. When we make children's furniture, give it an attractive appearance, too, will help varnish.

To captivate a child's work on wood, buy a burner. There will be an opportunity to decorate handicrafts made of plywood, enhancing the contour. It is good if the device will have interchangeable needles with different thickness. You can start with small drawings. Gradually, honing the skill level, you can bring the skill to automatism.To work well take large pictures without small parts.They can be in children's books "coloring books. Transfer the picture to the plywood and get to work. You should not try to sit at the machine for several hours at a time.You can get very tired.Therefore, it is better to do "several approaches". Then we carefully paint the picture with paints. And then we varnish it.

Jigsaws. The easiest is manual. Professionals use an electric jigsaw. It is, of course, much more convenient. Well, who is used to what.

We pick up a jigsaw with teeth of small size. It will be needed when it will be necessary to cut long and even.

Sandpaper or grinder. Sandpaper should have different degrees of abrasiveness. First we clean up the cuts with paper with a high degree of abrasiveness, then with medium, and at the very end with zero.

You can't do without a screwdriver for woodwork. And if it will also have the function of a drill and a set of drills, it is just great. They drill holes, screw in screws. The screwdriver can be cordless or electric. When working in the cottage, often a problem with the supply of electricity to the far corner of the garden plot, a cordless will come in handy. It is better if the set will be interchangeable.

Clamps are needed for compressing parts. Only when buying choose carpentry.

There are not many hammers. And good ones all the more so. Stock up on several with rubberized handles. First, you won't get splinters. And secondly, it won't slip in your hand. Choose mallets in the area of 200 and 300 grams.

Measuring tools. Ruler, compass, triangle and a simple pencil. Do not do without a level. And how else to determine whether the shelf hangs evenly?

The process of working on the product

Initially, we have to choose a craft and its scheme, based on the photo and drawings. Then we copy the drawings on plywood.

The work is done while standing. All work with plywood is carried out only in accordance with the markings. If the saw goes in the opposite direction, it is necessary to stop the work at once.

The entire surface of our work of art is scrubbed with sandpaper. And on both sides.

The direction of the product range

Room souvenirs

Carved boxes, decorative lampshades with LED lamps (they have low heat emission).

From plywood you can make any decorative hanger. The words "Bridegroom", "Bride", as well as the names of family members will decorate them beautifully. And the horseshoe? At all times it was considered the best talisman. Sawed out of plywood, skilfully painted and in front of us is a work of art.

Articles for the kitchen

Objects for the kitchen-holder for Easter eggs, fruit bowl, bread bowl, board for cutting bread.For bread bowl can come up with an original design.It is necessary that it be the only one.

Souvenirs

If a friend is fond of weapons, you can saw a weapon out of plywood. A pistol and a prototype of real rifles will bring your friend into excitement. And the clock? You can find a separate mechanism on sale. Then saw the product out of plywood, connect it to the mechanism and the clock is off! A woman will be happy with a jewelry box or "100 little things.

Crafts for the country house

Gazebos, a children's corner with cartoon characters will delight any kid. For their manufacture takes only very resistant to moisture plywood or laminated sheets for construction. You can impregnate with special antiseptic agents. To the painstaking work is not spoiled, exposed to various temperature differences, you can paint it with special paints for wood.They form a protective layer, and do not fade for a long time.

Lovers of sitting in a masculine society will also enjoy the gazebo. As well as "live corner" made of wood: an owl, a stork, a heron, a fox, a hare. They will give an aesthetically beautiful appearance not only to the dacha, but also to the garden in it And yet crafts from plywood can play a purely utilitarian role. For example, if you want birdsong to wake you up in the morning, make birdhouses. And the starlings feel good and you feel good.

Plywood handicrafts are beautiful and durable products that make the place where they are located aesthetically beautiful. And a gift made with your own hands is much more valuable. It is only necessary to think carefully about the sketch, and work out the smallest details.

Photo ideas of interesting plywood handicrafts