How to cut from plywood: methods, ideas, processing process. Crafts made from plywood

Crafts made from plywood will decorate your garden and flower bed, kindergarten area and playgrounds in the yard. From this material you can create decorative elements for the interior of a room, a wall panel or toys for children. The figures of animals and birds, people and insects look interesting. You can make fairy tale heroes and cut out children's puzzles.

It is not difficult to cut out of plywood; you need to purchase the material, have the necessary materials for surface treatment and painting of finished products. The drawing is thought out in advance, it is either immediately drawn on the surface of a wooden sheet, or an image is copied from Internet sites if you do not have artistic abilities.

In this article we will tell you in detail how to cut plywood and which material is more suitable for the job. You will learn detailed information about the types of plywood sheets, as well as which jigsaw is more convenient to use when cutting along contours. We’ll also tell you how to correctly transfer a design from a sheet printed on a printer to a wooden surface. Let's present several options for products made from plywood sheets, created by craftsmen at home.

Types of plywood

Plywood is divided into 5 grades depending on the appearance of the veneer, the number of defects, and knots. Categories are indicated by Latin letters and numbers. The elite variety, marked E, is subject to the greatest number of requirements. Grade 1 is designated by the letter B. Further markings are designated as BB (2), CP (3), C (4). For each grade, the standard specifies the maximum value of possible defects.

Depending on the degree of processing, the material can be polished or untreated. The first option involves changes on one or both sides. Another processing option is lamination.

Knowing the purpose of the craft, choose the level of moisture resistance. The FSV brand is suitable for use outdoors, FC - for placement indoors with low humidity levels. If the requirements are not met, the product burns out and swells with water.

Shaped cutting methods

Procedure for using a jigsaw:

• first of all, you need to print out drawings or stencils, which are transferred to the workpiece using carbon paper
• to create through sections it is necessary to make starting holes with a thin drill
• a file or jigsaw blade is inserted into the resulting holes, the free edge of which must be secured using a mounting screw or clamp
• After this, the cut is made along the intended lines. At this time, you need to press the workpiece tightly against the workbench.
• Upon completion of cutting, you need to remove excess parts and process the finished object with a file or sandpaper.

Tools

We select plywood carefully, focusing on the type of craft. If we plan to produce very large products, we take a thick one with a laminated surface.

Take wood glue. We give preference to the transparent one that dries quickly. Under no circumstances should the glue leave a mark on the surface after it dries.

When glue is not enough, we take self-tapping screws. Sometimes you can use nails.

A little about the main thing

Wood carving using this method takes place in several stages:

1. First of all, you need to prepare a sketch for work. You can find it on the Internet and print it, or draw it yourself (if you have such skills).
2. Transfer the finished sketch to the prepared surface. For convenience, it is best to use carbon paper.
3. We process it in rough form.
4. We trace along the contour.
5. We paint the product.
6. Apply varnish and wait until completely dry.

This is a standard technology for working with an engraver. Suitable for work of any complexity, and most importantly, it will be understandable even for a novice master.

Basically, the engraver is sold already in its complete set, but manufacturers have also created other additional devices that may be useful during work.

Basic tools required in addition to a hand engraver:

• The handle is ergonomic, required for comfortable work. Since the tool itself does not have such a device, which means the work will be difficult and inconvenient;
• Collets;
• The milling attachment is a similar part of a river router, only in this case it is small in size;
• Tripod - required for working with a flexible shaft;
• Angular attachment - reduces the angle of rotation by 90 degrees; in addition, its design is very rigid.

Speaking about the costs of this tool, if you purchase an exclusively flexible shaft and a tripod, the price will not be that high. If you buy all the equipment, then in this case the price issue increases significantly.

If you are a beginner in this craft, then it would be best to purchase a minimum set, which will have an average set without any excesses. This is necessary in order to understand in more detail which attachments will be used in all types of work.

There is no point in buying expensive equipment; sometimes an ordinary cheap Chinese set works even better than an expensive branded one.

In any case, the decision is yours when choosing an engraver.

What else can you cut out of plywood for your home?

If you are very inspired and fascinated by this material, then why not make door handles for your own home. This is the case when even the smallest pieces of plywood will go into action. Handles can be made both double-sided and single-sided.

A mirror for a bathroom or hallway using plywood is also easy to make. The main thing that needs to be made from plywood in this case is the base on which the mirror itself will be attached. Well, then a decorative overlay is cut out of it. Here, as they say, whatever comes to mind.

Furniture made from plywood for home is popular today due to the great interest in the hand-made industry. More and more people are trying not to buy standard cabinet furniture, but make it themselves. This kind of creative expression also benefits the budget.

For example, you won’t find such a creative horse-shaped rack like this one in any furniture store.

Some plywood furniture ideas are incredibly complex, while others are distinguished by their laconic simplicity. As a rule, in the first case, these are the developments of professional designers.

Round plywood shelf, a good place to store cosmetics.

Swing chair for garden

What else can you make from plywood? Of course, lamps, both for home and for street lighting under the roof: tabletop, floor, pendant. Products made from plywood fully compete with other materials, but at the same time they have a unique advantage - they are made of wood.

Serial models of engravers

Serial models of engravers, which are equally successfully used both at home and in the professional sphere, can be divided into the following categories.

These are powerful sleeveless devices with which you can successfully perform various technological operations, namely: drilling, grinding, milling, etc. Such units, operating at low speeds, are equipped with a convenient foot pedal and can be used in conjunction with both collet and quick-release chucks.

The power of technical drills allows them to be used for various operations with the help of additional attachments and accessories

The compact drive motor, which is equipped with engravers of this type, is mounted at the rear of the working attachment. Such small and high-speed engravers, not intended for heavy loads, are used primarily for the most delicate work. At the same time, the micromotor with which these engravers are equipped cannot be repaired; it can only be replaced with a new one. That is why it is advisable to use these devices for not too complex work, without subjecting it to significant loads.

Engravers or drills with flexible shaft

These drills are very convenient to use for engraving and fine carving. However, it should be borne in mind that the flexible shaft with which they are equipped reduces their power by almost half.

Clock cut from plywood

A simple round shape, the absence of numbers, but the presence of wood - all this is very useful for an interior in the style of modern minimalism or eco. It’s easy to make them yourself from plywood; all you need is an electric or manual jigsaw. And the clock mechanism can be removed from old outdated watches, and the hands can be cut out of cardboard or thin plywood. You can decorate them to your taste with ordinary paints.

By the way, such watches can be easily transformed using burning or decoupage techniques. You just need to decide on the picture.

What you need for cutting

First of all, let's consider what tool you will need for this. It should be said right away that expensive equipment for cutting out plywood is not required. Therefore, anyone can do this kind of work.

The only thing you need to prepare is the following tool:

• jigsaw;
• hand jigsaw for wood;
• electric drill and brace;
• scissors;
• wood clamps;
• cardboard templates;
• files.

In the photo - a manual jigsaw

In addition, you will need various consumables, such as:

• sandpaper for sanding cut areas;
• tracing paper;
• pencils;
• glue;
• varnish;
• acrylic paints, etc.

In addition, it is necessary to prepare a workplace. Since working with any wood materials involves the presence of sawdust and unnecessary trimmings, it is advisable to set up a workplace not in a living room, but, for example, in a garage.

The workplace itself is a table. It is advisable to attach a jigsaw stand to it, which can be made from a plank. It is also necessary to ensure good local lighting of the workplace.

Material

Plywood with a thickness of around 3-4 mm. The dimensions of the workpiece must be compared with the diagram - various options are available for downloading on the Internet. To make a plywood craft of high quality, special attention is paid to the thickness of the cut. Carefully pass through the joints.

Before transferring the drawing to plywood, processing is carried out. Sanding is performed with a coarse-grained version of sandpaper with a change in the direction of decreasing surface density. The work is carried out until a flat and smooth surface is formed.

As a result of the study, dents, cracks, knots, and rotten areas are revealed. If significant defects are noticed, then it is worth preparing another workpiece.

Surface coating

After sanding, the surface of the plywood must be dried and dust and sawdust residues must be thoroughly wiped off. If necessary, cover the top with a thin layer of putty to perfectly level the surface. If this is not important, since the craft will be located on the street or in the garden, then you can skip this procedure.

Before painting, the surface must be primed. Most often, ordinary drying oil or a primer with an alkyd base are used for these purposes. Now there are special compounds on sale that fill the pores of wood.

This is an important stage in preparation for painting. After all, wood is a living natural material; it can change size due to changes in temperature and humidity, the pores of the wood narrow or expand. If you apply paint right away, such changes will quickly cause it to crack. The primer fills all the cracks and pores, which will protect your craft from such a fate.

Crafts for a summer cottage

Crafts made can be divided into two categories:

• to improve living conditions;
• for decoration.

No one cares about the appearance of their summer cottage. It's always nice to relax in a beautiful, well-kept place. To create a relaxation zone in the country house, in certain places of the garden and vegetable garden, it is enough to install several sculptural figures or decorative items. This will be pleasing to the eye, however, not everyone can afford it.

It is much easier to create beautiful crafts from plywood yourself. Their production does not require high artistic abilities or practical skills. It is enough to be able to transfer the image you like onto plywood, cut it out and decorate it according to the original. It is necessary to think over the artistic motive and style of execution of crafts.

Options for plywood products:

• cartoon or fairy-tale characters;
• flower pots;
• houses, sandboxes;
• feeders;
• flowers, plants;
• insects or animals, etc...

It all depends on the imagination of the household, desire, perseverance, and creative inspiration. The financial component only complements initiative and diligence.

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 to thread 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.

Determination of dimensions and design features

Having made a choice of a craft and developed a manufacturing plan, it is important to think through the design features of its assembly and further installation.

If the design is simple, consists of one or several elements located in the same plane, then there is no great need for accurate calculations. Here, small errors will not affect the overall condition of the product.

Volumetric or mechanical objects consisting of several elements interacting or fastened together will require more attention and thought.

It is necessary to clarify the dimensions of the structure itself, each of its parts, methods of their interaction, the order of connection, and installation at the place of accessory.

In this case, it is necessary to make at least a sketch, and preferably a drawing. It is advisable to make drawings of crafts made from plywood on a sheet of finely-checked paper, and if the structure being manufactured requires great precision, on graph paper. The scale is chosen arbitrarily depending on the size of the object and the accuracy of the elements being fastened.

Drawing a design on a sheet of plywood

If you know how to draw well, then before cutting a figure out of plywood, draw its outlines onto the wooden surface with a pencil or marker. If you do not have the talents of an artist, then you can either redraw the picture from the finished one, or transfer it using the method shown in the photo below in the article.

The selected design is printed on a sheet of paper using a printer, then draw its outlines with a thick marker and, turning the sheet over with the design facing the plywood, iron the back side with a hot iron. The design will be imprinted on the wood. If the print comes out with gaps, re-draw it with a marker. Then cut out the figure using a jigsaw along the bright lines.

Some craftsmen attach a sheet of paper directly to the plywood with thumbtacks on the edge and then cut out the design with the paper at the same time. But here an opportunity may occur and a sheet of paper will move to the side due to vibration, ruining the evenness of the line.

Product range direction

Souvenirs for the room

Carved boxes, decorative lampshades with LED lamps (they have low heat emission). Shelves.

You can make any decorative hanger from plywood. The words “Groom”, “Bride”, as well as the names of family members will perfectly decorate them. What about a horseshoe? At all times, she was considered the best talisman. Sawed from plywood, skillfully painted - and before us is already a whole work of art.

Kitchen products

Products for the kitchen - stands for Easter eggs, fruit bowl, bread box, board for cutting bread. You can come up with an original design for the bread box. It must be the only one.

Souvenir products

If a friend is interested in weapons, then you can cut a weapon out of plywood. A pistol and a prototype of real rifles will delight your friend. What about the clock? A separate mechanism can be found on sale. Then we cut the product out of plywood, connect it to the mechanism, and the clock starts running! A woman will be delighted with a jewelry box or “100 little things.”

Crafts for a country house

Gazebos, a children's corner with cartoon characters will delight any child. For their manufacture, only very moisture-resistant plywood or laminated sheets for construction are used. Can be soaked with special antiseptic agents. To prevent your painstaking work from deteriorating when exposed to various temperature changes, you can decorate it with special paints for wood. They form a protective layer and do not fade for a long time.

Those who like to sit in the company of men will also be pleased with the gazebo. And also a “living corner” made of wood: owl, stork, heron, fox, hare. They will give an aesthetically beautiful look not only to the dacha, but also to the garden in it. And crafts made from plywood can play a purely utilitarian role. For example, if you want birdsong to wake you up in the morning, make birdhouses. It’s good for the starlings, and it’s good for you.

Plywood crafts are beautiful and durable products. They give an aesthetically beautiful look to the place where they are located. And a gift made with your own hands is much more valuable. You just need to carefully think through the sketch and work out the smallest details.

Caring for engraving equipment and tools

In order for an engraver or drill used at home or in a well-equipped workshop to last as long as possible, it is necessary to properly care for it. First of all, you need to monitor the condition of the tools that are used in conjunction with such equipment: there should be no cracks or other defects on their working surface. Defective instruments may only be replaced with burs of the same design and type. You should also make it a rule to clean the engraver's ventilation openings from dust accumulating in them after each working session.

Proper care of the engraver will not only keep such equipment in working condition for a long time, but also perform processing with its help as efficiently as possible.

Figure cutting of plywood (cutting out figures from a sheet of plywood using a machine) is popular among decorators and furniture makers. Using a sheet of plywood and special equipment, you can create not just a home decorating craft, but an entire work of art.

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Laser cutting of decorations for home decoration

Sawing methods (basic techniques)

You can cut out a figure using:

• machine for figured cutting of plywood – laser equipment;
• a regular jigsaw (you will also need a set of files for it);
• CNC – milling equipment.

Before you start sawing using one technology or another, you should know some nuances that need to be taken into account when working with glued veneer:

1. You should know that cutting a figure from plywood made from pine/spruce will be much more difficult than from other wood species. This is explained by the fact that coniferous varieties have a viscous structure due to their resins.
2. Glued veneer should be cut in the direction of the grain. If you need to make a cross cut, then first make small cuts with a knife, and then start sawing with the main tool.
3. Before driving a nail, you need to make holes for it.

Sawing with a jigsaw

1. You only need to cut in one vertical plane. The saw should be moved “up and down”.
2. If you need to make a turn according to the drawing, then turn the workpiece, not the base.
3. They begin to cut in the inner contour. Then they move to the outer contour.
4. The nail file should be cooled periodically (pause work for 10-15 minutes). Otherwise, it will become unusable.

Note.

From ancient times to the present day, sawing with a jigsaw has been considered an interesting and creative activity.

Creating a masterpiece with a hand jigsaw

Laser cutting of plywood sheet

Operating principle: beam burning along the contour. The main advantages of this technique include:

• there is no need to process/file the edges of the figure after cutting;
• high-quality cutting;
• the size of all laser-processed parts is the same;
• You can burn a pattern of any complexity.

Disadvantages and possible risks when working with laser equipment include:

• with excess power, plywood may char (despite the fact that the technology provides a special air supply, there is a risk of fire/charring, albeit small);
• When a craftsman sees plywood, he must be able to determine what species the veneer is made of and what kind of glue it is glued with (the burning mode depends on the type of wood and the type of glue);
• If a novice works with such equipment, and during the burning process the beam “accidentally” (due to the operator’s inexperience) hits a knot, the product will be damaged.

Before you start cutting plywood with a laser, you need to learn how to work with this type of equipment. How the figure will look depends on experience.

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Milling cutting of plywood, price for Moscow and Moscow Region

The minimum order amount is 4000 rubles.

To ensure that plywood cutting is carried out with a guarantee of quality and in exact accordance with the provided dimensions and the developed layout, milling machines are used. The main cutting element of such a machine is the milling cutter. It moves in a given direction at high speed and cuts and cuts plywood quickly and accurately.

Cutting plywood with a milling cutter ensures the accuracy of the work, high speed, and guarantees full compliance of the dimensions and shape of the future product or workpiece with the specified parameters.

If plywood cutting is performed using milling equipment, the cost of orders is significantly reduced compared to manual processing of the material. The price of cutting plywood on machines also depends on the following indicators:

• sheet thickness;
• order quantity;
• layout complexity

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