Smoking is one of the addictions that creates great inconvenience to others. Discomfort is caused by both harmful tobacco smoke and pollution of the surrounding area with ash and cigarette butts. For such consumers of tobacco products there are special ashtrays. Their wide range is presented on store shelves. Nevertheless, some smokers prefer to use handicraft ashtrays. To collect ashes, empty matchboxes and other jars, as well as more complicated products, will do. You can find information on how to make an ashtray with your own hands in this article.
The easiest way
Judging by numerous reviews, you can make an ashtray with your own hands from an empty cigarette pack. The master only needs to rid her of the inner liner-foil, which will only interfere. It is desirable that the closing part of the pack remains in place. In the future, it can be used to extinguish cigarettes. This is the easiest way, which does not require any tools and skills. The process takes only a few minutes.
DIY street ashtray
Before you start, you should get one tin can, scissors for metal, pliers and gloves. Do it yourself ashtray as follows:
- At the beginning, its upper part is cut off from the can.
- After this, you need to divide the walls of the tank into several strips. According to home craftsmen, they should turn out at least 14.
- Then they should be bent so that they topple over each other. First, they bend one lane and lay it to the left, obliquely on the adjacent one. With that you need to do the same procedure. At the end, only one strip will remain. They just delete it.
Due to the fact that strips cut from tin have very sharp edges, you need to work with them very carefully. Some home craftsmen do not bend the strips, but simply twist them with a match.
Second way
It will not be difficult to make an ashtray from a jar with your own hands, using paper tape, twine and glue. It will be easier to work if you adhere to the following sequence of actions:
- First, the upper part of the jar is cut off.
- Then you need to wrap it with tape.
- After the adhesive is applied to the workpiece.
- The product is wrapped. As a winding, twine or rope is suitable.
Empty beer cans should not be thrown away immediately. You will find them a use if you smoke and want to make an ashtray with your own hands. Photos of such homemade products are presented in the article.
Coconut Handicraft
This method can be used by lovers of exotic fruits. For work, you need the hard part. The shape of the future homemade product will depend on how the nut was opened. After all the coconut flesh has been removed, the master processes the edges of the nut. It is desirable that they are even and level with each other. After that, you need to make a few 10-mm recesses for cigarettes. To do this, a drill is brought to the right place near the edge, with which a recess is made. A homemade product will have refractory properties if it is coated with a special varnish.
Shell product. What do you need?
Some craftsmen, making ashtrays with their own hands, use the decoupage method. As decorative elements, shells are suitable. Judging by numerous reviews, the best handicraft ashtrays are made of glass. Unlike tin cans, they are not so fragrant, and they do not have to be covered or hidden in a plastic bag. Shake and wash the glass ashtray often enough. Therefore, as a basis for a future product, a jar or glass will do. The ashtray will look much more spectacular if it is decorated. Therefore, before proceeding, a home craftsman needs to get hold of the following tools and supplies:
- Adhesive composition.
- Twine or rope.
- Craquelure substance.
- Natural or artificial shells.
- A sheet with a nautical chart printed on it.
- Paintwork material.
- Tassels.
- Putty.
- Card for decoupage.
Working process
To make an ashtray with your own hands, you need to do the following:
- At the very beginning, the glass base is thoroughly cleaned and degreased. At this stage, experts recommend using alcohol.
- After that, a printed sea chart is glued to the bottom. This must be done in such a way that its front part is turned down. To remove excess paper, you will have to work with an emery cloth.
- Then on the surface you need to apply craquelure substance. With such a coating, a makeshift ashtray is given a spectacular antique look.
- After applying this composition to the surface of the product, cracks will begin to form. As they dry, they will become more visible. The home craftsman should wait until this substance dries completely.
- Then the ashtray is carefully puttyed with a bituminous compound. With it, judging by numerous reviews, the resulting cracks will visually look much more noticeable and deeper. Despite the fact that the instructions for the craquelure substance indicate that its top layer should be washed off, in this case this should not be done. This recommendation is due to the fact that with yellowness the ashtray will better match the old style.
- At this stage, the product is primed. Putty is applied to the sides and rolled in shells and sand. Clear acrylic varnish is evenly applied on top. This is necessary in order to reliably bond the putty and sand to each other. When the varnish dries, the product can be freely picked up without fear that the shells will fall off.
- Large shells are attached with an adhesive. Then they are painted.
- Fold the twine with a snail and stick to the bottom.
Alcohol is suitable for removing excess paint. The product must be allowed to dry for several hours.
Finally
Those who do not like tinkering can be advised to use a simple plastic bottle. So that it does not melt, a little water should be poured into it.