Artistic jigsaw. Cutting from plywood. Sawing with an electromechanical tool

Any building materials are adjusted to the required dimensions by cutting. And plywood is no exception. Plywood sawing can be done manually or with the help of special tools. Cutting plywood involves not only its use in construction, but also as an element of decor. Lacy lattices, caskets, coasters and other variety of decor items are created using artistic cutting of a plywood sheet.

Construction cut plywood

How to saw plywood at a construction site and how to do it without chipping? Most often in living conditions To do this, use a knife, electric jigsaw, or circular saw.

Some rules for working with plywood sheet:

• thin sheet, the thickness of which does not exceed 2 mm, can be cut with a mounting knife
• sheets from 3 to 6 mm can be cut with an electric jigsaw
• with a sheet thickness of more than 6 mm, you will need a circular saw
• remember, that coniferous varieties wood products are characterized by a viscous structure due to the presence of resins, therefore such material blunts the cutting edge of the tool
• you need to work with plywood along the fibers. If it is necessary to cut across the fibers of the outer layer, you must first make weakening cuts with a knife, and then work with a jigsaw
• if your work involves screwing in self-tapping screws, then before that you need to drill a hole of the appropriate size.

Figure cutting out of plywood

Curly cutting of plywood is a fairly popular activity among decorators and furniture makers. With the help of a plywood sheet and special tools, you can make not just a craft, but a real work of art.

The choice of tool for this procedure depends on the complexity of the pattern, the thickness of the plywood sheet. In the event that the bending radius does not exceed 1 cm, then you can use a manual jigsaw. round hole done with a drill. When the bending radius exceeds 3 cm, you should use an electric jigsaw. What is the right saw for plywood? Remember what finer teeth files, the smoother and more whole the cut edges will be. For this purpose, for very small and complex figures, it is better to buy a metal sheet.

The sketch is best applied to the back of the sheet. In this case, if the chips rise, it will be imperceptible. In this case, do not rush, because the quality of the future product depends on the drawing. Drawings for sawing plywood in large numbers are present on the Internet. Here you can find everything from children's crafts to the most complex patterns.

You can create plywood crafts using the following tools:

• manual jigsaw
• laser machine
• electric jigsaw
• CNC - milling machine.

Sawing with a hand jigsaw

For this work, you will need the following tools:

• plywood saw. You may need several files of different sizes
• pencil and ruler.

Start with a simple drawing. If you have 5 in drawing - you can apply a pattern to the sheet with a simple pencil. If the drawing is not very good, use carbon paper to transfer the pattern. For the first time, animal figurines, flowers and other light drawings are perfect.

Before cutting, it is necessary to fix plywood sheet with a special machine to prevent the occurrence of defects, for example, in the event of a shift of the sheet. However, if such a machine is not available, try to hold the sheet as tightly as possible. During sawing, only the jigsaw moves.

If you need to create through elements, you should use an awl. The file must be held strictly perpendicular to the sheet. At the end of cutting, it is necessary to wipe the edges of the product with sandpaper.

Cutting plywood with a laser

A laser machine burns a pattern on the surface of a plywood sheet with a beam.

The main advantages include:

• the cut quality is the highest, the thickness is the smallest. Such indicators are quite difficult to achieve on other types of equipment.
• saving time and effort. No need to handle defects that occur when working with a manual or electric jigsaw
• high accuracy. All parts will be the same size, and the drawing may be the most complex.

Among the negative qualities, we highlight:

• in case of excessive power, charring of the material may occur, as well as fire. Experienced craftsmen should work with such machines.
• for each grade of timber and type adhesive composition need a custom processing mode
• in the absence of experience from the machine operator, the beam can fall on a knot, which is very likely to fall out, and, therefore, there will be a marriage in the work.

If we do not take into account the human factor, then we can say that laser equipment provides tremendous opportunities for the realization of design ideas.

Using the milling machine

The main advantages of this method:

• high speed
• there are no charred elements, as is the case with laser machine. This machine is best for beginners.
• high precision, as in the operation of a laser machine
• no need for processing and polishing the edges.

Using a jigsaw

It is worth noting that jigsaw files are fragile, they can only be moved in a strictly vertical plane. Any distortion will cause the fabric to break. The saw functions when moving down, the saws are positioned in the same way, teeth down. When working with complex areas, it is the workpiece that scrolls, and the canvas should remain in one place. In the event that the outer perimeter does not contain difficult patterns that can be damaged during work on the inner scheme, then you can start working with the outer perimeter. Thus, you will lighten the weight of the workpiece.

Be sure to control the temperature of the canvas. The nail file tends to heat up quickly, and overheating causes damage. For this reason, it is worth letting the nail file cool down from time to time or changing it to another one.

In this article, we tried to answer the question: how to saw plywood? Cutting plywood is more labor intensive than cutting wood. This is mainly due to the multidirectionality of the fibers and viscous adhesive mixtures. However, with the right equipment, these issues can be dealt with with ease.

Plywood - very affordable, relatively inexpensive material For various crafts. Things made from it can have not only a decorative value, but also be useful in our Everyday life, at home.

Plywood is an easily processed building material, which is produced by gluing several layers of veneer, specially processed wood chips.

Introduction

These sheets, which can be used for the manufacture of crafts and structures, may differ:

• the number of layers of veneer - three-layer, five-layer and multi-layer;
• the type of wood from which the multilayer sheet is made (deciduous or coniferous);
• according to the degree of processing (polished on one or both sides, not polished).

Building codes and standards

To learn more about the subject building material(on the classification of all plywood nomenclature, grades, standard sizes produced), which can be purchased for the manufacture of many products and crafts, it is recommended that you familiarize yourself with the following documents:

• GOST 3916.1-96 "Plywood general purpose with outer layers of veneer hardwood».
• GOST 3916.2-96 "General purpose plywood with softwood veneer outer layers".

Schemes, drawings and patterns for products from plywood sheets

Drawing programs for computers

Today, you can easily find a diagram, a pattern of a plywood structure, so that later, using computer-aided design systems, you can prepare any drawing (including the above pattern of a cat). Then, using a plotter, output to a paper sheet of the required format.

Drawing popular programs are the easiest to learn and can be used in 2D and 3D modeling, including for plywood structures:

• "KOMPAS" - complex automated systems, with the possibility of drawing up drawings, according to the standards of the ESKD and SPDS series;
• AutoCAD is a two- and three-dimensional computer-aided design and drafting system.

So, if you cannot find a detailed drawing of the plywood product you need, then the application possibilities of the above software will help you make a full-fledged drawing according to any schemes and patterns posted on the Internet.

Kayak

The price of construction plywood from which the kayak is made is simply incommensurable with the pleasure that a person who has made it with his own hands, who loves rowing boat trips, will receive.

The kayak among the Eskimos is the same kayak among the Aleuts - the traditional rowing boat of the peoples of the Arctic. Such a boat can be single, double or triple. We will lay out drawings of a plywood kayak for one person.

Construction algorithm row boat from plywood sheets, in principle, is common, with the exception of some nuances. A step-by-step procedure for cutting, processing and assembling a kayak can be viewed in the video in this article.

Plywood table - simple and functional

Clear drawings of a plywood table with your own hands, which will be easy to implement even for a person, without special carpentry skills and experience. Table cover (1 sheet) - 1300 x 600 x 16 (mm) Inner wall (1 sheet) - 1170 x 400 x 16 (mm)

plywood constructor

Various plywood constructor drawings are now gaining more and more popularity. Assembling such models from safe material is a very useful activity for children and adolescents. Such crafts will become good specimens of collections, decorate the corner of modellers.

Tank

The stages of work on the installation of a tank model are as follows:

1. Plywood is sanded (first with medium-grained, and then with fine-grained sandpaper);
2. The drawings are carefully transferred through a carbon paper onto a sheet sanded with a fine-grained abrasive. plywood material.
3. In the corners of the contour translation are drilled with a drill through holes(drill 3 mm or more);
4. Fix the file in the jigsaw and start cutting out the elements of the tank;

Note!
Sawing parts should be started inside the contours of the tank blanks, and only after that already in the office itself.

Advice!
When assembling the plywood assemblies, have the model handy Various types needle files to fit the elements to each other at any time.

1. After fitting all the parts, you can start gluing them (for example, with PVA glue, "Titan");

Advice!
In order for the nodes and elements of the tank to grip each other stronger and more reliably, it is possible for some time after gluing them to be tied with thread or rope.

1. Cannon can be made by cutting wooden handle brushes for watercolor paint or other auxiliary material;
2. If desired, a tail number or other inscriptions and patterns can be applied to the tank, or to any other model, with an electric burner;
3. For greater safety and decoration of the model, they can be coated with varnishes and paints.

The car is retro (old Mercedes)

Note!
When you transfer these do-it-yourself plywood machine drawings onto the plywood sheets themselves, do not forget to transfer the numbers as well.

When assembling the model itself, carefully look at the numbers.

In this case, the process is carried out according to the following algorithm, in accordance with the digital designations:

• part or assembly number 1 must be connected to another number 1;
• and part number 2 is attached accordingly with the next number 2 and so on until the machine is assembled.

Gun

Drawings of a pistol from plywood model "Bulldog". When assembling, we follow the same rules as when assembling the car: the same numbers must be mounted with each other.

Advice!
This pistol model is best coated with a spray paint bottle, for a better resemblance to the original, layers of black paint can be applied.

Dinosaur

Drawings of dinosaurs from plywood, for example, presented below, can be executed during design in any scale you need according to the presented pattern in a drawing program for a computer.

The preparation of the material, the elements of the model and the assembly itself are not difficult, but you will have to stock up on some patience when working with a jigsaw and fitting the model nodes to each other.

Napkin holder - "Vine leaves"

This item in the shape of grape leaves will always come in handy in household for its intended purpose - for napkins, and for storing, for example, sheets of paper of a selected format:

Vase, stand for pencils, pens, brushes

Drawings of a plywood vase, according to which you can easily cut out a craft of the size you need:

Plywood panel

It is the ease and simplicity of sawing with a jigsaw from plywood sheets of various configurations with different sizes, installation of them various designs, allows you to perform a variety of decorative panels for our walls. Any panel, made neatly, is a great gift for relatives and friends.

Drawings of a plywood panel, which also serves as a shelf in the household:

Some helpful tips and warnings:

• When transferring patterns, drawings to plywood, use the thinnest and sharpest pencil lead. It's even better to use a used ballpoint pen, then the lines will always be the same, and the carbon paper from the ball will not tear. It is convenient to transfer drawings to plywood using laser printer.
• For better fastening of parts, where possible, it is recommended that the width of the grooves correspond to .
• There are two types of files with large and small cloves. It is more convenient for beginners to learn how to use with a thick file, and they cut it out with a thin one. small parts already having some experience and skills in using a jigsaw.
• Files must be cut from top to bottom, therefore Special attention pay attention to correct fastening jigsaw saws.
• Files can break easily, so cut carefully, do not let parts hang on the saw blade.
• When purchasing a file, make sure that the teeth are sharp, and the file itself should not bend easily, but rather be hard. Not flat, but the so-called “twisted files” are convenient in work - they can cut in any direction.
• For those who have sawing structures from plywood sheets as a hobby, there is no need to purchase band saw, it is enough to purchase a jigsaw. Although everything is an amateur, some craftsmen still often resort to a manual jigsaw when "you need to feel the material."

conclusions

1. Before choosing, purchasing and directly working with the material from which you will cut models, panels, designers and structures, familiarize yourself with its types, classification according to building documents (GOST).
2. Purchase for cutting quality tool, equipment and accessories to it.
   
3. Choose Responsibly quality plywood. Do not limit yourself to its visual inspection, tap it for internal voids and delaminations, due to poor bonding of veneer layers.
4. Before working with a jigsaw, optimally equip your workplace. Pay special attention to it good lighting so that the cut, markings are perfectly visible and the eyes do not get tired. It is not bad to use a stroboscope to illuminate the place of work with a jigsaw. Convenient and comfortable sawing!

Cutting wood with a jigsaw is one of the most popular activities for home craftsmen. It should be noted that both adults and schoolchildren are engaged in carving - mastering all the intricacies of the process is not as difficult as it might seem at first glance: the main thing is to have the desire and availability necessary tools. The popularity of wood carving with a jigsaw is primarily associated with the desire to make original interior items with your own hands, decorate furniture, joinery, make intricate photo frames or book shelves (Photo).

However, if it is quite simple to master the basics of wood and plywood carving with a jigsaw, then it is much more difficult to come up with your own original ornament or pattern. However, you should not despair and try to reinvent the wheel: today there are many different stencils, templates and carving drawings available on the net. You just need to choose the drawing you like, download it, print it and transfer it to plywood. Still, before you start buying tools and looking for stencils, let's talk about the tools that you will need for wood sawing.

Manual jigsaw

The tool has a fairly simple device and low cost. The jigsaw is a U-shaped metal structure with a mechanism for fixing and adjusting the saw blade (Photo). Today, manual jigsaws are available for sale, the frame of which is made of sheet metal and pipes. We would recommend purchasing a tool made of tubular structures. According to the reviews of the masters, it is more reliable and practical in operation.

Manual jigsaw

A modern manual jigsaw is equipped with a mechanism that allows you to fix the files, creating different planes for sawing. However, the tool has a number of disadvantages, the main of which is rapid overheating and wear of saw blades. Therefore, we recommend that you immediately purchase several dozen nail files. We also recommend buying a vice or clamps - the workpiece must be well fixed. For internal works(for example, cutting an oval or a circle), you will need a drill, the radius of which should be slightly larger than the width of the file. It is also worth purchasing or making an auxiliary board with your own hands, which will protect the table and help position the workpiece, as convenient as possible for the operator.

Electric jigsaw

A more complex, expensive and productive tool. When buying an electric jigsaw, you need to proceed from the tasks that you are going to perform with it. For cutting patterns and ornaments on plywood (up to 15 mm) and wood, up to 25 mm thick, it is enough to buy a household series tool. For more serious work, we recommend purchasing powerful professional jigsaws.

Jigsaw Sturm 900 JS4090Q

Do not forget to also buy the necessary equipment. First of all, we are talking about saw blades. There are a great many of them on the market, files differ in their purpose, size, material of manufacture and many other parameters. You may also need a guide bar or rip fence. Some manufacturers provide this equipment in the basic configuration of the jigsaw, more often the fixtures must be purchased separately.

Tools and materials

• Manual or electric jigsaw;
• Vice or clamps;
• Hacksaw;
• Drill;
• Awl;
• Auxiliary boards;
• Sandpaper and files;
• Stencils, drawings, patterns;
• Paper, pencil, marker, scissors, glue;
• Plywood or board.

The choice of material for sawing with a jigsaw

Particular attention should be paid to the last item on our list. It is from right choice material depends on the quality of the product. For sawing with a jigsaw, it is better to take plywood, 2–10 mm thick, made from birch. In addition to plywood, ordinary wood of different thicknesses is also used. It is more difficult to work with it, but the quality of the products is somewhat higher than from plywood.

• Use only well-dried plywood or wood;
• Plywood for sawing must be of high quality (grade 1 or 2);
• Check the selected material for knots, cracks and stains - such plywood or wood will not suit you;
• You should also inspect plywood sheets for delamination;
• Do not use, as blanks, wood with resinous stains.

Finding and preparing a stencil

As we already mentioned, there are a huge number of different drawings and patterns available online that you can choose from for making templates. The vast majority of materials are posted in the public domain, their use does not entail additional material costs.

When you find a picture you like, print it out on A-4 paper. If you are going to cut out larger parts, then to print the picture you will have to contact a service that has special equipment for printing large format sheets.

Now we are waiting for the work with scissors. The pattern is cut along the printed lines, special attention should be paid to the accuracy and quality of the cut.

Important: when cutting a stencil, you should take into account the mirror image, if any, in your project;

The drawing can now be transferred directly to reverse side plywood or wood, tracing the lines with a pencil or a thin marker. You can also transfer the drawing to the workpiece using a carbon paper; special self-adhesive paper is also available for sale for these purposes. Provided that you know how to draw well, the stencil can be applied to the workpiece without using carbon paper.

Jigsaw sawing technology

The process of sawing with a jigsaw takes a lot of time, requires certain skills and perseverance from the operator:

• Prepare the workplace, put all the materials and tools in such a way that they can be reached without getting up from the chair. Everything unnecessary should be removed from the table;
• Choose a chair that's high enough so you don't have to reach for the table, but you don't have to slouch either. Take care of your health and comfort;
• Sit straight, while making sure that your arms and legs do not get numb - the process of making an ornament or figure takes a lot of time;
• Take care of quality lighting workplace;
• When working with a jigsaw, avoid lateral forces. This will lead to loss of accuracy and malfunction of the saw blade;
• You should not press too hard on the jigsaw, it should move almost under its own weight;
• Check the condition of the saw blades;
• A manual jigsaw should be worked without undue effort and jerking, using the entire length of the file;
• When sawing out parts, one should take into account the thickness of the file and cut not directly along the markup, but slightly from the side (file thickness + 0.5 mm);
• When sawing a circle, oval or inner radius, you must first drill the workpiece in the place where you will make the cut. The radius of the drill should not be much greater than the width of the file;
• Learning how to work with a jigsaw, start with sawing simple elements(straight cuts). Do not be discouraged if some details (circle, radius, oval) cannot be cut out with high quality the first time - try again several times;
• Monitor the health of the jigsaw and other tools, follow the safety rules, and ensure the ventilation of the room.

Interesting ideas: what can be done with a jigsaw

In fact, your possibilities, when sawing with a jigsaw, are limited only by your own imagination, the availability of time and patience. Most often, home craftsmen cut out picture frames, platbands, various toys, trays, shelves, baskets, candlesticks, coasters and many other useful and beautiful things. In addition, with the help of a jigsaw, you can decorate furniture, make comfortable armrests on a chair or cut out elements of a dresser, wardrobe or bed. Often, craftsmen make models of weapons, aircraft, cars, motorcycles using a jigsaw.

You can come up with the necessary drawings, patterns and drawings yourself, or download for free from the Internet. Toys or other crafts can be colored. Of course, the coloring process is not difficult to do on your own, but it is better to involve children in this activity - you will see how interesting and beautiful your products will turn out (Photo).

Stenciling with a jigsaw: video review

Where to get drawings and drawings for sawing with a jigsaw:

Stencils, patterns, patterns, drawings - tips for beginners:

Tools and accessories for sawing with a jigsaw on plywood:

What they write about on the forums: stenciling and pattern cutting

Vasily Okunev, 43 years old, Leningrad region:

Sergey Pankratov, 55 years old, Novgorod region:

I have been friends with a jigsaw since my school years, and now I decided to introduce my grandson. To begin with, I ordered a children's set for sawing with a jigsaw "Fantazer". I must say right away - for the development of the child is very useful thing, not only patience and diligence are brought up, but skills for work are also instilled. The set is excellent. In addition to the jigsaw, the basic package includes all the necessary equipment, including several stencils for sawing, an auxiliary table and a clamp for fastening. I immediately went to the store and bought a couple of dozen nail files - for a small one they quickly break down, otherwise all the tools are of high quality, no more expenses.

Advantages of the Fantazer set: rich equipment, affordable price, quality jigsaw in the set, the presence of drawings for cutting;

Flaws: when fixing the sawing table, the child will need the help of an adult, there are few saw blades in the set.

All sorts of crafts made of plywood and wood, made by craftsmen, are highly valued all over the world, causing universal admiration. Undoubtedly, carving is creativity and art, but you will certainly be able to master it by making an effort and constantly honing your skills. This is an optimal wood and plywood hobby that does not require you to have too much free time and equipment that is not very expensive. Of course, we mean plywood carving with jigsaws!

openwork carving

It is rapidly gaining its popularity: who doesn’t want to make an excellent decoration item for themselves, decorating their home, furniture, creating an artistic entourage! Cut products of various thicknesses are optimally integrated into many existing decor styles, and we get, for example, ornamented photocard frames, words, individual letters, curly shelves carved with a jigsaw on plywood. In addition, such creativity is an action that is available to everyone who is interested in the process, even a beginner. You just need to get an idea of ​​\u200b\u200b"how it works." And you can start creating!

It is quite easy to work with a manual jigsaw

Video to get started:

Choose given material from wood for the following reasons:

• moisture resistant;
• temperature fluctuations do not have a negative impact;
• fairly low cost;
• ease of learning to cut with a jigsaw;
• low weight products.

It is also necessary for crafts to choose plywood of the 1st and 2nd grades. The rest are not suitable for creativity: there are cracks with knots and chips on the surfaces (unless they can be used for internal substrates). Birch plywood (3-10 mm thick) is most suitable for cutting.

At the present time, this material is divided into quite a large number of subspecies - each for specific purposes.

• Experts and craftsmen advise using a sheet produced using a urea-formaldehyde composition. Such material is marked "FC". This kind of plywood can be bought “clean” or coated, for example, with varnish. It is most convenient to transfer a drawing for sawing with a jigsaw onto raw plywood sheets.
• Plywood labeled "FOF" is intended for the production of furniture, and is more often produced in excess of 12 millimeters in thickness.
• The FB brand was originally developed as a boat material, and therefore its cost is high (but if it is possible to use it, then it is suitable for sawing with a jigsaw).
• But "FSF" masters do not recommend purchasing. Having an attractive appearance purely outwardly, it has toxicity, since it is made with the participation of a composition of phenolic resins.

Produced grades of working material

Types of plywood carving

It is subdivided into:

• openwork,
• Patterned, on a painted plywood sheet,
• edging,
• combined method.

What additional materials and tools will be needed

• Stencils and drawings with drawings for work. You can invent them yourself or copy them on the web.
• Carbon paper to translate patterns and lines according to the drawing;
• Glass paper and sandpaper, a set of files - for grinding parts;
• Carpentry (as an option, casein) composition for gluing parts;
• Transparent varnish - for coating;
• To make holes inside the material for threading the blade - a drill and also an awl.

• Before starting work on sawing with a jigsaw, carefully sand the material with glass paper, and only then translate the patterns according to the drawing.
• Transfer the elongated forms of drawings with narrow elements onto plywood so that they are located along the fibers of the “face” of the material.

Artistic sawing with a jigsaw: drawing, stencil and work

Get to know the devices

A jigsaw is a toolkit that is designed to work on different contours. The device includes a blade equipped with teeth, small enough to cut the working material, practically without forming burrs and chips.

Manual

The "founder" of the genus, of course, is a manual jigsaw. Everything ingenious is simple: a metal U-shaped arc, and a working blade is stretched between the ends, which is fixed with clamps. They hold the files during operation, with the help of them its tension is also regulated. handle for convenient operation located on one side of the frame. The clamps of the tool can be rotated, thus creating a different plane for the implementation of work, providing opportunities for carving plywood with a jigsaw of increased complexity.

• When creating with handheld device maximum care must be taken: the design is quite fragile, and with intense pressure, the blade sometimes breaks, and it needs to be replaced. Each novice master 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 blank.

Electric jigsaws

This device works with electricity. It is a case where the mechanism is located, the control knob is also located there. The sawing element is located in the lower part of the device in front. The blade is protected, and this allows you to cut along the contour very smoothly, without deviation. Professional equipment models have many nozzles that greatly facilitate the work process, for example, by leveling the edge of the material. Jigsaw blades can also have teeth that differ in shape and size. They should be selected in accordance with the material for sawing, so as not to damage the plywood sheets during operation.

• Household electric jigsaws for non-industrial purposes, as a rule, of low power (from 350 to 500 W). For beginners, this is the most common option when you are just learning to cut crafts and figures from plywood (usually of small thickness). It is quite safe to work with such a device, especially when it is equipped with protection.
• The 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, thin steel.

Video: simple jigsaw:

Frazier

Sometimes used for carving this device. It is a type of special hand tool, with the help of which at home you can perform different type wood and plywood work. However, to work with it requires a certain skill; on the other hand, craftsmen who deftly manage this equipment can create the most real highly artistic masterpieces of folk art.

Cooking a stencil

Drawings for creative works there are different sizes depending on the scale of the manufactured products. For example, for schemes of a shelf or a fragment of furniture, for a voluminous toy, you should take a sheet of drawing paper in A1 format, a roll of wallpaper remaining after repair may also be suitable, and for small figures (such as souvenirs) we take office paper(format A4 or A3).

We draw the contours of the future object on the surface of the paper with a marker or pencil, adhering to the indicated dimensions. Templates are presented in the public domain in a wide range, choose the one that suits you (for beginners, as a rule, not too complicated). Or you can come up with your own options for cutting with a jigsaw and then transfer it to a paper base.

Then we carry out the transfer of images to the surface of the working material (plywood, boards). To do this, we cut out a figure from paper, apply it to plywood and carefully trace it around the contour with a pencil. The lines must be precise and even. If necessary, correct by erasing with an eraser.

The contours are applied "from the rear" of the material, so that there are no visible remnants of the drawing on the finished form. The internal areas can also be shaded so as not to cut off an extra piece, thereby denoting an inviolable fragment.

Drawing examples

Snowflake

How to carve plywood

Working with the device will not be difficult if you properly prepare for the creative process.

• The place to work should have good lighting;
• The working plane must be protected from damage. You can, for example, lay a plywood sheet or cover it with a film;
• All the right tools as well as spare blades should be prepared in advance. And you can start.

The first step should begin with drawing the inner outline of the drawing or drawing. To do this, 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 should act very carefully.

Work with a jigsaw

How to cut with a hand jigsaw

1. Fix a piece of plywood with one hand, with the other hand, hold the cutting attachment by the handle.
2. Start moving along the applied contours, wielding the jigsaw up / down. This should be done around the perimeter of the picture.

Work with a manual 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 manage these devices.

How to cut plywood with a jigsaw

Cutting plywood with an electric or manual jigsaw is undoubtedly a creative process. And you will be able to create various decorative items with your own hands: from fairy-tale characters from cartoons for children to decorations for furniture and home.

Photo gallery of examples of work

All photos from the article

According to historical data, the mass production of plywood dates back to the beginning of the nineteenth century. And since this material at that time was produced exclusively for decorating and furniture production, almost at the same time such a type of handicraft as do-it-yourself appeared.

For more than 2 centuries, this art form has not lost its relevance. It is loved for its simplicity and the final product of decent quality.

By and large, anyone, regardless of gender and age, can engage in this type of art. A huge plus is the absence of serious financial investments.

In addition to your own great desire, you only need a sheet of plywood, the jigsaw itself and stencils, or, as the masters also call them, drawings for artistic sawing plywood jigsaw.

Preparation for work

Despite the seeming simplicity of this type of creativity, it should be taken seriously. Success here largely depends on how carefully you prepare. Namely, you will select and process a plywood sheet and select the drawings that are suitable specifically for your product, which can be cut out of plywood with a jigsaw.

Selecting a quality sheet

Now plywood is divided into many types, each of them was developed for specific purposes. And strange as it may sound, not every material is safe to work with.

Speaking of artistic cutting, it should be remembered that during work you will inevitably breathe in fine dust and fumes from plywood, and on this moment they are not always safe.

• Experienced craftsmen prefer to work with sheets made on the basis of urea-formaldehyde compounds, they can be easily recognized by the first letters of the "FK" marking. Such plywood can already come with decorative coating type of varnish or have a clean "shirt". In the latter case, it is more convenient to apply drawings to the sheet for cutting with a manual jigsaw from plywood;
• Sheets marked "FOF" are focused on furniture manufacturing and are often quite safe as well. But they have another minus, they most often refer to and have a thickness of more than 12 mm;

• The brand "FB" was developed as plywood for construction or decoration different kind boats and yachts, so the price of such material is too far from democratic, although this plywood is also safe;
• What you definitely shouldn’t mess with is plywood like “FSF”. No matter how beautiful it looks, it should be clearly remembered that in its production compositions with high content phenol, which in itself is considered one of the serious and rather toxic carcinogens.

Important: for artwork, especially for cutting with a jigsaw, it is highly discouraged to take sheets on which there are knots in the upper shirt. When working, they will fall out.

Let's move on to the drawings

The easiest way to make, for example, drawings of animals for sawing with a manual jigsaw from plywood is to use improvised materials and a simple carbon paper. Everyone in the house has a lot of printed material such as old postcards with birds, fish and other living creatures.

A pre-prepared carbon paper is superimposed on the prepared and polished sheet, the image of your choice or a photo of your favorite little animal is superimposed on top of it, and fixed with pushpins (now you can use adhesive tape for this purpose). After that, you will have to clearly outline the outline of the image.

Important: do not worry about the carbon paper getting dirty Blank sheet, while you are pushing your drawings for artistic sawing with a plywood jigsaw. After the workpiece is cut out, in any case it will need to be polished with emery, during such processing all impurities will be removed.

Do not immediately take on complex highly artistic products with thin fragments. For an inexperienced craftsman, it will be difficult to process small parts without damaging them with careless pressure.

If there are children near you, then it is better to use, for example, simple drawings for sawing a machine out of plywood with a jigsaw or to make cutting board. Thus, you will not only get basic work skills, but also please the kids.

Important: do not forget that professional drawings of plywood boxes for sawing with a jigsaw necessarily contain fasteners that are part of a common plate. Therefore, it is better to start here by cutting out internal cavities and fragments.

If you do not have enough choice of images from your home archive, we advise you to turn to ready-made collections. Now such stencils are used not only for cutting on plywood, but also whole line art crafts takes them as a basis, so it will not be difficult for you to buy such sets in stationery stores, and sometimes even in underground passages.

Advanced users who have a good printer at home can download one of the most common graphics programs to their computer and use it to create professional authoring work.

The cutting process

Particular attention should be paid to the preparation of the jigsaw. As already mentioned, it is better to start with manual option. The price of such a tool and instructions for working with it are available to almost everyone. A couple of decades ago, such work was part of the mandatory labor training program for boys in schools.

Initially, you should correctly fix the cutting blade. Blade teeth should only point down towards the handle. First, one of the edges of the blade is securely clamped, after which the second end of the jigsaw is slightly compressed by 10 - 15 mm and the opposite edge of the blade is fixed. Do not stretch too much, the canvas may burst during operation.