What can be done from the remnants of building materials: do-it-yourself crafts. What can be made from scraps of wood Country house from scraps of boards

greetings to all brain artisans! We worked with lumber and there were scraps left, but is it a pity to throw them away? Or are the pallets gathering dust uselessly in the workshop? Then read this brainguide how do it yourself make a table out of scrap wood.

Table- homemade described in this master class is 245x76cm in size and the amount of materials described below is selected for these dimensions.

Step 1: Materials

Pallets or cutting boards
plywood 245x76 and 1.5 cm thick
timber 5x5cm for framing the tabletop, about 680cm
wood glue
nails
gearbox for drill - a device that allows you to drill holes at an angle
self-tapping screws 3.3 cm and decorative plugs for them
self-tapping screws 6.25cm and 2cm
epoxy resin, about 6 liters - but it depends on the desired layer thickness
oilcloth
mixing bowl, stirring sticks
masking tape
metal profile 50x50mm, about 9m
metal strip 50mm, about 1.2m
metal pipe with a diameter of 5cm, about 5m
metal spray paint

Step 2: Material preparation

We start with sorting lumber and selecting the right brain board, or from parsing pallets. I collected the pallets I had and chose different textures and colors.

So, we disassemble the pallets, select the boards, remove nails, staples, etc. from them, which can damage the tool when processing the boards.

Step 3: Cut to size

We cut the selected boards into boards of equal width, the length does not matter. I cut my boards 4 cm wide. The length is not important because when gluing we will lay out the boards, filling the space on the countertop, one after another and simply cut off the excess.

Step 4: Plywood Base

Cut plywood sheet the right size table and gradually glue the prepared boards to it. We try to alternate the color and length of the boards so that the pattern crafts became more interesting.

I first smeared the board with glue, applied it in the chosen place, pressed it with a clamp and nailed it with finishing nails so that it would be held by them while the glue was drying.

Step 5: Frame around the perimeter

After the boards are glued and cut around the perimeter brain crafts, along this very perimeter we mount a frame made of timber, which is greater in height than the glued boards. This frame will serve as the sides when pouring epoxy.

For the frame, we take a bar 50x50cm, cut it to the size of the table, cut the ends at an angle of 45 degrees and connect them into a frame. To make the connections between the beam and the plywood base better, I used a reducer for a drill, which I attached to plywood and drilled holes for self-tapping screws on it. And then he simply applied the beam of the frame and fastened it with self-tapping screws through the drilled holes, then filled the holes themselves with putty for wood and cleaned them, so they became invisible. I installed plugs on the screws in the corners of the frame, and then also putty.

Step 6: Table Legs

The tabletop is assembled, so let's move on to the supports, that is, the legs. There are many options for creating table legs, I decided to weld them from a metal profile.

First of all, we determine the dimensions medulla, I decided that mine would be 180x60x30cm. Next, cut the profile to size and proceed to welding.

First, we weld the profile with the letter “U”, then we weld the strips to the ends, we make two such elements. Then we combine these elements with a profile into a support, and strengthen its spans metal pipes. We clean the welds and paint the entire support homemade metal paint.

Step 7: Attaching the Table Top

Before mounting the table top on the support, holes for fasteners must be drilled in the support itself. To do this, along the perimeter of the support, we drill holes for self-tapping screws in it, and we also countersink the holes in the support strips to drown the heads of the screws.

Next, flip the tabletop and put it on the floor, back side up. We mark on it the place of attachment of the support so that it is brain center. We install the support, also upside down, and fasten it to the countertop with screws.

Step 8: Pouring Resin

We bring the table into working condition, that is, turn it over and put it on a support, and then proceed to the crucial step - pouring epoxy resin.

We spread oilcloth on the floor under the table, as you can stain the floor itself. To avoid resin leaks, seal seams, cracks, holes, etc. with masking tape. Cooking according to instructions epoxy resin and, observing TB, fill the countertop. It is desirable that the room where the pouring is carried out is warm, ventilated and well lit, and the table is on a flat surface. This important points for a perfectly smooth table surface.

When pouring, fill in all voids and corners of the tabletop, and do not pour in large layers, more than 6mm, let each layer cure for about 6 hours. Mix the epoxy thoroughly, pour slowly to avoid air bubbles, if they do form, then “drive” them with a burner.

After the resin base layer has completely cured, remove the masking tape and fill in the finishing layer, which will turn the countertop into a seamless monolith. After the finish layer has hardened, we clean and polish the smudges that could have formed on the sides and on the bottom surface crafts.

Step 9: Enjoy Your Creation!

Homemade from recycled materials is ready, we rejoice in the fruits of our waste-free brain-building!

In the world of high technology, it is quite easy to purchase any item for home use. True, the result is not always pleasing, but do-it-yourself wood crafts bring much more joy. Most often, such products radiate love and kindness, are individual and unique in their own way.

If you look around, trees are a real storehouse of material for creativity. Thin and thick branches, pieces of a trunk, logs, planks can turn into a real masterpiece if they fall into the hands of a master. from a tree will find the place in any room, whether it be a summer residence, the apartment or office. In addition, things like a box, cutting board, hanger or frying spatula are considered important household utensils. As practice shows, anyone who listens can make a wooden craft wise advice connoisseurs.

Everything ingenious is simple

The world nature is full of brilliant ideas that often remain in the shadow of human attention. Yellow sun in the blue sky, raindrops, snowflakes, flowers. Sometimes people do not notice amazing beauty under their feet, but not creative nature.

Wood crafts are a great opportunity to prove yourself in practice. There are many ideas for creating original wooden products. Basically they are made of materials:

thin and thick cuts;
branches;
hemp;
bark.

It is quite simple to make wood crafts with your own hands, using a saw cut of an ordinary log. You can ask for it from those who prepare firewood for the winter, cutting the trunks of thick trees with a grinder. Of course, no one will refuse this creative person. When the saw cut is in the hands of the master, a complete transformation awaits him.

Since the cut is almost always round in shape, various crafts can be made from it.

Gem sun

Nowadays, many stores sell various shapes and size decorative glass pebbles. They can be attached to a wooden saw cut in any order and it will turn out original decoration for garden. In a wooden base, using a drill, holes are made to fit the pebbles.
Insert them there and the decoration is ready. It is attached to any structure in the garden, whether it be a tree, a gazebo or a bench. When bright light hits it, the garden will be filled with multi-colored lights of sunbeams.

In order for the thing to last as long as possible, the saw cut must first be dried.

Wooden kitchen utensils

At all times kitchen utensils made of wood were widely used experienced housewives. Skillful craftsmen and lovers of creating useful things can make objects from wood:

coasters for hot cups or plates;
trays;
cutting boards;
napkin rings.

To make a hot stand, thick branches are cut into several round saw cuts with a thickness of approximately 5 mm. This is done with a miter saw or hacksaw. Finished parts are processed sandpaper. The bark, which is located at the edges, serves as an element of decor, so it is not removed. But this is not essential. You can remove it with a sharp knife.

If the elements are ready, proceed to gluing. First lay them out on a flat surface so that they touch each other. Then they spread it with glue and build a small pyramid in a checkerboard pattern. Excess glue is removed with a clean cloth and the product is put under pressure so that the parts are well fastened and dry.

The first row of cuts should be built face down to make the stand look nice.

The photo shows original handmade wood crafts for the kitchen. Each of them differs in size and style, but is filled with love and warmth of the soul of a kind master. As you can see, you can even just decorate the cut with a pattern to make a charming hot stand.

Funny decorations for giving

Vacation home often considered a place of peace and merging with nature. Therefore, summer residents are trying to decorate garden plot original things. A wonderful addition for flower bed do-it-yourself wood crafts for a summer residence can become. They vary in complexity, but some are available for inexperienced craftsmen.

Classic example- a wooden owl. For crafts, you will need one large saw cut, which will become the magnificent body of the bird. The eyes are made from smaller round timber, attaching them to the body with self-tapping screws. The pupils are isolated with lids.

To get wings, a medium-sized cut is cut in half. Fix the parts on both sides of the body, directing them to different sides. The beak is made separately - cut out of a log and attached between the eyes. Ears are made from a piece of burlap. They twist it into a tube and stick it with a sharp angle upwards above the owl's eyes. The second ear is obtained in the same way. You can plant it on a log house of a small tree, putting it directly on the grass.

To make a cute owl, some craftsmen use ordinary pieces of bark. First, the material is given a rounded shape, but there should be pointed protrusions at the upper corners. These are the ears of a wise bird. Eyes are made from the following materials:

caps of small acorns;
saw cuts of thin twigs;
from dried fruit slices.

Wings are cut from small pieces of bark, attaching them to the body. Such a bird is often hung on trees or garden shrubs.

In addition, miniature crafts are obtained from small cuts and small logs. It can be cute birds or bunnies, which are placed on the territory of their summer cottage.

Air crafts made of wood are also considered an original creation. First, a sketch is drawn on a thick wooden saw cut. You can use a stencil. Next, mark the main angles with a drill, and then cut out the pattern with an electric jigsaw. It turns out the original decoration, which fits perfectly into the backyard.
The photo shows various wood crafts that delight many summer residents:

All crafts must be treated with a special solution and varnished. So they will serve the benefit of people longer.

Children and wood crafts

Almost all kids love toys made with their own hands. They make them from paper, fabric, foam and plasticine. Especially appreciated are wood crafts for children, which bring them a lot of joy.

On country cottage for sure there will be hemp, saw cuts and branches of old ones. And this is an invaluable material for the opportunity to create with your own hands. It turns out that children can dress up stumps in every possible way, creating more and more new images. To do this, it is enough to take old pieces of fabric, a washcloth, twine, corks, glue and your imagination, and an amazing craft will appear on the site.

Teenagers, of course, will want to make a more complex toy to surprise their parents. Therefore, they urgently need drawings and diagrams of wood crafts. It is they who help to imagine the future product, and strives for a given goal. It is especially interesting to make toys from carved shields that are stacked on top of each other. As a result, volume is created and wonderful crafts are obtained.

For example, a cute cow is made from 3 parts of a wooden shield. One is her head, the second shield is her body, and the bangs and nose are the third part. The polar bear is made in the same way.

Depending on the character for the toy, it is advisable to select the color of wooden structures.

wonderful wooden crafts are obtained from the base on which the textured pattern of the tree is preserved.
If you take several layers Brown and cut out the outline of a wolf according to the scheme, you can get a beautiful craft. One layer is the body, and the head and tail are already placed on it. Simple, beautiful and fast. The same approach is applied when creating a cute duck. For this, bird details are cut out of wood. The quantity depends on the scheme or sketch of the craft. Then they are applied in layers to make a duck.

If you want to get a voluminous toy, it is advisable to put more layers on top of each other. In the same way, any bulges on wood crafts are obtained.

To get unique crafts for children, they are painted with paints. Wise parents this is done together with the child, picking up a brush. They finish the eyes, facial expressions, the color of the animal, some folds or spots. Such works often decorate the yards of suburban areas.

An excellent opportunity to show their talent is provided to those who wish to make an application from wood. The main part for work is a solid wooden board.

Do not save and take a glued shield. When grinding, the structure loses its strength, and the seams protrude outward. This will ruin the piece.

Before starting to work with a tree, a future craft is drawn on paper, dividing it into details. Each of them gets a number. Next, the sketch is cut into pieces along the contours marked in the figure. The elements are applied to the board, circled with a pencil and cut out.

The edges of the finished parts are smoothed with carpentry tools. sharp corners- with a chisel, after which they are rubbed with sandpaper. If there grinding machine, you can use it. After that, all elements are stained with stain. To obtain different tones, it is applied in several layers. The smaller, the lighter the detail will be. When all the items are dry, they are carefully glued onto paper.

Schemes for making wood crafts

Original applications made of wood are a great opportunity to spend useful time with children. After all, such activities not only bring families together, but also develop Creative skills future generation. And the house is filled with many beautiful things.

Crafts from stumps for giving - video

The original idea of using an abundance of wood scraps.

If you are like me and love to work with heat treated wood, the chances are that you probably have tons of wood scraps left over from past projects. After moving to New England, I noticed that pallets seemed to be everywhere, so I started using them as a means to get more woodworking experience. Naturally, my garage turned out to be more and more like a pile of scrap metal, a wooden pallet (some remnants of scraps from past projects, some from a dismantled pallet that cracked during disassembly). If you are still at the stage of trying to assemble a refundable pallet board or would like more information on how to locate, inspect and dismantle pallets, check out my Instructable Bible Pallet.

I have seen and been inspired by mikeasaurus' scrap table finishes earlier, but due to the type of tare plank that I have lying around, its design and process didn't fit what I wanted or was able to do. So I set out with the intention of building something that was hopefully as beautiful as the table that Mike put together. Let's see if it worked...

Required Tools:

Saws: A miter saw is key here, and you'll find that puzzle pieces and a table saw or circular saw can come in handy as well.

Thicknessers (I'll cover this in more detail in step 2, but planer type will save you or mix with potential headaches)

Sander (I prefer Random Orbit Sander, but that's up to you)

Clamps (clamps and more... pipe and/or bar clamps are very handy during the gluing stage - make sure they are long enough to accommodate the width of the top of the table)

Protective Equipment (Always use proper protective equipment, including safety goggles, respirator or dust mask, gloves, and hearing protection if necessary)

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Necessary materials:

Wood Scrap!! (I used about 20-25 pallet board pieces, some cracked or damaged, and a few other scrap items)

Wood Glue

Finishing nails (I used 2 1/2″)

Stains and oils (depending on how you want the final product to look) and rags to apply them

Step 1: Collect the Scraps

So I became plushkin pallet Over the past 6 months, not only have I had dozens of good quality dismantled pallet boards sitting in my garage, but also tons of crushed, cracked, or otherwise damaged boards from pallet dismantling. No matter how good you get at stripping pallets, you're bound to crack a few here and there, and most of the time they become unusable for the average project. But they are perfect for it!

I'm going to give a standard disclaimer to the tare board that I put in all my pallet fuel projects, how much valuable information I've learned the hard way... pallets are easy to find (and usually free), have character and are fun to work with. Always ask before taking pallets out of business (even if they're sitting in the back near the trash can), also many companies have pallet suppliers refund them for used pallets, and take them without permission to "technically" steal. I'm not saying I haven't done this before, just being safe and courteous. I prefer to use a circular or reciprocating saw to cut off the end of the stringers (the perpendicular posts that hold the pallet of boards up and down) and finally using the tool patiently individual boards from the average stringer. The key word here is patience - go for nails from all angles to avoid cracking and ruining your tare board. If you have not attended business trainings for a long time, we recommend that you might be interested.

But this project is in no way limited to pallets. Any piece of scrap wood that is in play here. It's good to have general idea about what you want the dimensions of your countertop to be, as this will determine exactly how much wood you need to put together. Based on the dimensions of my scrap of various pieces, I went with 17″...x17″. Keep in mind that you can put together short boards to make the length you desire for your table.

Since you will be assembling this table from the board in an upright position, lying as opposed to flat, the only real condition for cutting wood here is that one of the long thin edges should be level enough - this will become part of the top of the table. You can always use a table or circular saw to level the edge of the board, but all this must be considered when choosing wood.

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Edged bar is one of the most versatile materials, it has received wide use in construction. It is used both to create the basis for buildings, and for facing tasks for internal and exterior finish. In addition to solving the above problems, such material is widely in demand in the manufacture of furniture, as well as in the construction of roofs and floors.

Specialists prefer to use this beam to create frames for small buildings: gazebos, garages, saunas, and the like. It must be said that for all these construction tasks, a tree is selected of certain varieties. This choice is coordinated by a special GOST for lumber, which will also be discussed in this article.

The edged board has shown itself well as a durable and reliable material for flooring in small buildings. She received such wide recognition due to her democratic value. Stronger and more valuable types of wood are used in the furniture industry, as well as for decorative tasks.

Important. Nowadays, one of the most sought-after tree species that lend themselves well to processing are spruce and pine.
There are slight differences in the characteristics of these trees.
For example, spruce has fibers with a looser structure and best qualities thermal insulation.
Due to this, it is customary to use pine in the construction of building frames, and spruce is used in the implementation of decorative tasks.

GOST requirements

All requirements for lumber and boards are set out in GOST 8486 86. In this normative document requirements for production are described not only edged boards, but also timber, lining and other materials made of fir, larch, cedar, pine, spruce, etc. It should be noted that all lumber is divided into five grades: from the first to the fourth and top grade- fifth.

In addition, this document specifies the dimensions of the geometry of defects found on the surfaces and edges of the boards.

Important. GOST, mentioned above, allows only lumber with rectangular or square sections, as well as with four faces that have been processed, to be called a bar.
This document establishes the grade and dimensions of the edged beam - not less than 10 cm. If the material is smaller, then this is no longer a cut beam.

The production technology consists of sawing logs into squares. The required percentage of humidity is achieved through atmospheric drying, it is equal to 18%. Modern technologies may be allowed to produce chamber drying, but this step is bypassed on purpose.

This is done because natural drying allows you to achieve a natural moisture content in the material, and this leads to a snug fit to each other of the bars, and also increases the strength of the structure and its thermal insulation qualities.

Due to their strength qualities, they are comparable to bricks, and they even outperform rounded logs.

Distinctive properties of a bar before competitors:

Hygroscopicity;
The ability of the material to "breathe";
Homogeneous structure;
The possibility of building with your own hands.

During the construction of buildings, edged timber 150x150x6000 is most in demand. The walls made of it look beautiful and do not need additional finishing. Considering positive sides This material can be concluded that it has practically no alternatives.

Advantages

Affordable price . Due to the fact that the preservation of natural moisture makes it possible to make the harvesting process as simple as possible, the price of the material becomes affordable;
Wide use. This lumber is in high demand in housing construction, but, despite this, it has a large supply in hardware stores and markets;
Minimum delivery period. The simplicity of procurement and also its wide distribution have led to the fact that even if it is not available in the store, you will not expect delivery of the material for a long time;
Ease of installation. Log cabins from edged timber do not require special equipment or certain skills of installers.

Flaws

Additional costs for sharpening or finishing. In order for the house to have a finished look, the walls are usually additionally finished. The cladding with a blockhouse or clapboard looks beautiful, but these works can also be done using other materials.
In addition, after the house shrinks, and the timber undergoes natural shrinkage, it will be necessary to trim the excess jute;
Poor quality and uneven beam. If the manufacturing technology is not followed, inappropriate tolerances and dimensions are obtained. cross sections which results in an uneven cut.
In this case, the walls turn out to be uneven and have differences along the crowns, while the seams are completely located on different levels. To avoid such troubles, you need to take the choice of material more carefully;
Non-ideal external condition. An unprofiled beam looks worse than a profiled one, this becomes obvious when the walls are sharpened - the insulation becomes visible between the seams and crowns;
Mezhventsovye seams are blown due to the connection of corners without departures. Such a building will retain heat worse due to the fact that the beam does not have spikes and grooves;
Unprofiled timber is prone to cracking. During shrinkage and shrinkage of the walls, cracks may appear. In the event that wall cladding is not provided, it will spoil appearance interior;
By purchasing unedged timber, you can save some money, but with further processing, you will spend more time.

Important. Our portal has instructions for building houses, preparing and storing the considered materials, as well as for caring for houses made from them.

Waste production

During construction, it turns out that a lot of different waste comes out. Therefore, people have a natural question: “what can be done from timber scraps”? Designers advise not to rush to throw away the remains of construction, since beautiful small architectural forms can be created from them.

Let's think about what we can build from them:

bench;
Swing for kids;
Arch for flowers in the garden;
Flower pots;
dog house;
Sandbox;
Flowerbed;
Small fences for paths.

You can build many, many other things, it all depends on your imagination and desire. Yard with such decorative elements will noticeably change and become more comfortable.

Conclusion

Edged bars of coniferous species according to GOST 8486 86 will be perfect choice for the construction of a private house, summer kitchen, gazebos and more. Such a building will be durable, warm and environmentally friendly only if all the rules and recommendations are followed during construction.

In the presented video in this article you will find additional information on this topic.