How to make plywood souvenirs?

Do you think plywood is just a building material? It turns out that this is also a great option for making crafts and souvenirs. If you love making gifts with your own hands, then this article is definitely for you. Here you will find interesting ideas for DIY crafts using a jigsaw or laser cutting.

Plywood is a very convenient material for making various products. From such a board, you can make toys for children, interior elements, figurines, garden figures, paintings and other trinkets with your own hands. How about a gift?

Here are some ideas for making plywood souvenirs

It's no secret that children love to receive gifts, especially in the form of toys, then why not make a toy out of plywood with their own hands? For example, such a wonderful colorful pencil holder in the form of a sneaker will become a wonderful addition to a children's room; you can also make similar stands in the form of animals.

If you want to make a toy, you can make parts with your own hands (or buy ready-made ones) and assemble a figure out of them: an airplane, a car, or any other of your choice. You can also make a whole organizer out of plywood, which will hold all the necessary things.

This craft is not only useful for a child, but also interesting, while it can be beautifully decorated... This craft is also suitable as a gift for adults.

Women appreciate it when a gift is made with their own hands, from the heart.How to choose an idea for a simple, but at the same time beautiful and useful gift? For example, there is a great idea for a plywood clock. It all depends on your imagination.

To make such a souvenir, you need a plywood disc, a clock mechanism and hands. Every housewife appreciates the homeliness that small things create.

For example, a tea bag storage house can serve as a necessary accessory. Agree that the cans and boxes in which the tea was sold do not add comfort at all. And such a house looks very original and cute, with such a craft it will be much more pleasant to drink tea. Even such banal things as photo frames, hot coasters can become an original gift made with your own hands from plywood.

Even for men, there is an original gift made of this wonderful material. Such a present can be a stand for wine or other alcoholic beverages.

It is made relatively simple, at minimal cost, such a souvenir looks simple and tasteful. If you show your imagination, then you can make such crafts in various variations and shapes. Men in a gift appreciate simplicity and benefit, therefore, for a presentation, you can make a shelf of plywood: with or without a pattern - it's up to you, it's a matter of taste

We looked at a few ideas for plywood souvenirs, but did not talk about how to make them. There are 2 main ways: manually - with a jigsaw and with a laser.

To get started, you need a certain set of tools: a manual or electric jigsaw, a set of files of various sizes, a hacksaw and a drill. Also, other materials will be needed for additional processing, such as sandpaper, varnish, etc.

This can be done using a carbon copy, a template, or by hand (if you have such an ability). Next, proceed to cutting out the details or pattern.

Of course, it is much more convenient to do this with an electric jigsaw, but it is possible to do it manually. After that, you need to make a final finish for aesthetics: sand (especially the edges) and varnish. If desired, you can decorate.

If this is your first time getting started with a jigsaw, then you need to find simple cutting patterns to practice a little. For example, consider making a napkin holder step by step.

This is a relatively simple craft, but it still requires some skill.

1. We start by choosing a drawing. There are different types of napkin holders with all kinds of patterns, but we chose one of the simple ones, these are suitable for beginners.
2. Next, we print this drawing and transfer it to a plywood sheet., suitable in format, in any way convenient for you: using a carbon copy, redrawing by hand, etc.
3. Let's move on to cutting out the details. If you are using a manual jigsaw, then you need to start work first with a file or a hacksaw, and then continue with a jigsaw. With an electric jigsaw, things are easier, because with it the work goes much faster and safer. In our case, we cut out 3 parts according to the scheme: the bottom and 2 side parts. First, it is better to cut out small details, in our case it is a pattern.
4. After cutting out the parts, you can start assembling and gluing them. Optionally, it can be additionally treated with varnish and paint.

Making plywood souvenirs using laser cutting is much easier and faster than handcrafting. However, this requires a much higher cost. But if you are the lucky owner of such a device, then you can easily get down to work.

As in the previous paragraph, we start the work by choosing a drawing of the product you like (remember that you can draw it yourself or find a ready-made drawing). We will consider the work on the example of making a feeder.

1. Let's prepare this drawing. It can be taken as a jpg image or modified in CorelDRAW.
2. Next, we connect the laser device to the electricity.
3. We load the circuit into the software on the computer for laser cutting and set the settings in the program for cutting plywood.
4. We install the plywood sheet in the working area of ​​the laser installation.
5. You need to make sure everything is installed correctly. Some fixtures are much smaller in size, so sometimes parts will have to be placed on two sheets of plywood.
6. Now we launch the program.
7. We separate the cut out parts of the feeder from the base and glue the product as indicated in the diagram.
8. Optionally, you can decorate the craft or leave it as it is. Laser-fired edges add some aesthetics, so no additional processing is required.

Of course, in order to make souvenirs from plywood, you need some skills and means, but if you learn a little, you can always make a gift to your loved ones with your own hands.

As soon as you learn how to make simple products from plywood, you can start more complex ones or try to make diagrams for cutting out parts yourself. Then your souvenirs will be a unique gift. It is worth showing a little imagination - and you will succeed!

Making a napkin holder step by step can be seen in the next video.