Crafts from plywood: ideas, patterns and product schemes
Natural wood accessories always create a feeling of warmth, naturalness and safety. Such products can be learned to create with your own hands. The main thing is to prepare all the necessary materials, tools. And, of course, one cannot do without imagination, imagination and an all-consuming desire to create. Original crafts from plywood will make your interior extraordinary, add expressiveness, comfort and beauty to it.
Plywood is a multilayer material. For its manufacture using natural wood. A plywood sheet consists of several layers of veneer glued in a certain way. The thickness of the plate depends on the number of layers - they can be 3, 5 or more. This is usually an odd number. Thin wood plates are assembled together using special glue. Depending on the type of impregnation, the degree of moisture resistance of the material is determined. Plywood has high strength due to the fact that each layer of veneer is glued perpendicular to the previous one. The type of plywood, longitudinal or transverse, depends on the direction of wood fibers in the front layers.
Types of plywood
Plywood can be made of rocks of different densities - hard or soft. Each type of material obtained differs in:
purpose - for construction, industrial production, packaging, manufacturing of furniture, structural;
water resistance class - marking of moisture-resistant plywood - FC, material with high moisture resistance - FSF;
type of processing - plain or laminated;
visual qualities - by the presence and number of defects present on the facial layers;
the price.
How to choose plywood
To choose the right plywood for crafts, you need to evaluate the following material parameters:
grade - is of great importance for creating an attractive appearance of the finished product. It is desirable that the particle board has as few defects as possible. Therefore, for such work it is better to choose plywood 1 or 2 grades;
If in the future the souvenir is pasted or painted, it makes sense to save and purchase material of less expensive varieties.
thickness - its choice depends on which product you plan to manufacture.For various figures and decorations, a thin plate with a thickness of up to 5 mm is better. For the construction of furniture structures, it is advisable to choose thick sheets - up to 40 mm;
moisture resistance - in the manufacture of crafts that will be in the open air - in the country or in an unglazed balcony, you should choose a material that has a high degree of resistance to moisture. Plywood with the marking FB or BS is suitable - materials impregnated with bakelite varnish or glue;
environmental friendliness - to create interior crafts, you should use safe plywood labeled FBA or FC. The first material is glued with albuminocasein glue, which is natural and environmentally friendly. The layers of the second are connected using a urea composition that does not contain phenolic compounds, and therefore does not harm health.
Necessary materials and tools for work
Before you start making crafts from plywood, check if all the necessary tools are in stock. It’s better to get everything that is missing in advance than to be distracted in the process. You will need the following tools:
manual or electric jigsaw;
electric drill for drilling mounting and decorative holes;
a set of drills, including nozzles for large holes;
miter box, for washing down strips at an angle of 45 degrees;
grinder or abrasive paper with different grain sizes;
rasps and files of various shapes - flat, cylindrical, trihedral;
an awl for making small holes;
burning device for applying images and patterns;
fixing fittings, glue;
varnish, paint and other materials for decorating products.
Various figures for interior and landscape design
Plywood figures will enliven any space.They can be used both in the house or apartment, and in the courtyard of a country cottage, in the garden and even in the garden. It can be plane images of people, animals, plants. Cats climbing or sleeping peacefully on the fence look great, a pig hiding in the bushes, an eagle owl, snugly snuggled in the shade of vineyards. Having allocated a separate zone for plywood figures, you can recreate a wildlife corner or a Jurassic park in your country house, populating it with quite realistic characters.
You can decorate furniture designs, organizers, decorative flower pots, carts with flat figures. Bright "tenants" will not let you get bored, delight your children and surprise guests.
Decorative shelves
Plywood is an excellent material for creating lightweight, durable and comfortable shelves of any configuration and size. These designs will be a great place to store a variety of things. They will come in handy in any room of your apartment. In the living room, they will help arrange decor, books and gadgets, in the office, documents and office equipment, in the bedroom, care products, cosmetics and accessories, in the nursery, toys for the child, and in the kitchen, spices and cookery magazines.
Shelving may vary by:
thickness of plywood used;
number of shelves;
product dimensions;
the presence of side walls;
form - linear or angular;
location - floor or wall;
decoration method - the presence of carved elements, the use of various finishing techniques.
Volumetric figures
The possibilities of plywood in decorating interiors are simply endless. And it proves a lot of sculptures made of this material. These are real 3D models of various animals, birds and even humans. The design consists of many small parts. Uniting in a single whole, they form the most different forms. This technique allows you to create a variety of models of devices - cars, ships or aircraft, practical and useful accessories, furniture. On sale is a wide selection of kits with finished parts.Such kits vary in degree of complexity - there are simple options for children and ingenious designs for adults. If you wish, you can do it yourself with your own hands to create an original and unique product that only you will have.
Crafts for the kitchen
The kitchen is the place where crafts from plywood will always be welcome. It can be various storage containers - carved organizers for cutlery, napkin holders, sets for spices. Personnel and trays with openwork edges look interesting. Vases for fruits and bread, lamps, baskets for Easter eggs, assembled from plywood details in a single structure, are very popular.
With the help of plywood products, you can decorate the kitchen space. It will come in handy watches, fridge magnets, a variety of panels and figures.
Plywood furniture is no less in demand in the kitchen. Shelves, drawers and even kitchen facades can be made from this material.
Openwork box
An openwork plywood box is a very popular item for storing a variety of little things. Refined "lace" boxes - a combination of functionality and decorativeness. They are useful for storing jewelry, hairpins, documents, cosmetics, notes and keys. The ability to independently choose a pattern allows you to perfectly fit this item into any design. Carved plywood caskets look advantageous not only in ecological, ethnic, romantic, rustic styles, but also in noble classics, as well as in modern interiors. It all depends on the shape of the product, the selected thread pattern and decoration materials.
In order to make an openwork box, you need to choose a design and prepare a detailed drawing of the details of the future product. Next, we form the cutting sheet and transfer the contours of the elements to the plywood sheet. If you have a jigsaw, cutting parts of the box is not difficult.
You can order cutting in a special company that provides the service of cutting plywood, fiberboard or chipboard. True, such a service may turn out to be overhead, since small work is estimated to be more expensive.
We clean all the cut out parts with the help of a sandpaper. The ends of the workpieces are processed especially carefully. After that, we transfer the pattern to the plywood using a stencil. We drill through the starting hole with an electric drill. We insert the blade sandwiched in it and start cutting it. We grind the places of saw cuts with sandpaper and rasps, saving them from roughness and splintering. Thin corners of the pattern can be cleaned with a thin strip of sandpaper installed in a jigsaw instead of a canvas. This simplifies the process, allows you to make the edges smooth and neat.
After processing the parts, we proceed to the assembly of the casket. We glue the product walls and strengthen the structure with a furniture stapler or nails. We attach the bottom of the box to the fabricated frame. The lid and back wall of the product are equipped with metal hinges. We hang a cover on them. You can provide a delicate “safe” with a miniature lock.
Decorative finish
Before decorating the box, it is necessary to re-treat all its parts and joints with sandpaper, putty the bumps in the fasteners and prime the surface. You can treat the tree with a stain, which will show the structure of the tree and give the product the desired shade. Following are several layers of varnish.
If desired, we apply any image or inscription to the box surface using a burner or decoupage technique. You can decorate the product using the methods of “dry brush”, patination or adding craquelure to the paint, which cracks when dried.
Step-by-step instructions for making a Christmas tree
If you are tired of ordinary PVC Christmas trees, make a New Year's “beauty” from plywood by designing and decorating it to your liking. On the network you can meet a variety of ideas of such crafts.Choose one of the existing options or create your own original design.
Herringbone is flat or voluminous. It can look quite realistic or just remotely remind everyone of your favorite New Year tree. It can fit in the palm of your hand or reach the top to the ceiling. The choice of size, design and construction is yours.
Introducing a method of manufacturing one of the most popular options for the Christmas tree.
Step-by-step instruction:
We make a pattern. The drawing can be simple or intricate, ornate. The fewer carved elements, the easier it will be to cut parts from plywood. If your skill in using a jigsaw allows, choose patterns with lace patterns. Such a tree will look fabulous and truly festive.
Cut 6 identical parts. Such a number of elements will make a voluminous, "lush" Christmas tree.
We grind the edges and cutouts of fragments, achieving maximum smoothness.
Color individual elements and leave to dry.
We assemble the structure using self-tapping screws and mounting angles. Fastening should be done in two places so that the load is distributed evenly.
We decorate the Christmas tree - we draw balls, beads, snowflakes on it, you can fix real garlands and Christmas decorations.
Such a Christmas tree will please you for many years, because after the end of the holiday it can be very quickly dismantled and put away for storage.
Plywood decoration, decoration and care
The finished product from plywood can be decorated in a variety of ways. Even if we limit ourselves to applying varnish, such a thing will already look very impressive. If this is too boring for you, choose your favorite technique. Any technique from patination and pyrography to artistic painting is appropriate here.
Burning out
Among the techniques used for the artistic processing of wood, one cannot but recall burning out. This is one of the traditional types of Russian craftsmanship.The art of drawing on wood with hot metal rods developed along with turning, carving, inlay, mosaic and painting. It could exist as an independent type of design or be woven into other techniques, complementing them and making the decor more expressive.
Ancient masters burned out patterns with the help of red-hot iron rods or relief stamps. Today, the most common way to get a scorched image is to use a special electric device equipped with a thin metal wire or a soldering iron with a set of different nozzles.
It is also worth mentioning the pyrotypy technique - hot printing, burning in sand, in fire, using a magnifying glass in the sun, using acids, and friction on a turning unit.
Burning is a great way to decorate furniture, accessories, souvenirs and other plywood products.
Paint and varnish
If you are not comfortable with the monochrome method of the previous method, arm yourself with paints. Any product made of plywood can be made bright and picturesque with the help of coloring, painting. Cutting board, birdhouse, children's house - any of these items will make juicy colors spectacular and colorful. If for painting no special skills are needed - dipped a brush or roller in the paint and forth, then painting requires at least minimal artistic abilities. The choice of technology depends on the talent of the artist, on his level of proficiency in his skill.
Three options for painting:
Screen printing is the simplest method, subject to people who are far from fine art, but who have a sense of taste. All you need to do at the preparatory stage is to pick up an interesting pattern or image, print it on paper and cut it out. After that, we apply the template to the product and use the foam sponge or brush to transfer the pattern to the surface. You can circle the outline with a simple pencil, and then colorize.
The point technology for creating a picture is the connection of many points transferred to the decorated surface. This technique is also available to those who do not possess artistic skills.
Sketching - the method is suitable for both professional artists who can depict elements of famous paintings, and those who do not know the art of drawing, but who can come up with their own sketches using their own designs. Such a painting may contain geometric shapes, flowers, leaves, curls. An example of such a painting can be the products of folk crafts - Khokhloma, Gorodets, Gzhel.
The finished image should be thoroughly dried and varnished. The top coat will protect the paint from moisture and mechanical damage. Hand-painted products will make your interior unique.
To keep products in their original form, it is necessary to protect them from prolonged exposure to moisture and temperature extremes. They should be placed away from heating appliances, and after washing, immediately wipe them with a dry cloth.
Conclusion
Crafts made from plywood are a great way to make a gift to yourself and your loved ones, to realize your creative abilities and diversify your leisure.
Natural wood accessories always create a feeling of warmth, naturalness and safety. Such products can be learned to create with your own hands. The main thing is to prepare all the necessary materials, tools. And, of course, one cannot do without imagination, imagination and an all-consuming desire to create. Original crafts from plywood will make your interior extraordinary, add expressiveness, comfort and beauty to it.
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Material Features
Plywood is a multilayer material. For its manufacture using natural wood. A plywood sheet consists of several layers of veneer glued in a certain way. The thickness of the plate depends on the number of layers - they can be 3, 5 or more. This is usually an odd number. Thin wood plates are assembled together using special glue. Depending on the type of impregnation, the degree of moisture resistance of the material is determined. Plywood has high strength due to the fact that each layer of veneer is glued perpendicular to the previous one. The type of plywood, longitudinal or transverse, depends on the direction of wood fibers in the front layers.
Types of plywood
Plywood can be made of rocks of different densities - hard or soft. Each type of material obtained differs in:
How to choose plywood
To choose the right plywood for crafts, you need to evaluate the following material parameters:
Necessary materials and tools for work
Before you start making crafts from plywood, check if all the necessary tools are in stock. It’s better to get everything that is missing in advance than to be distracted in the process. You will need the following tools:
Various figures for interior and landscape design
Plywood figures will enliven any space.They can be used both in the house or apartment, and in the courtyard of a country cottage, in the garden and even in the garden. It can be plane images of people, animals, plants. Cats climbing or sleeping peacefully on the fence look great, a pig hiding in the bushes, an eagle owl, snugly snuggled in the shade of vineyards. Having allocated a separate zone for plywood figures, you can recreate a wildlife corner or a Jurassic park in your country house, populating it with quite realistic characters.
You can decorate furniture designs, organizers, decorative flower pots, carts with flat figures. Bright "tenants" will not let you get bored, delight your children and surprise guests.
Decorative shelves
Plywood is an excellent material for creating lightweight, durable and comfortable shelves of any configuration and size. These designs will be a great place to store a variety of things. They will come in handy in any room of your apartment. In the living room, they will help arrange decor, books and gadgets, in the office, documents and office equipment, in the bedroom, care products, cosmetics and accessories, in the nursery, toys for the child, and in the kitchen, spices and cookery magazines.
Shelving may vary by:
Volumetric figures
The possibilities of plywood in decorating interiors are simply endless. And it proves a lot of sculptures made of this material. These are real 3D models of various animals, birds and even humans. The design consists of many small parts. Uniting in a single whole, they form the most different forms. This technique allows you to create a variety of models of devices - cars, ships or aircraft, practical and useful accessories, furniture. On sale is a wide selection of kits with finished parts.Such kits vary in degree of complexity - there are simple options for children and ingenious designs for adults. If you wish, you can do it yourself with your own hands to create an original and unique product that only you will have.
Crafts for the kitchen
The kitchen is the place where crafts from plywood will always be welcome. It can be various storage containers - carved organizers for cutlery, napkin holders, sets for spices. Personnel and trays with openwork edges look interesting. Vases for fruits and bread, lamps, baskets for Easter eggs, assembled from plywood details in a single structure, are very popular.
With the help of plywood products, you can decorate the kitchen space. It will come in handy watches, fridge magnets, a variety of panels and figures.
Plywood furniture is no less in demand in the kitchen. Shelves, drawers and even kitchen facades can be made from this material.
Openwork box
An openwork plywood box is a very popular item for storing a variety of little things. Refined "lace" boxes - a combination of functionality and decorativeness. They are useful for storing jewelry, hairpins, documents, cosmetics, notes and keys. The ability to independently choose a pattern allows you to perfectly fit this item into any design. Carved plywood caskets look advantageous not only in ecological, ethnic, romantic, rustic styles, but also in noble classics, as well as in modern interiors. It all depends on the shape of the product, the selected thread pattern and decoration materials.
In order to make an openwork box, you need to choose a design and prepare a detailed drawing of the details of the future product. Next, we form the cutting sheet and transfer the contours of the elements to the plywood sheet. If you have a jigsaw, cutting parts of the box is not difficult.
We clean all the cut out parts with the help of a sandpaper. The ends of the workpieces are processed especially carefully. After that, we transfer the pattern to the plywood using a stencil. We drill through the starting hole with an electric drill. We insert the blade sandwiched in it and start cutting it. We grind the places of saw cuts with sandpaper and rasps, saving them from roughness and splintering. Thin corners of the pattern can be cleaned with a thin strip of sandpaper installed in a jigsaw instead of a canvas. This simplifies the process, allows you to make the edges smooth and neat.
After processing the parts, we proceed to the assembly of the casket. We glue the product walls and strengthen the structure with a furniture stapler or nails. We attach the bottom of the box to the fabricated frame. The lid and back wall of the product are equipped with metal hinges. We hang a cover on them. You can provide a delicate “safe” with a miniature lock.
Decorative finish
Before decorating the box, it is necessary to re-treat all its parts and joints with sandpaper, putty the bumps in the fasteners and prime the surface. You can treat the tree with a stain, which will show the structure of the tree and give the product the desired shade. Following are several layers of varnish.
If desired, we apply any image or inscription to the box surface using a burner or decoupage technique. You can decorate the product using the methods of “dry brush”, patination or adding craquelure to the paint, which cracks when dried.
Step-by-step instructions for making a Christmas tree
If you are tired of ordinary PVC Christmas trees, make a New Year's “beauty” from plywood by designing and decorating it to your liking. On the network you can meet a variety of ideas of such crafts.Choose one of the existing options or create your own original design.
Herringbone is flat or voluminous. It can look quite realistic or just remotely remind everyone of your favorite New Year tree. It can fit in the palm of your hand or reach the top to the ceiling. The choice of size, design and construction is yours.
Introducing a method of manufacturing one of the most popular options for the Christmas tree.
Step-by-step instruction:
Such a Christmas tree will please you for many years, because after the end of the holiday it can be very quickly dismantled and put away for storage.
Plywood decoration, decoration and care
The finished product from plywood can be decorated in a variety of ways. Even if we limit ourselves to applying varnish, such a thing will already look very impressive. If this is too boring for you, choose your favorite technique. Any technique from patination and pyrography to artistic painting is appropriate here.
Burning out
Among the techniques used for the artistic processing of wood, one cannot but recall burning out. This is one of the traditional types of Russian craftsmanship.The art of drawing on wood with hot metal rods developed along with turning, carving, inlay, mosaic and painting. It could exist as an independent type of design or be woven into other techniques, complementing them and making the decor more expressive.
Ancient masters burned out patterns with the help of red-hot iron rods or relief stamps. Today, the most common way to get a scorched image is to use a special electric device equipped with a thin metal wire or a soldering iron with a set of different nozzles.
It is also worth mentioning the pyrotypy technique - hot printing, burning in sand, in fire, using a magnifying glass in the sun, using acids, and friction on a turning unit.
Burning is a great way to decorate furniture, accessories, souvenirs and other plywood products.
Paint and varnish
If you are not comfortable with the monochrome method of the previous method, arm yourself with paints. Any product made of plywood can be made bright and picturesque with the help of coloring, painting. Cutting board, birdhouse, children's house - any of these items will make juicy colors spectacular and colorful. If for painting no special skills are needed - dipped a brush or roller in the paint and forth, then painting requires at least minimal artistic abilities. The choice of technology depends on the talent of the artist, on his level of proficiency in his skill.
Three options for painting:
The finished image should be thoroughly dried and varnished. The top coat will protect the paint from moisture and mechanical damage. Hand-painted products will make your interior unique.
Conclusion
Crafts made from plywood are a great way to make a gift to yourself and your loved ones, to realize your creative abilities and diversify your leisure.