DIY woodwork: creative needlework

Each person can make interesting wood products with his own hands, and this can be done completely free of charge. Indeed, many probably have in the yard littered with wood or plywood, which has nowhere to adapt. It is enough to know only the basic schemes for manufacturing simple products, how ideas will go one after another. You can make both modern trinkets to decorate your home and garden, as well as more practical things.

Varieties of crafts

To make a simple wood product at home, you first need to figure out what types of crafts exist. It’s better to do something concrete than to improvise and waste the material.

Of course, you can use an ordinary piece of wood for creativity. And even from it you can make a very expensive handicraft, which will become a real decoration of the house or garden. Or maybe the former bar will even be on the toy market, where they will give a good price for it. Howbeit, most "homemade" prefers to classify their products as follows:

• Flower beds. Even a schoolboy will be able to create a beautiful and original wooden flowerbed, and it will be extremely difficult for those who are engaged in flower cultivation in the garden to overestimate the importance of such a product.
• Carved logs. From raw oak, pine or linden you can make any squared bar stool or bench - just know the basic technology for the production of such products.
• Figurines. Through google or on youtube you can find many projects with step-by-step production of various houses, animals, little men and other souvenirs made using a jigsaw.
• Fairy-tale characters and animals. At the dachas of some masters there are real designer masterpieces in the form of bears, huts on chicken legs, foxes and other animals.
• Walkways, arbors and benches. A wooden array can also be used to craft simpler, but extremely useful structures according to pre-drawn drawings and drawings.
• Country toilet. A large or small house with a cool "royal throne" is an incredibly popular product among novice masters.

And these are just the main versions of wood products for the home with your own hands, which anyone can create. If the author is distinguished by a more creative approach, then you can always do something more non-standard, which has not yet been produced by anyone.

For example, one master created large-sized mechanical watches using gears made of wood. Well, a small fountain in the courtyard located in the center of a stylish composition in the form of wooden houses, forests and animals can be called a real miracle.

Figures for a summer cottage

Handmade wooden crafts in most cases are made for one purpose - so that other people can enjoy it. The easiest way is to attract the attention of passers-by at their summer cottage with the beauty of decorative objects. Really amazing home-made bar compositions guarantee the attention of neighbors. However for this It is important to follow specific instructions:

• Decide on what material the homemade product will be made of. It is important to consider which production technology will be applied. For example, creating cutouts using a jigsaw involves the use of soft wood. It is always possible to sculpt small details from gypsum or polymer clay.And to make a warrior in armor, do not neglect metal inserts.
• Sketch and draw a drawing. No matter how many lessons on making wooden crafts a master attended an art school, this rule should never be neglected. The beauty of future work depends on how well the workpiece is done. It is important to observe the basic proportions and follow the details that are indicated in the drawing, otherwise one board is simply not enough for work.
• Carry out rough and delicate work. Natural material is extremely fragile, therefore, despite the fact that in most techniques the preparation of the foundation is considered rough work, this must be done as carefully as possible. It is best to cut the workpiece with a special circular machine. Well, delicate work is carried out using a jigsaw and other useful tools for craftsmen.

During the work, it is necessary to remember the size, always having a ruler and a pencil on hand. Due to the fact that some details are too small, while others are too large, many novice masters cannot create a cool product - such as in the picture.

Therefore, it is recommended to always look at the work from the side and compare it with the sketch. The sooner a flaw is noticed, the easier it is to fix it. Well, that chiseled craft, which has a large number of realistic details, always has more chances to sell at a high price.

Plywood products

Plywood is one of the most convenient materials, as it is easy to process. In addition, the plywood sheet is much wider than any rail, so it is possible to make a variety of products from it using a carpentry jigsaw. Here is just a small list of popular new products taken from YouTube that can be used to make cool wood crafts:

• rifled weapons of various calibers, which, although it does not shoot shots, but it looks very unusual;
• incredible wooden mills created by gluing a total of 10-15 parts;
• wooden carts from antiquity that even a child can create;
• animals for the garden, sawn from a piece of plywood.

However, all these are just decorative things that do not bring any benefit, but only decorate the garden plot or interior. Plywood is ideally suited to create not just an unusual product, but quite practical furniture. For example, shelves made in the form of a puff pie are very popular. They can be hung on the veranda and used as a stand for indoor flowers.

A newer version of the plywood masterpiece is the mailbox. Many people have already forgotten how nice it is to receive paper letters, but this does not mean that you cannot make an original box for your yard if you wish. In addition, such products are often made to order for wealthy homes, because it is now almost impossible to buy wooden mailboxes on the market.

You can also cut out a children's table from plywood and place it near the wall on the veranda or in another place where the child likes to spend time. The most important thing is to cut down the countertop correctly using an electric jigsaw. The legs can also be made of plywood, but it’s much more reliable to screw several planks of linden (at least four). Then it remains only to paint the furniture in red or any other bright color.

Garden items

When answering the question of what can be made of wood, it is worth mentioning cool crafts for the garden plot, which are made extremely quickly and easily. If you make a sketch, then creating them will not be difficult even for a boy or a girl of school age. As a material, ready-made planks or untreated wood are usually used. Here are a few ideas as well step by step instructions for their manufacture:

• Pots for handicraft plants.Many people have heard that Benjamin's ficus and other trees and shrubs can be grown in garden conditions, but not in open ground, since their root system does not tolerate large spaces. However, if the farm has a jigsaw with various nozzles, then you can make a pot directly from hemp. You just need to cut out the core - and you get an original flowerpot for your favorite plant.
• A box of logs. Many gardeners were faced with a problem when there was simply nowhere to place garden tools on the site. To fix this, it is enough to make a mini-box of logs, connecting them together with slats on the inside. Wood is also nailed from below. At first glance, such a box looks very expensive, but in fact its cost is not more than 200 rubles.
• Cache-pot for the veranda. In the description of some plants, many gardening girls have probably seen more than once that the culture can be grown in pots - hanging pots. Such a product can be very easily made at home using a decimal board (10 mm). The product is mounted on a regular kapron thread, which is threaded into holes pre-prepared with a drill.

And in various online master classes, you can often see how a person makes transformer furniture from wood. For example, you can make benches that transform into a table or stool, inside which there is an opening for storing valuables. At first glance, creating such products is incredibly difficult. Nothing like this! All you need to do is be able to handle the jigsaw and install the canopies evenly, allowing the furniture to transform in the right direction.

Some unusual ideas

All this is only a small part of what can be brought to life. If you think carefully, the ideas for creating crafts from wood are simply endless. Every year, masters surprise their fans with new inventions and crafts. Here are just a few fresh options:

• Pictures of wood. A skilled craftsman can not only cut various beautiful elements from the planks, but also combine them on a canvas, in the role of which a usual sheet of plywood is usually used. For example, you can place several horses, hills, trees and other details in the picture, creating a beautiful composition.
• Figures from twigs. Do not forget that one of the best wooden materials are small twigs. If you can glue them skillfully, you can make huts, cars, animals and much more - a great option for decorating an apartment.
• Decor items. You can decorate the house with the help of simple things done by yourself. For example, from a tree you can carve a candlestick, which is rarely seen in houses, even among wealthy people. Why not make it in the shape of an old tree? It will be original and stylish.
• Butterflies Yes, from wood you can make not only animals, but also beautiful butterflies. To do this, it is enough to take a small twig and cut thin wings out of it, and then fix them on some metal wire, similar to the antennae and trunk.

And this is really just a small part of what you can think of. There are no boundaries for a creative person! He can always skillfully combine several ideas into one, creating truly unique and memorable compositions. Well, in order not to spend huge sums on the purchase of expensive furniture, it is recommended that you first look on the Internet for any easy wooden handicraft workshops.

The main thing is not to be afraid to try. Even if initially the products are not very beautiful, over time it will turn out much better.