Weaving Hobby :Create Objects in Timber-Woven

How to create objects in timber-woven

How to create objects in timber-woven

Weaving of simple wood veneers, you can create many different objects. From the booth to the baskets, the boxes, the trays. From the children's room to the kitchen, these creations can decorate your home.

The wood veneers, the thickness of a millimeter, are flexible and practical, as well as easy to weave by hand, without the need to use tools. You can find in any store "do it yourself", or in shops timber. They are found in sheets of 30 cm wide and about 2 feet long.

First derived from your sheet of veneer strips. Select the width according to the objects that you need to perform more subtle texture for a more "dense" or for smaller items, larger for larger objects, such as boxes or booths for children's games. Cut them out with the aid of a hobby knife and a metal line.

Use a wooden floor as the base in a corner Attach two strips, in a manner perpendicular to each other, and lock it with a clamp.

Begin to weave together all the strips, passing them once above and one below the other strips When you have finished braiding, remove the work from the plan.

Trimmed the ends with the large paper scissors, or with a hacksaw for veneers. At this point you can use your mat to create objects. To realize a tray, for example, glue the mat cut to a taper on a panel in masonite. Cut four strips of the length of the edges of the panel and intagliateli so that they can slide and paste in the panel. Create the handles to be able to carry, then smoothed all the edges with sandpaper.

If you want to build a screen, create a frame by screwing and gluing together the strips, leaving them extend down to about 20 inches for the feet. Cut a strip of mat of appropriate size and simply mount it on the frame. Engaged between them the two frames with the hinges.

Another very practical idea is to use the mats to create placemats for American breakfast. Create a frame with the strips of wood and smussatene carefully so that the edges do not risk graffiarvi. Incollatevi the side of the mat below, cutting out any excess.