Plywood - very affordable, relatively inexpensive material for various crafts. Things made from it can have not only decorative value but also be useful in our Everyday life, at home.

Plywood is an easily processed building material, which is produced by gluing several layers of veneer, specially processed wood shavings.

Introduction

These sheets, which can be used for the manufacture of crafts and structures, may differ:

• the 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 building material(on the classification of all plywood nomenclature, grades, 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 hardwood veneer.
• GOST 3916.2-96 "General purpose plywood with softwood veneer outer layers".

Schemes, drawings and patterns for products from plywood sheets

Drawing programs for computers

Today, you can easily find a diagram, a pattern of a plywood structure, so that later, using computer-aided design systems, you can prepare any drawing (including the above pattern of a cat). Then, using a plotter, output to a paper sheet of the required format.

Drawing popular 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, according to the standards of the ESKD and SPDS series;
• AutoCAD is a two- and three-dimensional computer-aided design and drafting system.

So, if you cannot find a detailed drawing of the plywood product you need, then the application possibilities of the above software will help you make a full-fledged drawing according to any schemes and patterns posted on the Internet.

Kayak

The price of construction plywood from which the kayak is made is simply incommensurable with the pleasure that a person who has made it with his own hands, who loves rowing boat trips, will receive.

The kayak among the Eskimos is the same kayak among the Aleuts - the traditional rowing boat of the peoples of the Arctic. Such a boat can be single, double or triple. We will lay out drawings of a plywood kayak for one person.

The algorithm for building a rowing boat 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 viewed 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 constructor drawings are now gaining more and more popularity. Assembling such models from safe material is a very useful activity for children and adolescents. Such crafts will become good specimens of collections, decorate the corner of modellers.

Tank

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

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

Note!
Sawing parts should be started inside the contours of the tank blanks, and only after that already in the office itself.

Advice!
When assembling the plywood assemblies, have the model handy different types needle files to fit the elements to each other at any time.

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

Advice!
In order for the nodes and elements of the tank to grip each other stronger and more reliably, it is possible for some time after gluing them to be tied with thread or rope.

1. Cannon can be made by cutting wooden handle brushes for watercolor paint or other auxiliary material;
2. If desired, a tail number or other inscriptions and patterns can be applied to the tank, or to any other model, with an electric burner;
3. For greater safety and decoration of the model, they can be coated with varnishes and paints.

The car is retro (old Mercedes)

Note!
When you transfer these do-it-yourself plywood machine drawings onto the plywood sheets themselves, do not forget to transfer the numbers as well.

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

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

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

Pistol

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

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

Dinosaur

Drawings of dinosaurs from plywood, for example, presented below, can be executed during design in any scale you need according to the presented pattern in a drawing program for a computer.

The preparation of the material, the elements of the model and the assembly itself are not difficult, but you will have to stock up on some patience when working with a jigsaw and fitting the model nodes to each other.

Napkin holder - "Vine 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 a selected format:

Vase, stand for pencils, pens, brushes

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

Plywood panel

It is the ease and simplicity of sawing with a jigsaw from plywood sheets of various configurations with different sizes, installation of them various designs, allows you to perform a variety of decorative panels for our walls. Any panel, made neatly, is a great gift for relatives and friends.

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

Some helpful tips and warnings:

• When transferring patterns, drawings to plywood, use the thinnest and sharpest pencil lead. It is even better to use a used ballpoint pen, then the lines will always be the same, and the carbon paper from the ball will not tear. It is convenient to transfer drawings to plywood using a laser printer.
• For better fastening details, where possible, it is recommended that the width of the grooves correspond to .
• There are two types of files with large and small cloves. It is more convenient for beginners to learn how to use with a thick file, and they cut it out with a thin one. small parts already having some experience and skills in using a jigsaw.
• Files must be cut from top to bottom, so pay special attention to correct fastening jigsaw saws.
• Files can break easily, so cut carefully, do not let parts hang on the saw blade.
• When purchasing a file, make sure that the teeth are sharp, and the file itself should not bend easily, but rather be hard. Not flat, but the so-called “twisted files” are convenient in work - they can cut in any direction.
• For those who have sawing structures from plywood sheets as a hobby, there is no need to purchase band saw, it is enough to purchase a jigsaw. Although everything is an amateur, some craftsmen still often resort to a manual jigsaw when "you need to feel the material."

conclusions

1. Before choosing, purchasing and directly working with the material from which you will cut models, panels, designers and structures, familiarize yourself with its types, classification according to building documents (GOST).
2. For sawing, purchase high-quality tools, equipment and equipment for it.
   
3. Responsibly approach the choice of high-quality plywood. Do not limit yourself to its visual inspection, tap it for internal voids and delaminations, due to poor bonding of veneer layers.
4. Before working with a jigsaw, optimally equip your workplace. Special attention give it good lighting so that the cut, markings are perfectly visible and the eyes do not get tired. It is not bad to use a stroboscope to illuminate the place of work with a jigsaw. Convenient and comfortable sawing!

Plywood vase

For work you will need: a jigsaw, saws, a sawing machine, sandpaper, a drill or a saw, pliers, wire cutters, a screwdriver, a hammer, BF-2 or carpentry glue, a compass, a ruler, a pencil, carbon paper, buttons, plywood 4 mm thick, a round stick with a diameter of 14 - 18 mm, a thin cord, some small nails and screws, Oil paint, colorless la to, a sharp knife or scissors and burner.

First, translate the scans of the parts through carbon paper onto plywood, while not forgetting about the economical use of material. Draw straight lines with a ruler, round lines with a compass. In the drawings, the centers of the circles are marked with dots, and their radii are marked with arrows.

It is very important to consider in which direction the fibers of the top layer of plywood will be located on the details! When sawing at the edges with outside there should be a thin trace of the pencil line. Carefully clean the edges of the parts with a file, and hard-to-reach places- file. The spikes in the grooves of the mating parts must fit tightly. Finish all surfaces thoroughly sandpaper.

Carry out a preliminary (without glue) assembly of products: you need to make sure that everything is done correctly. Only after that, grease the parts with glue and connect. Do not forget to remove the droplets that have come out.

Paint queue. If you decorated the details with an ornament using a burning apparatus, then it is better to cover them with a colorless varnish in 2 - 3 layers. And those without decoration, first paint with oil or aniline paints, and then with varnish.

WALL VASE. cut parts 1 - 10. Glue parts 2 - 9 into the grooves and slots of part 1. Insert a clean mustard jar into the cavity formed. The bottom of the jar should rest on part 7. From the underside of part 10, drive a nail into the wall. Bite off the cap with wire cutters so that the remaining stem protrudes 8 mm. Insert this part with a groove (without glue) into part 1 so that you can periodically remove the jar. The vase is assembled. Hang it on the wall using the hole at the top of part 2.

SUSPENDED VASE. Cut out parts 11 - 14. Glue part 12 into one of the grooves of part 11. Take a clean jar with a capacity of 0.33 l and put part 13 on its upper part, and put the bottom of the can on part 11. Then glue the upper part of part 12 with grooves into the part 13. Insert with glue the remaining parts 12 and all parts 14. The vase is assembled. After the final processing, a vase with flowers by the "ears" can be hung on three strings in a bookshelf.

Wooden vases look very beautiful. Usually done on lathe. But 90% of the wood turns into shavings.
There is a technology that allows you to make a vase from a flat shield.

Here's what happens:

It took a long time to choose the material for the sample. On the one hand, I want something interesting, on the other hand, so that it would not be a pity to spoil it.
As a result, I settled on walnut, with oak and wenge inserts.

A walnut board 75mm wide and 15mm thick is cut into 3 parts.
Oak 4mm veneer must be cut into 15mm slabs.

How to do it if not circular saw, but have a pair of clamps and a scoring saw?
So - the pist is clamped between the nut dies ...

And drinking.

The result is an even die of the desired thickness:

I glue the walnut into a shield with spacers - two oak dies, between them a thin wenge veneer. (which was sawn using the same technology)
Scratches from the saw are visible. A little sloppiness, plus solid oak that sawn along the grain.
It's not scary, anyway, the shield will have to be sanded to even out the gluing errors.

And again I glue it with spacers, leave it overnight:

I level the shield with a belt grinder, remove the remaining glue. Probably it was worth making the wenge continuous:

The result was a shield with a thickness of 14 mm. On each side it took 0.5 mm.
Based on the shield and the desired dimensions of the vase, the angle and step are selected:

I print the drawing, with the help of an awl I combine the centers of the shield and the drawing, I glue the drawing:

I saw a small rail at an angle of 38 degrees:

I fix the shield with clamps on the jigsaw table and using the rail as a guide, I drill 2mm holes at an angle of 38 degrees with a drill:

I pass a file into the hole:

And let's go!
Cut through the first ring:

And here it is - the bottom!

The wood is very hard, it is sawn slowly, if you squeeze it a little, the file bursts. To replace the file, you need to return the table to a horizontal position, unscrew the fasteners of the file, thread the shield, adjust it again to 38 degrees, adjust the tension ... Moreover, the file almost always breaks when 3 cm remains before the end of the ring.

The second ring, the picture is beginning to emerge.

Bottom view:

And after the fourth ring, the saws ran out. Used half a pack. No more, I'm saving it for tomorrow.

I drove to the store, bought 8 packs of files (to be sure to have enough), sawed:

I'll move the rings:

Sleight of hand and no cheating, the rings stack in a vase:

Can be combined with shift. You can insert between layers. Lots of options.

I start gluing, while without a bottom, so that it would be more convenient to grind the inner surface:

Checking layer alignment:

I leave it overnight under load:

Result. The surface is rough, but the alignment of the lines without serious violations.
Darkening - traces of sawing with an ultra-thin file (41 teeth per inch), which sank in sawdust and the wood burned.

It is necessary to level the inner surface.
Attempt number one - a steel rod with a glued on Double-sided tape sandpaper.
Not an option, too flexible.

Attempt number two, sanding drum on the same spindle.
It doesn’t fit either, the machine is light (as I intended it to be). It does not hold, plus it is inconvenient to work.

Attempt number three. Grinding drum on a flexible sleeve.

The drum is small, sawdust fly to where it is least needed, but you can work:

For fine grinding, I collect petals of 400 sandpaper:

But it doesn't grind. I continue with my hands.
It takes a lot of time, the surface is far from ideal.
I find an error - the penultimate ring is glued with an offset of 180 degrees.
Well, as a reminder... After all, it could have been a lot worse. Let it give charm - it will be a border. The main thing is that the spacers are normally combined.



Most of all, the sweat flooding the eyes and falling on the vase interferes.

The respirator was once snow white:

I glue the bottom. To speed up the process, I use my weight with dumbbells in my hands as a press ... The vase can withstand more than 100 kg without creaking, despite its lightness and thin walls. Now I think, what would happen if the vase shattered?

When the question arises: what to give Mom and do it yourself? Take a look at the flower vase original product, moreover, sawn out of plywood with your own hands, will serve as an excellent gift and will delight your loved ones. The work is of medium difficulty, follow the instructions, be consistent and you will succeed.

This work belongs to Lyudmila Pelymskaya, a teacher German language who devoted a long time to such a hobby as artistic sawing with a jigsaw.

In order to make such a Vase with your own hands, you will need the following tools:

Workplace preparation

As usual, the first thing you need to do is equip your workplace where you will work. The rules are not complicated: there should be no extra things on the table, all the tools should lie in their places and be at hand. Not everyone has their own desktop, and for sure you have already thought about creating it. Making a table is not difficult - it is more difficult to choose a place for it in the house. A good option- this is a warmed balcony on which you can start working on crafts at any time. If you have a specially equipped room with a workbench, then you can be said to be lucky. In a separate article you can read about where I tried to describe the entire process of its creation in as much detail as possible. After you have completed the process of creating a workplace, you can proceed directly to your future craft.

Choice of plywood

The main elements will fit on A4 plywood, since some parts need to be made in several copies, then you will need several blanks. The thickness of the plywood should be from 2.5 to 3 mm, and depending on the thickness, it should be cut along the inner or outer contour, this is true for the grooves into which the craft elements are inserted. Before transferring the drawing to plywood, sand the workpiece with a sandpaper with a large grain, and then a fine one. Wrap wooden block sandpaper, and then start sanding. Sand the harvested plywood along the layers, not across. A well-sanded surface should be smooth, perfectly smooth, glossy-matt in the light and silky to the touch. Pay attention to the location of the fibers, knots, dents and other defects. Quality and color. If the plywood is not of very high quality and delaminates when sawing, read the recommendations for elimination.

Transferring the pattern to plywood

You need to translate the drawing accurately and accurately: fix the drawing with buttons, double-sided masking tape, or simply hold it with your left hand. Check if the drawing fits the dimensions. Arrange the individual parts so that the plywood sheet is used as economically as possible. You should not rush, because your future craft depends on the drawing. If time is short, then to speed up the translation process, you can use the technique of quick translation of a picture, for this I suggest that you read the article in the tips section:.

Cutting a vase out of plywood with a jigsaw

There are many rules for sawing, but you need to be based on the most common ones. First, you should cut out the internal elements, then proceed to sawing out the contour. There is no need to rush when cutting. The main thing is to keep always straight at an angle of 90 degrees when cutting. Saw pieces along precisely marked lines. The movements of the jigsaw should always be smooth up and down. Also, don't forget to watch your posture. Try to avoid bevels and bumps. If you get off the line while cutting, do not worry. Such bevels, irregularities can later be removed with a flat file or “Coarse-grained” skin.

Rest

When sawing, fatigue occurs. Often fingers get tired as well as eyes, which are always in suspense. During work, of course, everyone gets tired, but in order to reduce the load, do a couple of exercises. You can see exercises. Do this several times as you work.

Assembling a plywood vase

The assembly of the details of the Vase in this work is simple. Please refer to the drawing for assembly. If some parts are not included in the desired parts - file them. When the craft is assembled without problems - glue it. You need to glue the dish with PVA or titan glue. You don't need to pour a lot of glue.

DIY varnishing

If desired, the dish can be varnished with stain under valuable breeds wood or just transparent, it is not necessary to do this, but this will give more personality to your craft. Try to choose a good and high-quality varnish. do it with a special brush, take your time. Try not to leave visible streaks of bubbles and lint from the brush.

1. Hand tool
2. Electric jigsaw
3. Stencil preparation
4. Sawing process technology
5. Defects in work

Wood carving with a jigsaw is rapidly gaining popularity: many people want to buy an interesting decor item to decorate their home, furniture and even clothes! Carved objects made of plywood of various thicknesses organically fit into any style of interior, often people buy photo frames for photos with ornaments, sawn words and letters, or order intricate shelves and others. interesting products. Few people know that artistic cutting out of plywood with a jigsaw is a business accessible to any person, even an unprepared and inexperienced one. You just need to understand how to work with the tool.

What is a jigsaw: a general description

A jigsaw is a tool designed for cutting out various contours from plywood, including curved ones. It is equipped with a blade with fine teeth that can cut the plywood evenly without the formation of significant burrs.

Hand tool

The ancestor of this type of tool is a manual jigsaw. It is a metal arc in the shape of the letter "U", between the ends of which a saw blade is stretched, attached to the clamps. They securely hold the file during operation and allow you to adjust its tension. On one side of the frame is a handle.

The clamps on the tool can rotate, creating different planes for sawing, thereby providing the opportunity for woodcarving of varying complexity.

When cutting plywood with a manual jigsaw, you need to be careful: its design is rather fragile, during intensive work the blade often breaks from effort and heat, so it has to be replaced. To do this, each master must have several dozen spare files.

When working with a jigsaw for carving internal contours, it is convenient to use such an auxiliary board as in the photo: it will help protect the table and solve the problem of conveniently positioning the workpiece.

Electric jigsaw

The tool is powered by electricity. It is a case in which working mechanisms are located, a handle for control is also made on it. The sawing organ is located in the front lower part. The blade is often protected by a foot, which allows you to cut the contour exactly along the line without deviation. Advanced and professional jigsaw models have various attachments that facilitate the sawing process and level the edges of the plywood.

Blades can have different teeth in shape and size. It is necessary to select the files corresponding to the material being processed so that there is no damage and damage to the plywood sheet during the operation of the mechanism.

Classification of jigsaws by power and application:

In the instructions on how to use a jigsaw, or in technical passport the main parameters of the tool that must be taken into account when using the mechanism should be described.

Wood carving tools

Sawing with a jigsaw is a creative process, but it requires preparation and additional equipment. What is required for work:

Stencil preparation

Jigsaw drawings can be different sizes, depending on the scale of the manufactured product. To create a scheme for a shelf, a piece of furniture or a composite three-dimensional toy, you can take a large sheet of drawing paper A1 or A0, the wallpaper remaining after the repair is also suitable, for small figures they take plain A4 paper or another suitable format.

On the surface with a bright pencil or marker, draw the outline of the future product, adhering to the dimensions. It can be an element for assembling furniture, a shelf or other large product.

There are so many jigsaw templates on the web that choosing the right one can be difficult. It is much easier to come up with your own patterns for cutting and transfer them to paper.

Transferring the image to the surface of plywood or boards

Before you start cutting with a jigsaw, you need to transfer the image from the stencil to a wooden or plywood blank. To do this, cut out a figure from the sheet, apply it to the surface of the plywood and carefully circle it. It is desirable that the line is even and accurate. We use a simple pencil so that, if necessary, we can correct the line by erasing it with an eraser.

We draw the contour with back side to on finished product no lines were visible. The inner area can be shaded so as not to cut off the excess and designate inviolable areas.

It is important to transfer the drawing in such a way as to minimize sawing along the fibers with a jigsaw - it is so difficult to get a straight line.

Sawing process technology

How to use a jigsaw, for sure, many have heard. Working with the tool will not cause difficulties if you prepare for it correctly.

Carving on plywood begins with the inner contours of the pattern. To do this, you need to make slots for inserting the tool blade:

• Plywood is often taken thin, and there will be no problems when cutting a large contour, and tension may occur in a small residue. Sawing with a jigsaw inside can damage the product - chips, burrs, dissection;
• It’s easier to work this way: you always have something to hold the workpiece for. A large sheet is much easier to handle than trying to hold a small sawn piece while the inside is being formed.

How to cut with an electric jigsaw:

Working with a jigsaw is much easier than hand tool, there is no need to make physical efforts and the process goes faster.

How to saw with a jigsaw:

There is nothing complicated, as you can see, in this process.

Defects in work

If you did not follow the technology, held the tool incorrectly, the saw may simply move off the line. Why does the jigsaw saw crookedly:

• tilted the tool during operation;
• saw blade tension loosened;
• with an electric saw, it is possible to loosen the fastening of the saw.

To avoid such problems, be sure to check the tension of the saw and the fastening of all working elements before starting sawing. If the blade is beveled and stuck, it's best to start over and make the line parallel to the faulty one.

A little about safety

Safety precautions when working with a jigsaw for sawing plywood and wood are simple:

• Use protective equipment- goggles, gloves, bathrobe. These things will protect you from dust and small chips.
• Sawing with a manual jigsaw should be done carefully so as not to damage the fingers with a saw. Keep the distance between the body and the instrument.
• If you are a beginner, carefully read the instructions on how to use a jigsaw, the main characteristics of the tool. This information will help to avoid accidental injury and damage to the unit.

Wood carving with an electric jigsaw requires accuracy and attention. Both your health and the integrity of the finished product depend on these qualities.

What can be made from plywood: interesting ideas and drawings

Sawing wood with an electric jigsaw or hand tool is a creative process. You can create many decorative products in different directions:

Drawings of plywood crafts do not have to be made in exact dimensions. Even taking an example from the Internet and changing its silent proportions, you will get a unique product that no one else has in this form.

DIY plywood crafts can be painted or left in a natural color, you can glue buttons, beads, ribbons and other decor on them to bring the product to life. To do this, it is worth involving children in the work, their imagination is a bottomless storehouse of interesting ideas.

We offer you diagrams with photos for cutting plywood with a jigsaw.

You can figure out for yourself what you can cut out using a hand or electric tool, make your own sketch and transfer it to paper, then to a canvas of wood or plywood.

Carving plywood with a jigsaw requires certain knowledge and skills. If you don't have them, consider the following rules: