Hand-carved furniture: where to start the process of manufacturing?

Carved chairs for its exquisite views can decorate any living room. But, unfortunately, high-quality wood carving will be costly. So many people refuse to purchase standard models of furniture, preferring independent manufacturing of products for the home.

Carved furniture with his own hands will allow you to create an individual style of dwelling. Carved chairs and desks create a pleasant atmosphere while guests visit. Patterned figure on the furniture is able to turn an ordinary piece of furniture into a work of art. Despite the intricate ornaments, wood carving does not pose any difficulty.

Following the acquisition of skills of small work will bring you great pleasure. Carved chairs suitable for any design of the room. Also you will be able to save money by refusing to purchase finished furniture.

The advantages of a self-made furniture:

• environmental friendliness;
• long service life;
• attractive appearance.

Unlike the purchase of furniture in the store, you'll know exactly what materials she collected, which will not have to worry about the health of their loved ones.

The main reason that stands on its own to design products for the home - freedom of choice. You will be able to choose the right look of a future piece of furniture according to personal preferences.

Furthermore, drawing supported on the surface of the product may contain references to the names of the family. Subsequently, when careful operation, with own manufactured products can be inherited. Before you make a carved table made of wood or any other piece of furniture, you should decide on its design.

We determine the design and construction

At the beginning of the work it is necessary to define the design and construction of manufactured furniture. Carved chair with his hands can be made in a classic or oriental style. Carving enable radically change the appearance of the furniture. It is very important to match the decoration of the main room, which will be located.

Once you've decided on the appearance of the product, you need to make a sketch or drawing of future construction. Subsequently, the finished items will be applied to designs using special tools.

Materials Needed for

Before you begin, you will need to prepare some materials. By their choice should be approached with special attention, since from this depends on manufacturing quality furniture.

Materials for the work:

• solid wood boards;
• MDF or particle board;
• ties;
• boring machine;
• joiner's glue.

Production of carved furniture with his own hands will not bring high costs in terms of material procurement. It is very important to choose a tree varieties. The most impressive decorative pattern will look at the oak or ash. Structural elements made of solid wood, will last you longer than products from inexpensive wood.

Despite the wide variety of joinery adhesives, it is desirable for select PVA. The adhesive composition of this brand securely holds the structural members.

Required tools

Carved wood furniture made with their own hands with the help of the following tools:

• chisel;
• Knife-jamb;
• jigsaw;
• drill;
• pencils.

To the production of furniture was faster, instead of the usual tools should be preferred Jigsaw. To improve the quality of marking is easier to use than a simple pencil and a set of color.

Wood carving is carried out a special set of carpentry tools, thanks to which the master can adjust the width and depth of the notch. However, in the training you will need a standard set of tools, because first you can only create simple patterns.

The process of making furniture

Carved furniture with his own hands, the drawing for which you need to prepare in advance, is manufactured in a strict sequence. At the initial stage of the production process does not differ from the usual carpentry works.

To prepare the necessary materials and tools can be started. Carved chairs made of wood with their hands made using a jigsaw and a set of chisels. It is not recommended to design chairs with small feet thick. If their surface is applied in a pattern, the thickness should be within 25 cm.

Chairs should be prepared only from solid wood. Do not use chipboard, as ready-made products can not be decorated.

Once you have constructed preform may be applied to its image. To thread turned out neat, it is necessary to fix the product at the time of its application. If you do not have a special bench, the big gripe fit for the job.

Thread draws a sharp and intermittent movements. This process is carried out in two ways:

• initially going design, whereupon it is applied to a simple pattern;
• a more complex work is done first thread, and then there is the assembly of furniture.

The most easy to apply thread using a jigsaw. You can quite simply cuts in a simple tree pattern. Using this tool, you can easily create cuts in the wood.

Wood carving with jigsaw should take place with extreme caution. Making curved legs will require you to use of the lathe. Throughout the work should be guided by the drawing of the desired pattern.

After the thread has been applied, you need to start grinding products. At the end of this procedure, the design elements get a complete form. Chairs are collected and twisted by means of self-cutting screws.

Collect them is quite simple, using a Phillips screwdriver. In this case, you need to avoid the creation of fixtures in the place where the thread. If you are satisfied with the appearance of a piece of furniture, then most of the work is complete.

decorating articles

Carved chairs can be decorated in several ways, we list the main ones.

1. Through finish. This thread is applied at the total destruction of parts of the background buildings.
   

   Carved chairs and a table with natural wood structure

2. Relief carving. The most spectacular and sophisticated decoration of furniture, in which the background is a pattern.
   

   Wooden chair with relief carving

3. Carving in the sculptural style. Used for application to large pieces of furniture. It is more difficult in the performance of work. In fact, it created a wooden sculpture, which can be used as a piece of furniture.
   

   Carved laths arabesques with interlacing geometric and plant motifs

Once you have completed the application thread, tree can be made more attractive using varnish to cover it. It means applied in several layers to the surface to be decorated furniture. Instead of varnish can take the paint. In this case, you will be able to give the tree a more expensive kind of dark. On the polished surface of the varnish is applied fairly simple. Then the elements are subjected to polishing lacquered. Upon completion of the work must not forget to ventilate the room.

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