Woodcarving: drawings of works with a jig saw and a milling cutter

Beautifully, when the interior of the houses is decorated with pictures executed on a tree. Carved pictures depicting different stories, impress with their kind of observer. You yourself can try to work with the tree, using special tools. See how the wood carvings shown in this article are performed.

What drawings are cut out of wood

Threading in its work uses not only tools and raw materials. He needs examples to make wood carvings: photographs, drawings and sketches. According to them, the master, as an artist, depicts the action.

The cutting bar works with various tools: jigsaw, milling cutter, drill, etc. Consider how the drawings work.

How to cut wood from a product according to the sketches of

First, prepare a workstation so that nothing hinders you, and everything you need is at hand. Take care of good lighting and comfortable surface height for work:

1) Choose the material that you will work with. Good for working with a jigsaw podderdet alder. The surface of the workpiece must be level and without knots.

2) You can come up with the drawing itself, which you will embody on the tree. You can use the proposed sketches:

3) Drag the desired pattern onto the tree. This can be done using a tracing paper. Put it on the workpiece, on top - a sheet with a sketch, and circle all the lines with a pencil. To the drawing on the workpiece is not smeared and does not mess up all the work, walk along the lines with varnish.

4) Have the jigsaw ready for use. Moderately pull the tool blade. With a weak or too tight stretch the canvas can break.

5) While holding the tool perpendicular to the workpiece, start cutting the pattern along the contour. If the sketch assumes narrow holes, the awl will help you to fulfill them. It is necessary to pierce the hole and cut out the necessary part with the saw blade itself.

6) After finishing cutting, grind the workpiece, varnish or paint.

Art milling

Milling of wooden surfaces for the execution of decorated elements is performed by V-shaped and rotary cutters. The master should work well with the tool, be familiar with its technical features.

The milling cutter can be made as a contour or through thread. When working with this tool, you need to monitor the performance of the symmetry of the work. To do this, in the transferred sketch, divide the parts into small pieces. These segments must be performed consistently and symmetrically.

How the slotted thread

is executed The work in which the background on the wood blank is completely cut out is the through thread. Such products are made for decorating the facades of houses, windows. They are also used as furniture elements or simply as decor.

You can make a through thread with a knife and a chisel, but this will take quite some time. To work with the tree was less time consuming, use a jigsaw or a hand-held router.

To enable you to accurately execute a drawing, transfer it with copying paper to the workpiece. Then you can gradually cut out unnecessary parts. To make the items seem more neat, round the edges. When making wooden products with openwork carving choose a pattern in accordance with its purpose. After all, the pattern, designed to decorate the facade of the house and made with small curls, will be unattractive. A casket with various small details will look impressive. Also, the railing of the stairs will look good if you make them large details. When making them, it is better to use a milling machine.

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