Plywood is a material that has been unfairly neglected by furniture manufacturers. It is environmentally friendly, has high wear resistance and durability. Despite low cost, manufacturers continue to give preference to even cheaper, but short-lived chipboard.
Of course, you can order furniture from plywood, but why not make a set from it yourself? Such a new interior will be exclusive, in which you can show all your imagination. In addition, for this you do not need to become a carpenter at all: a minimum of tools and skills will suffice.
How to choose plywood?
IN highest degree The easy-to-work material seems to invite creativity and experimentation. Despite its strength, plywood is easy to cut and design. The sheet can be given any desired shape: it bends and will not break.
Plywood is a number of veneer sheets glued together. As a rule, birch or coniferous trees are used, and the leaf inside can be made of coniferous, and the outside is birch. More expensive and high-quality plywood is made from hardwood.
When choosing plywood, pay attention to the following parameters:
- The brand is responsible for the scope of application and moisture resistance. Sheets of the FK, FOF and FKM brands are suitable for furniture. Second option - laminated plywood, is the best, but costs more than the others.
- The variety characterizes appearance surfaces. Measured from IV to I, E – premium. Each side has its own designation.
- Surface treatment. As in the previous case, it is determined for the parties separately. The designation Ш1 means the presence of grinding on one side, Ш2 – on both sides. ШН – surfaces were not polished.
- The formaldehyde content is designated by the letter E with an index from 1 to 3 and characterizes the degree of environmental friendliness.
You also need to pay attention to the quality of gluing of veneer sheets, the quality and type of wood, and the appearance of the sheet. Plywood has an interesting texture and pattern that does not need to be covered with an additional layer of paint. Preference should be given to manufacturers from Russia.
Tools
What tools can a novice carpenter not do without? Plywood does not require complex special equipment. Majority necessary tools everyone has them.
A ruler, compass, tape measure and square are needed to take measurements and draw a drawing.
The choice of cutting tool depends on the thickness of the sheet used. A sheet up to 1.5 mm thick needs a sharp knife, up to 6 mm a jigsaw is needed, and for the thickest sheets a circular saw is required. You will need a drill to drill the holes.
A chisel, plane, chisel, file and sandpaper are useful for processing parts. The parts are connected using glue, nails and screws. Stock up on tools to work with them.
The choice of accessories depends on what exactly you are going to do. Don't skimp: high-quality fittings will last longer and will not fail at the most inopportune moment.
Stages of work
Making furniture from plywood with your own hands begins with drawing a drawing. You can use ready-made drawings or draw your own. Take measurements of the room, calculate the dimensions of each part. Be extremely careful not to discover the error when it is too late.
Transfer the parts to the prepared sheets. Cut out the blanks with a suitable tool. The parts are sanded, varnished or painted, and carved. If the plywood has an interesting pattern, why not leave it? Show your imagination and don’t be afraid to experiment.
The parts are connected using nails, screws or glue. Pay special attention to the parts that bear the main load.
After the glue has completely dried, check the resulting structure for strength. If the test passes, congratulations: job done!
Ideas
Plywood is suitable for making almost any home furniture: cabinets, tables and chairs, sofas and beds.
During assembly kitchen furniture use moisture-resistant and wear-resistant types of material. Don't forget about ventilation system and other communications: they should be freely accessible, but when not in use, it is better to hide them from view. Pay special attention to mounted and corner cabinets, since they require precise calculations and care during assembly.
Plywood is ideal for creating children's furniture. Ecologically pure material is safe, and thanks to its wear resistance, it will “endure” the games of the most active and restless child.
For the cabinet, select plywood of sufficient height and length, since you need to use a single sheet. Thickness also plays an important role: the larger it is, the stronger the structure will be. When calculating the parameters of the side walls, take into account the thickness of the doors. The bottom of the bed must be at least 18 mm thick. Timber should be used for the body frame.
Plywood makes a practical and inexpensive set for a summer house.
Despite the simplicity of working with the material, a beginner should not immediately take on complex project, requiring experience. Start with something simple: a table, a chair. The classic first work is considered to be a rocking chair.
It is not recommended to cut plywood across the grain. If the need arises, make several cuts parallel to the future cut - this will avoid cracking. Moisten the surface of the plywood and fix it in the desired position for 10-16 hours: this way you will give it the desired shape.
Thick sheets of plywood (more than 10 mm) should be treated like wood. When working with softwood plywood, use nails and screws in conjunction with washers to avoid damaging the sheet.
At the joints of the parts, holes must be drilled in advance. The same applies to holes for fittings. The parts must be sanded before gluing. The cut area is treated with sandpaper.
During work there will be a lot of dust, so it is better to work in a separate room. If this is not possible, protect the furniture with covers in advance.
If you have never worked with drawings, look for furniture drawings on the Internet. Even if you can’t find a suitable one, you will receive general idea about how to draw it correctly.
Get inspired by photos of plywood furniture. Perhaps some idea will suit your taste?
Photo of plywood furniture
How nice it is to stroll around your own garden, enjoying enchanting nature and amazing fresh air. Thinking through the design suburban area, each owner tries to make it special by adding color and creating a positive mood. Garden figurines made of plywood can successfully complement plant compositions and amazingly transform the area, making it attractive and cozy corner conducive to a pleasant holiday. Anyone can make such funny figures from plywood. To create such a decoration, it is not at all necessary to have the skills of an artist; you just need to show your imagination and put in a minimum of effort.
Such figures are designed to emphasize certain places on the site, making them more elegant and attractive. Thanks to their natural nature, decorations made of wood and plywood fit most harmoniously into landscape design.
Figures cut out of plywood in garden plots look extraordinary
You can make many interesting functional decorations for your garden using plywood. These could be:
- Funny figures;
- Containers for flowers;
- Bird feeders;
- Decorative fences.
There are a great many options for plywood figures, and each of them is distinguished by its originality and expressiveness.
Miniature toy houses, animal figurines, fancy fairy-tale sculptures and cartoon characters today they decorate many suburban areas
Plywood is one of the lightest and most convenient materials for creating crafts. It is so easy to work with that figures can be made from it quite quickly, and most importantly, it is interesting.
Plywood is sheets of wood veneer fastened together in several layers using glue or a synthetic compound. The strength and thickness of the material directly depends on the number of these layers. The thickness range of plywood sheets ranges from 3 to 30 mm. The material can have a completely different texture, which can affect the color and structure of the finished craft. For example: thanks to the beautiful structure and warm shades looks very aesthetically pleasing birch plywood, coniferous plywood is more suitable for painting.
To create garden decorations sheets of plywood, the material for which were made from: poplar, alder, aspen, pine, birch, spruce, are excellent
The main advantages of plywood:
- Environmental friendliness;
- Strength and durability;
- Waterproof;
- Good flexibility;
- Compatibility with other materials;
- Ease of processing.
But since plywood is still a tree, which by its nature is susceptible to environment, when choosing a material, a number of points should be taken into account:
- Moisture resistance. To decorate outdoor spaces and decorate your backyard, you can use plywood sheets marked FKM and FSF. In their manufacture, melamine and phenolic resins are used, which have a moisture-repellent effect.
- Sanded finish. On sale you can find sheets that are sanded on one side (Sh1), processed on both sides (Sh2) and not sanded at all (NS). This point is very important only when you do not have time for additional processing.
Oil and oil paints are ideal for creating expressive and colorful garden decorations. acrylic paints. They fit perfectly on wooden surface, creating rich color combinations. The paints are resistant to ultraviolet rays, maintaining their attractiveness for several years.
When choosing materials for making jewelry, it is important not only to pay careful attention quality characteristics plywood. It is also important to choose paints for decoration that will maintain color saturation for several seasons.
We create figures with our own hands
Most often, dachas are decorated with flat figures cut from moisture-resistant plywood sheets. To create original decoration we will need:
- Moisture-resistant plywood 2 cm thick;
- Stencil;
- Jigsaw;
- Simple pencil;
- Fine-grained sandpaper;
- Screwdriver and screws;
- Acrylic paints, brushes and varnish.
If you plan to install the figure without resting it on any support in the garden, you must also consider making pegs for its base. Their size depends on the dimensions of the figure itself. But, in any case, expect that the pegs should go at least 50 cm into the ground.
We invite you to remember a forgotten form of creativity - sawing with a jigsaw, making an unusual decoration for the garden with your own hands
You can decorate any corner in the garden with a plywood figurine, hanging it on a rope, fixing it to a support with nails and placing it on stands.
You can also make a stencil for making a figure yourself. To do this, you need to draw the design you like on a sheet of paper, formatting it in the form of a drawing or silhouette, and then simply cut it out.
Master class #1 - curious snail
This cute plywood figurine is so easy to make that anyone can make it. Little helpers will happily respond to adults’ invitation to participate in the exciting process.
The charming snail will surely appeal not only to little fidgets, but also to adult guests of the site, becoming an elegant decoration for the playground and a favorite character in exciting games.
On a sheet of paper we make a sketch of the future figure, the image of which is subsequently transferred to a plywood base
If you are confident in your abilities, you can do without a paper template by drawing a snail directly on a sheet of plywood. For safety reasons, you will have to do it yourself when cutting out the shape with a jigsaw. But you can safely entrust the drawing of the contours and coloring of the snail to impatient little helpers.
Using a felt-tip pen or burner, we draw the contours of the snail so that even after covering with paint they remain bright and expressive
We paint the blank with acrylic paints, choosing spectacular contrasting combinations. To get rich colors, it is better to apply acrylic paints in 2 layers
The snail is ready. Let the paints dry a little, and you can safely plant the cute character in any place you like in the garden.
Material on how to make it will also be useful garden figures for a do-it-yourself garden:
Master class #2 - charming Scarecrow
By allocating just a couple of hours of free time to make the Scarecrow, you can make a funny figurine with your own hands that will bring a touch of sincerity and warmth to the site.
This incredibly cute and charming fairy-tale character Scarecrow from the fairy tale “The Wizard of the Emerald City” can live on your property
We will make the figurine in several stages. First, we take a sheet of plywood, onto which we apply the outline of the future character using a stencil. The finished drawing can be transferred to plywood using regular tracing paper.
If we make a figure that will rest on pegs, we immediately attach them. To do this, we drill paired holes in the body of the figure, the diameter of which corresponds to the size of the pegs.
Using a jigsaw, cut out the shape along the outlined contour. We carefully sand its edges with sandpaper, giving them smoothness.
We draw up the figure: on the blank with a simple pencil draw the character elements and paint them with acrylic paints
Having painted the front part of the workpiece, we paint the end faces. When the paints have dried, coat the figure with varnish.
To decorate the figure, we used dried grass to decorate the scarecrow’s hair, a button and a satin ribbon to make the character’s collar.
Our cute fairy tale character is ready. All that remains is to stretch the wire through the holes in the hat and secure it to a tree branch or fence.
A little secret: if during cutting with a jigsaw a sheet of plywood begins to delaminate, it is necessary to saturate it with a solution prepared from PVA glue and water, taken in a 1:1 ratio. The plywood is impregnated 2-3 times, applying each subsequent layer after the previous one has completely dried.
Since such crafts turn out to be quite light, the finished products should be securely fixed, partially buried in the ground, covered with sand or glued to the base.
Using the same principle, you can make themed plywood structures, for example: a miniature fairy-tale forest with fancy trees lost in a flower garden or a pretty clearing by a pond filled with funny figures of animals. Do-it-yourself plywood structures will decorate your site, making it attractive and unique.
Various kinds of crafts made of plywood and wood, made by skilled craftsmen, are highly valued all over the world, causing universal admiration. Undoubtedly, carving is creativity and art, but you can certainly master it with effort and constantly honing your skills. This optimal hobby related to wood and plywood will not require too much free time from you and equipment that is not very expensive. Of course, this means carving plywood using jigsaws!
Openwork carving
It is rapidly gaining popularity: who doesn’t want to make an excellent piece of decoration for themselves, decorating their home, furniture, and creating an artistic ambiance! Cut-out products of different thicknesses are optimally integrated into many existing decorative styles, and we get, for example, frames for photo cards with ornaments, words, individual letters, figured shelves, made by carving with a jigsaw on plywood. In addition, such creativity is an action that is accessible to anyone interested in the process, even a beginner. You just need to get an idea of “how it works.” And you can start creating!
Using a hand jigsaw is quite easy
Video to get started:
This wood material is chosen for the following reasons:
- moisture resistant;
- temperature changes do not have a negative impact;
- quite low cost;
- ease of learning to cut with a jigsaw;
- low weight of products.
It is also necessary to choose plywood of the 1st and 2nd grades for crafts. The rest are not suitable for creativity: the surfaces have cracks with knots and chips (unless they can be used for internal substrates). Birch plywood (3-10 mm thick) is most suitable for cutting.
At present, this material is divided into quite large number subspecies - each for specific purposes.
- Experts and folk craftsmen advise using sheets produced using a urea-formaldehyde composition. Such material is marked “FC”. This type of plywood can be bought “clean” or coated, for example, with varnish. It is most convenient to transfer the drawing to untreated plywood sheets for cutting with a jigsaw.
- Plywood marked “FOF” is intended for furniture production, and is often produced over 12 millimeters in thickness.
- The FB brand was originally developed as a boat material, which is why its cost is high (but if it is possible to use it, then it is suitable for cutting with a jigsaw).
- But masters do not recommend purchasing FSF. Having attractive appearance purely externally, it is toxic, since it is made using a composition of phenolic resins.
Produced grades of working material
Types of carvings on plywood
It is divided into:
- Openwork,
- Patterned, on a painted sheet of plywood,
- Ewing,
- combined method.
What additional materials and tools will be needed?
- Stencils and drawings with drawings for work. You can come up with them yourself or copy them on the Internet.
- Carbon paper to transfer patterns and lines according to the drawing;
- Glass paper and sandpaper, a set of files - for grinding parts;
- Joiner's (optionally casein) composition for gluing parts;
- Transparent varnish – for coating;
- To make holes inside the material for threading the blade through, use a drill and an awl.
- Before starting cutting with a jigsaw, carefully sand the material with glass paper, and only then transfer the patterns according to the drawing.
- Transfer elongated shapes of designs with narrow elements onto plywood so that they are located along the fibers of the “face” of the material.
Artistic cutting with a jigsaw: drawing, stencil and work
Let's get to know the devices
A jigsaw is a toolkit that is designed for working on different contours. The device includes a blade equipped with teeth small enough to cut the working material, practically without forming burrs or chips.
Manual
The “founder” of the genus is, of course, the manual jigsaw. Everything ingenious is simple: a metal U-shaped arc, and a working blade is stretched between the ends, which is secured with clamps. They hold the files during operation, and their tension is also adjusted with their help. Handle for comfortable work located on one side of the frame. The tool clamps can be rotated, thereby creating a different plane for carrying out work, providing opportunities for carving plywood with a jigsaw of increased complexity.
- When creating with the help 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. Every novice craftsman 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 workpiece.
Jigsaws
This device operates using electricity. It is a housing where the mechanism is located, and the control handle is also located there. The sawing element is located at the bottom of the device at the front. The blade is protected, and this allows you to cut along the contour very smoothly, without deviations. Professional models of equipment have many attachments that greatly facilitate the work process, for example, leveling the edge of the material. Jigsaw blades can also have teeth that vary in shape and size. They should be selected in accordance with the material for the saw to avoid damage to the plywood sheets during operation.
- Household electric jigsaws for non-production purposes are usually of low power (from 350 to 500 W). For beginners, this is the most common option when you are just learning to cut out crafts and figures from plywood (usually of small thickness). It is quite safe to operate such a device, especially when it is equipped with protection.
- A 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, and thin steel.
Video: simple jigsaw:
Fraser
Sometimes used for carving this device. It is a type of special hand tool, with the assistance of which living conditions can be performed different types wood and plywood work. However, working with it requires some skill; But craftsmen who deftly handle this equipment can create real, highly artistic masterpieces of folk art.
Preparing the stencil
Drawings for creative works They come in different sizes, depending on the scale of the products being manufactured. For example, for diagrams of a shelf or a piece of furniture, for a three-dimensional toy, you should take a sheet of whatman 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).
Using a marker or pencil, we draw the contours of the future object on the surface of the paper, adhering to the specified dimensions. Templates are presented in open access V wide range, choose the appropriate one (for beginners, as a rule, not too difficult). Or you can come up with your own options for cutting with a jigsaw and then transfer it to a paper base.
Then we transfer the images to the surface of the working material (plywood, boards). To do this, cut out a figure from paper, apply it to plywood and carefully trace along the contour with a pencil. The lines must be precise and even. If necessary, correct it by erasing it with an eraser.
The contours are applied “from the rear” of the material, so that finished form there were no visible remains of the drawing. The internal areas can also be shaded so as not to cut off an extra piece, thereby indicating an inviolable fragment.
Example drawings
Snowflake
How to carve plywood
Working with the device will not be difficult if you properly prepare for the creative process.
- The work area must have good lighting;
- The working plane must be protected from damage. You can, for example, lay a sheet of plywood or cover it with film;
- All necessary tools and spare blades should be prepared in advance. And we can begin.
The first step should begin with drawing the inner outline of the drawing or drawing. To do this, you need to 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 must act very carefully.
Working with a jigsaw
How to saw with a hand jigsaw
- Secure the piece of plywood with one hand and hold the cutting jig by the handle with the other.
- Start moving along the drawn contours, moving the jigsaw up/down. This should be done around the perimeter of the drawing.
Working with a hand 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 operate these devices.
How to cut plywood with a jigsaw
Sawing plywood with an electric or manual jigsaw is undoubtedly a creative process. And you will be able to create decorative items of various styles with your own hands: from fairy-tale cartoon characters for children to decorations for furniture and home.
Photo gallery of examples of work
Many of us spend a lot of time on garden plot. At the same time, we want to be surrounded by comfort, convenience and beauty. DIY plywood crafts are a wonderful way to self-realize and decorate your garden.
It's nice to play the guitar after eating a piece of sausage. If mice are not caught, it will be bad.Working with plywood is easy and pleasant. The material is affordable. In the simplest version, the craft will additionally require paints and some screws. You will need a few tools, see the maximum list below.
You can make decorative crafts from plywood for garden beds and fences, fairy tale and cartoon characters for the playground, birdhouses, bird feeders, flower pots, and so on. Having asked the question what can be made from plywood with your own hands, we 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 plywood figures
Almost all of the examples presented above were cut from one piece of plywood.
To make crafts with your own hands, 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 it is preferable to use moisture resistant plywood.
There is no arguing about tastes - the choice of your favorite option is yours The procedure for making a figurine from plywood is as follows:
- The contours of the design are drawn on a sheet of plywood with a pencil.
- The craft is cut around the perimeter with a jigsaw.
- The contours and flat surface of the workpiece are processed with emery cloth.
- Painting boundaries in different colors are applied to the part with a pencil.
- The craft is sequentially painted with all colors. Adjacent layers of paint must be completely dry before applying the next color.
Guys from our yard It is convenient to secure 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 onto the craft.
It is important that these elements hold securely, serve for a long time in the sun and rain, and do not pose a danger to people.
Animals, as always, are useful: a deer holds a flower pot You can make a variety of decorations for your garden with your own hands from one piece of plywood. We have selected several for you interesting options.
Why does a dog need a hare if it has a bone? 
These birds are clearly not friends 
Storks, swans, chickens: no one will fly away from you! 
Grandma decides important problem: What should she cook for her grandfather and granddaughter? 
Grandfather understands well that without firewood there will be no lunch 
The granddaughter wastes no time and decides to milk the goat Volumetric crafts for the garden
It is wrong to say that volumetric plywood crafts for the garden are noticeably more complicated. Of course, you will have to cut out a few parts yourself. But some of them should be painted in one color, which simplifies the work.
It’s hard for a donkey to understand how you can sleep for so long, he’s a donkey! All parts are prepared according to the scheme described above, and then fastened with self-tapping screws. Of course, a three-dimensional figure looks more interesting. The photo clearly shows that it is necessary to use material with a thickness of 15-20mm. Each detail has its own shape and size. They can be placed optimally on a sheet of material and plywood can be used sparingly.
The dog protects, the cat helps: in general, everything is in order It’s especially nice when a craft you’ve made yourself not only decorates the yard, but also fulfills useful function. In the photo you see only some examples.
An observer is looking out for birds - or a hedgehog? Templates and diagrams are not problems
It is better to make templates yourself. Firstly, it’s 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 is huge amount children's applications for crafts made from colored paper, which are quite easy to cut out of plywood.
The easiest option is to apply the design directly to the plywood. Moreover, if you had an A in drawing at school, it is not at all necessary to copy what has already been done.
Otherwise, you should apply a grid on 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 design are transferred to plywood “in squares”. Conveniently, the squares in the drawing and the workpiece can have different sizes, that is, the drawing can be transferred to any scale.
The most convenient and modern way to do the work is to use a computer, which is what we did. Almost everyone has Microsoft program Power Point, where you should copy the picture you like. The program presets the sheet size for printing on a printer to 29.7x21cm.
We have a piece of plywood measuring 57x77 cm, and we set the size of the pattern based on the availability of material. You must understand that the program takes into account the size of the entire image.
Create a grid of sheets for ease of printing
Now the sheets should be glued into a single image and cut along the contour after the glue has dried. The paper template is placed 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 with a pencil to the workpiece. You can cut it out!
How to save your work longer
It will be very disappointing if the handicraft you made yourself peels off and warps from the first rain. So it is better to take a number of measures to save your own labor.
Firstly, it is better to use moisture-resistant material. Secondly, it is necessary to impregnate it from moisture, for example, with Pinotex. Acrylic and oil paints can be used. It is important that they are for external use. If you want to leave the natural color of the wood, the craft should be coated with transparent yacht varnish.
Prepare for the fact that the figurine 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 crafts from bad weather on winter period.
Let the video help you in your work. All that remains is to wish you good luck!
- Hand tools
- Jigsaw
- Preparing the stencil
- Sawing process technology
- Defects in work
Wood carving with a jigsaw is rapidly gaining popularity: many people want to purchase an interesting decorative item to decorate their home, furniture, and even clothes! Carved objects made of plywood of various thicknesses fit organically into any interior style; people often purchase photo frames for photographs with ornaments, cut-out words and letters, or order intricate shelves and others interesting products. Few people know that artistic sawing using a plywood jigsaw is a task accessible to anyone, even the untrained and inexperienced. You just need to understand how to work with the tool.
What is a jigsaw: general description
A jigsaw is a tool designed for cutting various contours from plywood, including curved ones. It is equipped with a blade with fine teeth that can make an even cut of plywood without the formation of significant burrs.
Hand tools
The ancestor of this type of tool is a manual jigsaw. It consists of a metal arc in the shape of the letter “U”, between the ends of which a sawing blade is stretched and attached to clamps. They securely hold the file during operation and allow you to adjust its tension. On one side of the frame there is a handle.
The clamps on the tool can rotate, creating different planes for sawing, thereby providing the opportunity for wood carving of varying complexity.
When cutting from plywood with a hand jigsaw, you need to be careful: its design is quite fragile, and during intensive work, the blade often breaks from force and heat, so it has to be replaced. To do this, each master must have several dozen spare files.
When working with a jigsaw to carve internal contours, it is convenient to use such an auxiliary board, as in the photo: it will help both protect the table and solve the problem convenient location blanks.
Jigsaw
The tool operates from electrical network. It is a housing in which the working mechanisms are located, and there is also a handle for control 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 models jigsaws have various attachments that facilitate the cutting process and straighten the edges of plywood.
Blades can have different teeth in shape and size. It is necessary to select saw blades that are appropriate for the material being processed so that damage and damage to the plywood sheet does not occur during 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 you will need for work:
Preparing the stencil
Drawings for cutting with a jigsaw can be different sizes, depending on the scale of the product being manufactured. To create a diagram of a shelf, a piece of furniture or a composite three-dimensional toy, you can take large leaf Whatman paper A1 or A0, the wallpaper remaining after renovation is also suitable, for small figures take plain paper A4 or other suitable format.
Using a bright pencil or marker, draw the outline of the future product on the surface, following the dimensions. This could be an element for assembling furniture, a shelf or another large product.
There are such a wide variety of templates for cutting with a jigsaw that it can be difficult to choose the right one. It is much easier to come up with your own cutting patterns and transfer them to paper.
Transferring an 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 piece of wood or plywood. To do this, cut out a shape from a sheet, apply it to the surface of the plywood and carefully trace it. It is desirable that the line be smooth and accurate. We use a simple pencil so that, if necessary, we can correct the line by erasing it with an eraser.
We apply the contour from the back side so that finished product no remnants of the lines were visible. The internal area can be shaded so as not to cut off excess and to mark untouchable areas.
It is important to transfer the design in such a way as to minimize cutting along the grain with a jigsaw - it is so difficult to get an even line.
Sawing process technology
Many people have probably heard how to use a jigsaw. Working with the tool will not cause difficulties if you prepare for it correctly.
Plywood carving begins with the inner contours of the design. To do this, you need to make slots for inserting the tool blade:
- The plywood is often taken thin, and when cutting a large contour there will be no problems, but tension may arise in a small remainder. Sawing with a jigsaw inside can damage the product - chips, burrs, cuts;
- It’s easier to work this way: you always have something to hold the workpiece by. WITH large sheet much easier to handle than trying to hold a small sawn piece while shaping its interior.
How to saw with a jigsaw:
Working with a jigsaw is much easier than hand tools, there is no need for physical effort and the process is underway faster.
How to saw with a jigsaw:
As you can see, there is nothing complicated in this process.
Defects in work
If you did not follow the technology or hold the tool incorrectly, the saw may simply move off the line. Why does a jigsaw cut crookedly:
- tilted the tool while working;
- the tension of the file has weakened;
- With an electric saw, the fastening of the saw may become loose.
To avoid such problems, before starting sawing, be sure to check the tension of the saw and the fastening of all working elements. If the blade is beveled and stuck, it is better to start over and make a line parallel to the defective one.
A little about safety
Safety precautions when working with a jigsaw for cutting plywood and wood are simple:
- Use protective equipment- glasses, gloves, robe. These things will protect you from dust and small chips.
- Sawing with a hand jigsaw should be done carefully so as not to damage your fingers with the file. Maintain a distance between your body and the tool.
- If you are a beginner, carefully read the instructions on how to use a jigsaw and the main characteristics of the tool. This information will help avoid accidental injury and unit breakdown.
Wood carving with a jigsaw requires care 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 a jigsaw or hand tools is a creative process. You can create many decorative items 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 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 onto them to liven up the product. To do this, it is worth involving children in the work; their imagination is a bottomless well of interesting ideas.
We offer you diagrams with photos for cutting out of plywood with a jigsaw.
You can think of yourself what can be cut using a hand or electric tool, make your own sketch and transfer it to paper, then to a piece of wood or plywood.
Carving plywood with a jigsaw requires certain knowledge and skills. If you don't have them, consider the following rules:
