Interesting plywood craft ideas

People who plan to make beautiful wood products are encouraged to learn and hone their skills on plywood. This is a pliable and affordable material from which you can make a lot of various attractive gizmos. In this article, we will look at some interesting plywood craft ideas.

Plywood is a popular material that is often used to make beautiful and durable homemade products. The latter, if properly executed, can become a real interior decoration or even a spectacular gift for various holidays. Nobody expects to receive such a surprise, therefore, the giver will be able to pleasantly surprise the donee with an original present.

Plywood is used in the manufacture of quality crafts for a reason. This material has enough positive qualities, due to which it is in demand and popular.

1. The material is characterized by good strength characteristics. Plywood sheets are characterized by a special structure consisting of several layers. The result is a base that is not subject to deformation and has a good level of stiffness.
2. Plywood is affordable. In the assortment of almost any hardware store, you can find quality material of this type. It is mainly sold in a democratic price segment.
3. The material in question is quite simple to process. To carefully cut the necessary components for a particular craft, it is not necessary to use a special electric tool. Enough and a regular jigsaw.
4. Plywood is an environmentally friendly and safe material.Even children's toys can be safely made from it, without fear that the child will manifest allergic reactions.

Plywood is classified according to varieties. Material varies not only in cost, but also in quality indicators. In most cases, for the manufacture of various crafts using plywood sheets belonging to the 1st or 2nd grades. There is no stratification of veneer, “burrs”, chips or other similar damages that can spoil the appearance of the finished product. If the decorative decoration is planned to be installed in the garden on the site, it is advisable to choose high-quality moisture-resistant plywood.

If you do such a thing as accurately and carefully as possible, you will get a spectacular present from it, which the donee will definitely appreciate.

Before proceeding with the manufacture of gift items from plywood, you need to prepare in advance all the necessary tools and materials. The master will surely need such devices as:

• jigsaw or hacksaw;
• chisel and plane;
• vise;
• drills of different diameters and awl;
• screwdriver and drill;
• pliers;
• file;
• gloves
• a sheet of sandpaper.

Besides, you need to choose a quality plywood sheet of suitable sizes. If you plan to create an effective volumetric structure consisting of several parts, then you will need to pick up individual pieces of the appropriate dimensions. Materials must be of high quality, free from damage or defective areas.

As mentioned above, plywood is non-capricious, pliable material, so it is easy to process it when creating this or that craft. From this basis, you can make a variety of objects - from complex shapes and decor (for home and garden), to various little things, like a coat hanger or a small casket. Let's consider in more detail how it is possible to work with plywood sheets.

Many home craftsmen choose this method of processing plywood. Each person can easily cope with it, without experiencing special difficulties. A great help will be the ability to draw beautifully. If the user does not have artistic talents, then You can immediately take the finished image, and then carefully transfer it to the surface of the sheet material using tracing paper.

First you need to cut it out of plywood sheet harvesting the right size. For this, it is most convenient to use hacksaw with sharp and small teeth. A manual electric jigsaw may not be suitable in such works - its files, even for perfectly clean cutting, leave a large number of noticeable chips in the cut areas. Removing such flaws can be difficult, and it will take enough time.

Then prepare the surface. If the plywood sheet is initially polished, you will only need to walk along the ends sandpaper. If the material is not polished, then you will have to sand all surfaces. It is advisable to use sandpaper with different grit. It is better to start from sheets with large "grains", and finish - with small ones. Electric grinder perfect for solving such problems.

Followed by draw on a prepared basis, the selected drawing or translate it using a sheet of tracing paper. Then the sketch must be burned out. By adjusting the degree of incandescence of the stinger of the burner or by delaying the instrument on the surface, a large number of beautiful tones can be achieved.

A popular way to make plywood crafts is cutting out. Using this technique, the most amazing and spectacular things can be made from plywood sheets.

To cut the necessary parts from plywood pieces, you can use manual or electric jigsaw. For the formation of attractive ornaments (or if the base is thick) it is more convenient to use an electric tool. However, attention is still recommended to be paid to a simple hand tool.

The jigsaw machine is ideal for cutting the right parts. Today, such devices are presented in a wide range. Some people design them on their own.

Cutting is recommended to be tested on simple products. First, just try to carefully cut a specific pattern. For example, it could be a stand for hot objects. In the future, we can proceed to the development of volumetric structures.

Plywood is often used to make attractive furniture - both case and soft. Some large factories are engaged in this kind of production. Sometimes plywood makes good furniture and the home craftsmen themselves.

To make furniture from plywood sheets, it is recommended to use electric tools. To cope with the process of cutting multilayer material, you can not waste time in vain, but immediately turn to the services of specialists. It is acceptable to use quality circular saw (it is recommended to use a device with a guide rail).

Spectacular interior components of plywood can be built not only for home furnishings, but also for the plot in the country. For such conditions, craftsmen often decide to build small benches or tables - there are a lot of options. Good constructions can be built for children's rooms. Funny figures in the form of animals, flowers or voluminous beautiful figures they will surely please children and decorate the interior in their cozy corner.

You can make a huge number of different things from plywood with your own hands - both simple and complex. People often make interesting crafts in order to subsequently present them as a gift for some holiday. Let's look at some interesting examples.

On Defender of the Fatherland Day, you can present a charming plywood souvenir as a sweet present. Consider the option of a plywood airplane.

1. For this, birch material with a thickness of 3 mm or more is suitable.
2. It is necessary to draw up templates of all the blanks of the future design. Immediately prepare all the drawings before starting work.
3. First, the material is stripped, if necessary. Then the drawings are transferred to the workpiece, for example, using carbon paper.
4. Details of a future gift are being cut. Then the “spare parts” are cleaned.
5. Finished elements are assembled in a single design. Start with the fuselage, then attach the wings, landing gear, tail, put the screw on the engine. After assembly, the design will be ready.

The gift for March 8 can be not only beautiful, but also useful. For example, you can build a decorative plate of an interesting shape.

1. Grind the plywood (if necessary). Then they print out the template of the future product, transfer it to the base using tracing paper and a pen.
2. Next, the workpiece must be cut. It is recommended to hold the jigsaw perpendicularly. Cutting should be smooth.
3. Keep a drawing of your future product on hand. Looking at it, connect, and then glue all the prepared parts. PVA glue, "Titan" is suitable.
4. At the end, the present can be varnished.

An original and cool present from plywood can be made for Christmas and New Year. Let's consider how to make a Christmas tree from this pliable material with our own hands.

1. It is advisable to take plywood 6 mm thick. To get started, print a drawing of the future Christmas tree. Glue it to the plywood sheets with glue stick.
2. Then drill holes.
3. Carefully cut out the external and internal contours of the product and the stand under it.
4. Grind the cut parts if necessary. Paint the souvenir and varnish.

Similarly, you can make yourself a pleasant surprise for Christmas. For example, to build a small neat little house with trees in the foreground. Behind the product, you can put an LED flashlight or a candle (well-protected) - then the souvenir will turn into something more interesting and cozy. If desired, the house can be made light and simple, or you can build a complex structure with many small details.

Now let’s figure out how to make plywood crafts on May 9th. For example, you can build a frame for a photograph.

1. Take A4 plywood, not too thin (at least 2.5 mm and not more than 3 mm). Sand the workpiece.
2. Prepare a drawing of the future framework. Gently transfer it to the finished base. Take your time, act carefully.
3. Proceed to sawing. First cut the inner parts, and then the outer ones. The jigsaw must be moved smoothly, from top to bottom.
4. Next, assemble the structure. Focus on the initial template. After assembling the product, glue it securely.
5. You can cover the frame with stain, varnish or leave it without such treatment.

Modern users have all the possibilities of making beautiful, reliable and high-quality crafts from plywood sheets. And we are talking not only about the available materials, but also about a wide variety of tools for work. Some craftsmen process plywood on a full-fledged laser machine - In this way, thin and requiring special care work more easily.

Consider some beautiful examples of products from this material.

• You can make fun plywood decorative details for home or country interior. For example, it can be figures of pigs and dogs lying on home shelves or horizontal fence guides.

• From a large number of small parts of different sizes, you can build spectacular owl. The main thing is to make stable supporting elements. Such a product can be a wonderful gift for a variety of holidays.

• A spectacular gift for the "male" holiday will be plywood motorcycle figure, made of small parts. The product will look wonderful both painted and unpainted.

• On February 14, you can please the second half of the inscription “I Love you” cut out of plywood. Instead of the word “Love”, a heart painted in rich red will look bright. The product will be easy to manufacture, but very attractive in appearance.

See how to make interesting things out of plywood in the next video.