DIY crafts have always been an exquisite decoration of a house or garden plot. You can make them without outside help. The success of any creative undertaking depends on how serious the preliminary preparation was. Preliminary work plan - simple and affordable schemes that can be downloaded ready-made with an attached photo of the product or created by yourself.

Properly drawn up drawings of light plywood crafts can turn the laborious processes of creating items for decorating everyday life into easy and feasible in a matter of hours.

Sawing with a jigsaw from plywood: the 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 material;
• a sheet of plywood of any size (depending on the desired 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 home and garden, kitchen, landscaping. It is better to work collectively, involving the child as assistants. For him, it will be informative and interesting, crafts in this case become a matter of pride and are placed in a conspicuous place.

A manual jigsaw is a metal frame, curved in the shape of the letter "P". The nail files used in this tool are made of steel, they are very thin and fragile. Therefore, if you plan to make several crafts from plywood in an evening, the number of removable elements should be taken with a margin. Professionals prefer to use a jigsaw - this increases the speed of material processing.

How to make a simple craft drawing

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

• simple,
• complex.

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

Light plywood crafts take a minimum of time and effort, they are accessible even to children. Carbon paper (special paper with a layer of paint applied to one side) will be a good helper in the implementation of the project. It lies directly on plywood, and a drawing is superimposed on top. It is enough to draw once with pressure along the main lines 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 impromptu sun for a summer residence.

Toy car - an exclusive craft for children

If you want to make a plywood craft project in the form of a car using a jigsaw, you can take an example of a finished drawing as a basis. Artistic talents are welcome, in this case light projects are created by yourself. The main thing is to follow the rules and proportions. To make a car craft from plywood, you need to cut it separately:

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

When creating projects-schemes of plywood crafts that others will make, you need to number each part on paper, attaching a description in which order they will be connected in series. If the drawings and future products go "size to size", follow the correspondence of the sizes, carefully rechecking all calculations. The photo shows an example of a car made of plywood - such a craft will definitely work out with the correct organization of the creative process.

Easy crafts for giving: a thoughtful approach

Dacha is a place of rest, which the owners tend to decorate with exclusive handicrafts. If the plans include a makeshift garden, you can create drawings of a well and a stork attached to it. Such country plywood crafts can be made to the site anywhere, and due to the minimum weight of the material, the structure can be easily transported out of town.

These are simple products. It is enough to cut out 4 equal-sized sheets from plywood, providing places for fasteners. An artificial stork should match the appearance of the bird as much as possible. It must be drawn on paper and transferred with a carbon paper to a plywood sheet. The finished bird is painted with paints on both sides. These are options for easy crafts for giving, 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 the abundance of flowers and vegetation.

The presented crafts for giving from plywood 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 summer cottages 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.

Sometimes you just want to decorate gray country cottage area or dilute the interior of the room with an unusual craft so that the eye rejoices, looking at such beauty, and friends who come to visit are surprised and admire your originality. A great option for such decoration is do-it-yourself plywood crafts. And also such a homemade product will serve as an excellent gift for your relatives and friends.

Advantages of plywood crafts

There are several advantages:

Plywood also has a couple of drawbacks. Firstly, it is poor resistance to moisture (but this can be prevented by varnishing the wood or with a special water-repellent composition), and secondly, it often comes across of poor quality, easily splits and is poorly cut and skinned.

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

Woodburning

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

If the plywood sheet has notches and bumps, sand it with sandpaper.

First of all, draw or print a sketch on a piece of paper. Now you should transfer it to plywood. To do this, put carbon paper on it, and your sketch on top, and lightly circle it with a pencil. The sketch lines should be transferred to the plywood. If they ended up on the back of the paper, turn the carbon paper over and repeat the same thing. When transferring a drawing, you cannot move paper or plywood, take away the drawing to see what happened, as the drawing may go astray. Outline the sketch consistently so as not to get confused about what you have already transferred and what not.

Now we can move on to the most interesting. Plug the burner into the outlet, wait until it warms up. It has several modes of operation (depending on the temperature, like on an iron). To make thin and neat strokes, use a low heating temperature, and for thicker lines - a high one. If your plywood is thin, be careful with high temperatures, as 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 do not need to press hard on the tool. Remember about fire safety and the rules for working with heating devices so as not to get burned and not damage your property.

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

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

Figured cutting

For the decor of a summer house or the interior of a rustic-style house, plywood figures cut with a jigsaw (both electric and manual) are perfect. For such work, you need to select the simplest sketch or drawing of plywood crafts. For example, like this:

Before work, the tree should also be sanded with sandpaper, and then transfer the sketch to the prepared material. You can start cutting! The resulting product is sanded along the edge, painted (if desired) and also varnished. If it's 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 implemented, showing patience and imagination:

openwork carving

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

Getting started is similar to the previous techniques.

It is necessary to prepare plywood, 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 fixing a sheet of plywood on it. The jigsaw should move easily, free, no application great effort, otherwise the tree may not withstand and crack.

If this still happens, the breakage point can be glued with superglue, but the product will not be so strong and may lose a little appearance. At the end of the sawing, sand the edges with sandpaper and varnish everything. Ready!

Useful little things

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

All sorts of crafts made of plywood and wood, made by craftsmen, are highly valued all over the world, causing universal admiration. Undoubtedly, carving is creativity and art, but you will certainly be able to master it by making an effort and constantly honing your skills. This is an optimal wood and plywood hobby that does not require you to have too much free time and equipment that is not very expensive. Of course, we mean plywood carving with jigsaws!

openwork carving

It is rapidly gaining its popularity: who doesn’t want to make an excellent decoration item for themselves, decorating their home, furniture, creating an artistic entourage! Cut products of various thicknesses are optimally integrated into many existing decor styles, and we get, for example, ornamented photocard frames, words, individual letters, curly shelves carved with a jigsaw on plywood. In addition, such creativity is an action that is available to everyone who is interested in the process, even a beginner. You just need to get an idea of ​​\u200b\u200b"how it works." And you can start creating!

It is quite easy to work with a manual jigsaw

Video to get started:

This material is chosen from wood for the following reasons:

• moisture resistant;
• temperature fluctuations do not have a negative impact;
• fairly low cost;
• ease of learning to cut with a jigsaw;
• low weight products.

It is also necessary for crafts to choose plywood of the 1st and 2nd grades. The rest are not suitable for creativity: there are cracks with knots and chips on the surfaces (unless they can be used for internal substrates). Birch plywood (3-10 mm thick) is most suitable for cutting.

At the present time, this material is divided into a fairly large number of subspecies - each for specific purposes.

• Experts and craftsmen advise using a sheet produced using a urea-formaldehyde composition. Such material is marked "FC". This kind of plywood can be bought “clean” or coated, for example, with varnish. It is most convenient to transfer a drawing for sawing with a jigsaw onto raw plywood sheets.
• Plywood labeled "FOF" is intended for the production of furniture, and is more often produced in excess of 12 millimeters in thickness.
• The FB brand was originally developed as a boat material, and therefore its cost is high (but if it is possible to use it, then it is suitable for sawing with a jigsaw).
• But "FSF" masters do not recommend purchasing. Having an attractive appearance purely outwardly, it has toxicity, since it is made with the participation of a composition of phenolic resins.

Produced grades of working material

Types of plywood carving

It is subdivided into:

• openwork,
• Patterned, on a painted plywood sheet,
• edging,
• combined method.

What additional materials and tools will be needed

• Stencils and drawings with drawings for work. You can invent them yourself or copy them on the web.
• Carbon paper to translate patterns and lines according to the drawing;
• Glass paper and sandpaper, a set of files - for grinding parts;
• Carpentry (as an option, casein) composition for gluing parts;
• Transparent varnish - for coating;
• To make holes inside the material for threading the blade - a drill and also an awl.

• Before starting work on sawing with a jigsaw, carefully sand the material with glass paper, and only then translate the patterns according to the drawing.
• Transfer the elongated forms of drawings with narrow elements onto plywood so that they are located along the fibers of the “face” of the material.

Artistic sawing with a jigsaw: drawing, stencil and work

Get to know the devices

A jigsaw is a toolkit that is designed to work on different contours. The device includes a blade equipped with teeth, small enough to cut the working material, practically without forming burrs and chips.

Manual

The "founder" of the genus, of course, is a manual jigsaw. Everything ingenious is simple: a metal U-shaped arc, and a working blade is stretched between the ends, which is fixed with clamps. They hold the files during operation, with the help of them its tension is also regulated. The handle for convenient operation is located on one side of the frame. The clamps of the tool can be rotated, thus creating a different plane for the implementation of work, providing opportunities for carving plywood with a jigsaw of increased complexity.

• When working with a hand-held device, maximum care must be taken: the design is quite fragile, and with intense pressure, the blade sometimes breaks and needs to be replaced. Each novice master should stock up on additional working files.
• When working with a jigsaw, it is convenient to use an auxiliary board: it protects the table and solves problems with the convenient location of the plywood blank.

Electric jigsaws

This device works with electricity. It is a case where the mechanism is located, the control knob is also located there. The sawing element is located in the lower part of the device in front. The blade is protected, and this allows you to cut along the contour very smoothly, without deviation. Professional equipment models have many nozzles that greatly facilitate the work process, for example, by leveling the edge of the material. Jigsaw blades can also have teeth that differ in shape and size. They should be selected in accordance with the material for sawing, so as not to damage the plywood sheets during operation.

• Household electric jigsaws for non-industrial purposes, as a rule, of low power (from 350 to 500 W). For beginners, this is the most common option when you are just learning to cut crafts and figures from plywood (usually of small thickness). It is quite safe to work with such a device, especially when it is equipped with protection.
• The professional jigsaw is intended for industrial purposes, has a power of more than 700 W, high speed and cutting accuracy. It can cut sheets over 10 cm thick, aluminum, thin steel.

Video: simple jigsaw:

Frazier

Sometimes this device is used for carving. It is a type of special hand tool, with the help of which at home you can perform different type wood and plywood work. However, to work with it requires a certain skill; on the other hand, craftsmen who deftly manage this equipment can create the most real highly artistic masterpieces of folk art.

Cooking a stencil

Drawings for creative works come in different sizes, depending on the scale of the manufactured products. For example, for schemes of a shelf or a fragment of furniture, for a voluminous toy, you should take a sheet of drawing paper in A1 format, a roll of wallpaper left after repair may also be suitable, and for small figures (such as souvenirs) we take office paper (A4 or A3 format).

We draw the contours of the future object on the surface of the paper with a marker or pencil, adhering to the indicated dimensions. Templates are presented in the public domain in a wide range, choose the one that suits you (for beginners, as a rule, not too complicated). Or you can come up with your own options for cutting with a jigsaw and then transfer it to a paper base.

Then we carry out the transfer of images to the surface of the working material (plywood, boards). To do this, we cut out a figure from paper, apply it to plywood and carefully trace it around the contour with a pencil. The lines must be precise and even. If necessary, correct by erasing with an eraser.

The contours are applied "from the rear" of the material, so that there are no visible remnants of the drawing on the finished form. The internal areas can also be shaded so as not to cut off an extra piece, thereby denoting an inviolable fragment.

Drawing examples

Snowflake

How to carve plywood

Working with the device will not be difficult if you properly prepare for the creative process.

• The place to work should have good lighting;
• The working plane must be protected from damage. You can, for example, lay a plywood sheet or cover it with a film;
• All the right tools as well as spare blades should be prepared in advance. And you can start.

The first step should begin with drawing the inner outline of the drawing or drawing. To do this, make slots into which the blades of the device will be inserted. Usually, when cutting large contours, there is no problem, but in small remnants, working with a jigsaw from the inside can cause chips, burrs, or cuts. You should act very carefully.

Work with a jigsaw

How to cut with a hand jigsaw

1. Fix a piece of plywood with one hand, with the other hand, hold the cutting attachment by the handle.
2. Start moving along the applied contours, wielding the jigsaw up / down. This should be done around the perimeter of the picture.

Work with a manual jigsaw

As you can see, there is nothing super complicated in this work. And you will acquire a real creative hobby by learning how to manage these devices.

How to cut plywood with a jigsaw

Cutting plywood with an electric or manual jigsaw is undoubtedly a creative process. And you will be able to create various decorative items with your own hands: from fairy-tale characters from cartoons for children to decorations for furniture and home.

Photo gallery of examples of work

Many skills in people begin to be honed in childhood. For girls, this is sewing and knitting; for boys, carpentry. Ordinary children's interests eventually grow into something more. In this regard, the cutting out of crafts from plywood by the children with a jigsaw, as a result, over the years, acquires the features of design art.

Plywood jigsaw and fantasy - elements of personality development

Indeed, a plywood sheet in skillful hands can become a beautiful piece of furniture. And even for beginners who first encountered and became interested in making original wooden crafts, this will certainly become an interesting and exciting activity. And at the same time useful, honing the skills of decorative woodworking.

Such an activity is a great opportunity to have a great time with interest, with benefit. Relax and at the same time enthusiastically do what you love, which gives pleasure, both by the process itself and its result. In addition, the things created, which will surely decorate the house later, will serve to form general home comfort and coziness.

The main benefit of cutting beautiful decorative elements from plywood lies in the process of spiritual development of a person, his ennoblement. Skill, skill, labor development, all this is incorporated in these classes.

Labor shapes personality. And working on what you love is doubly interesting. Time here no longer has power over employment. He is not noticed. And this is one of the signs of true passion.

"Exhibition" of skill

Furnishing a house or apartment involves making a personal contribution to feeling the aura of inner beauty. And sometimes outdoor, since the placement of items made of plywood can be located, for example, on the territory of a summer cottage.

Of course, the result of fruitful work will always find its rightful place. Whether it's a carved lampshade for table lamp or light plywood crafts in the form of figurines located on bookshelves and playing the role of dividers for books.

More complex elements are already performed with a solid consolidation of knowledge on working with wood material. To hurry up and immediately start cutting out such objects, it means wasting time and ruining the material.

First steps towards excellence

It's worth starting with the simplest. And for the initial comprehension of the science of carving, choose certain educational literature to help you, presented as a manual for the manufacture of decorative wooden elements from plywood sheets. Use the advice of masters on thematic Internet sites. Be sure to look at the photo of plywood crafts. This in itself will attract interest in such work.

Nothing awakens the zeal for any business as its seen result. And products made of plywood sheets, sanded, treated with paints or varnishes leave an indelible impression.

Special mention should be made of this necessary element like drawings. They are necessary in any case. When complicated figures are performed and when cutting out the simplest parts. It is much easier to work with a material when its future appearance is predetermined.

Returning to the question of the initial steps, it is worth mentioning such important things as a careful study of the rules for using tools and materials. And of course about the development of technology. It is quite simple and it will take a little time to master it.

But in order to achieve the level of a master class, in addition to fixing in memory the technological stages of the process of manufacturing wooden plywood crafts, additional knowledge is also needed.

Signs of a true master

A real master will immediately determine:

• what kind of plywood sheet is best for cutting and processing. Wood varies in quality and properties. It is easier to work with some, and with some types it is more difficult, due to delamination, the sudden appearance of cracks and other negative points.
• what thickness of material to choose with a certain plan for future crafts;
• which jigsaw blades to buy to use them for quite a long time.

This experience has been building up over a longer period. But the more interesting it becomes to advance along the path of self-improvement.

Handmade plywood crafts, at first simple, plain, but over time, acquiring real features, confirming a high class home master, can become a substantive reflection of the formation and development of artistic wooden decoration skills. Sometimes it is expressed in a very original way.

For a certain period of time, plywood crafts are placed in a row one after another, and then a picture of the gradual passage of the entire path from a student to a real specialist begins to clearly emerge.

Photo of plywood crafts

Many of us spend a lot of time in the garden. At the same time, we want to be surrounded by comfort, convenience and beauty. DIY plywood crafts are a wonderful way of self-realization and decoration of the garden.

It's nice to play the guitar after a piece of sausage. If the mice are not caught, it will be bad.

Working with plywood is easy and pleasant. The material is affordable. In the simplest version, for crafts, you will additionally need paint and some self-tapping screws. You will need a few tools, see the maximum list below.

You can make decorative crafts from plywood for beds and a fence, heroes of fairy tales and cartoons for a playground, birdhouses, bird feeders, flower pots and so on. Having wondered what plywood can be made with our own hands, we conditionally divided all the figures into two groups: simple ones, which are made from one piece of plywood, and more complex ones, which are assembled from several parts.

"Cartoons" for children and adults

Flat figurines made of plywood

Almost all of the examples above are cut from a single piece of plywood.

For making DIY crafts, it is better to use a sheet with a thickness of at least 10mm. In this case, the image will not warp and will last longer. At the same time, in the garden and garden it is preferable to use moisture resistant plywood.

There is no dispute about tastes - the choice of your favorite option is yours

The procedure for making plywood figurines is as follows:

1. The contours of the drawing are drawn on a sheet of plywood with a pencil.
2. The craft is cut with a jigsaw around the perimeter.
3. The contours and the flat surface of the workpiece are processed with emery cloth.
4. Color borders of various colors are applied to the part with a pencil.
5. The craft is consistently painted with all colors. Adjacent coats of paint must dry completely before applying the next color.

Guys from our yard

It is convenient to fix the finished product with self-tapping screws to a fence or wall. Look at the photo: you can “screw” hair, buttons, shoes, a wire tail and so on to the craft.

It is important that these elements hold securely, serve for a long time under the sun and rain, and do not pose a danger to people.

Animals, as always, are useful: a deer holds a flower pot

With your own hands, you can make a variety of decorations for giving from one piece of plywood. We have selected some interesting options for you.

Why does a dog need a hare if it has a bone?

These birds are clearly not friendly.

Storks, swans, chickens: no one will fly away from you!

Grandmother solves an important problem: what would she cook for her grandfather and granddaughter?

Grandfather understands well that there will be no dinner without firewood.

The granddaughter wastes no time and decides to milk the goat

Volumetric crafts for the garden

It is wrong to say that voluminous plywood crafts for the garden are noticeably more difficult. Of course, you will have to cut out a few details with your own hands. But some of them should be painted in one color, which simplifies the work.

It is difficult for a donkey to understand how one can sleep for so long, he is a donkey!

All parts are prepared according to the scheme described above, and then fastened with self-tapping screws. Of course, the volumetric figure looks more interesting. The photo clearly shows that it is necessary to use a material with a thickness of 15-20mm. Each piece has its own shape and size. They can be placed optimally on the sheet of material and the plywood can be used sparingly.

The dog guards, the cat helps: in general, everything is in business

It is especially pleasant when a craft made by yourself not only decorates the yard, but also performs a useful function. The photo shows just a few examples.

The observer is looking for birds - or a hedgehog?

Patterns and schemes are not problems

Templates are best done by yourself. Firstly, it is not difficult, and secondly, you can make templates for your own and a new drawing when you get tired of repeating other people's ideas. Note that there are a huge number of children's applications for colored paper crafts, which are quite easy to cut out of plywood.

The easiest option is to apply the drawing directly to the plywood. Moreover, if you had five in drawing at school, it is not at all necessary to copy what has already been done.

Otherwise, a grid should be applied to the drawing you like with a pencil. Then the same grid is drawn on a sheet of material with a pencil. All elements of the pattern are transferred to plywood "in squares". It is convenient that the squares in the figure and the workpiece can have different sizes, that is, the drawing can be transferred to any scale.

It is most convenient and modern to do the work using a computer, which we did. Almost everyone has a Microsoft Power Point program, where you should copy the picture you like. Previously, the program sets the size of the sheet for printing on the printer 29.7x21cm.

We have a piece of plywood measuring 57x77 cm, and we set the size of the drawing based on the availability of material. It should be understood that the program takes into account the size of the entire image.

Then you need to print fragments of the picture on the printer, sequentially shifting it relative to the print sheet. For ease of printing, a grid of sheets for printing should be applied to the drawing and grouped with the image.

Now the sheets should be glued into a single image and cut along the contour after the glue has dried. A paper template is laid on a sheet of plywood and outlined with a pencil. Subsequently, individual parts of the drawing are sequentially cut off from the template and also transferred to the workpiece with a pencil. You can cut out!

About how to save your work and longer

It will be very disappointing if a self-made craft will peel off and warp from the first rain. So it is better to take a number of measures to save your own work.

First, it is better to use moisture resistant material. Secondly, it is necessary to impregnate it from moisture, for example, with “Pinotex”. Paints can be used acrylic and oil. It is important that they are for external use. If you want to leave the natural color of the wood, the craft should be covered with a transparent yacht varnish.

Prepare for the fact that the figure will have to be repainted every two to three years. If the plywood begins to delaminate, it must be puttied before painting, for example, with Silacryl sealant. It is very effective to hide the craft from the weather for the winter.

Let the video help you in your work. It remains to wish you good luck!