Today, it is common to give old tires a second life. They make charming swans, parrots, snails, elephants. The creation of pretty flower beds is possible. Another original decoration for the garden is a bear made of tires. How to make this unusual decoration? What do you need for work? What secrets do you need to know? You will find answers to all these questions in this article.
For the creative process you will need:
- four tires: one larger (trunk) and three identical smaller ones (head, paws);
- pipe (for fastening the torso with the head);
- a piece of plywood;
- a piece of linoleum;
- thick rubber (for ears and paws);
- paints (for street work);
- self-tapping screws;
- glue or liquid nails;
- durable knife or grinder.
When everything is ready for work, we learn how to make a bear from tires.
How to make a torso of a bear?
We take the largest wheel and do the following:
1. We attach a piece of plywood to it and measure out such a section to cover the location of the tire disc.
2. Cut it with a grinder or jigsaw.
3. Using self-tapping screws, we fix plywood to the tire. You can hold the silicone sealant around the circumference so that the part holds better.
4. Glue a piece of linoleum.
5. The same principle applies to the back of the bear and the wheel for its head, cutting out of plywood is no longer just a circle, but a figure in the shape of the face of an animal.
6. Now we connect the head with the stomach, making holes in the tires and putting a pipe in them.
Tire bear: how to make a head and paws?
When the body is ready, proceed to the rest of the details.
1. From the pieces of strong rubber you need to carefully cut the ears and fix them on the tire using self-tapping screws. If you have a couple of old wheels from a stroller or something else, then they are also quite suitable for the ears.
2. Cut rubber paws out of rubber and screw them to the largest tire. If you have another small extra tire, then these details can be made from it. Their length will be equal to 1/3 of the wheel.
3. As the lower paws, you can use the tire, divided into two halves. Then each of them should be attached to the belly of the beast. But a bear from tires with their own hands can be made differently. To do this, just put its body on two wheels. Then the pipe connecting the head to the body should be much lower than the bear’s stomach so that it can be firmly fixed on the ground.
Tire Bear: How to Make the Right Stain?
If it is more convenient for you to paint horizontal surfaces than vertical ones, then do not fix the animal on the ground for now. Put on the table and get to work.
Tires should be painted brown. Place the plywood to turn light brown. On linoleum, you can draw a figure with a black stroke in the form of a shaggy tummy. Around her, paint with a dark brown color, and the tummy itself is again light brown. Make the muzzle dark, leaving a light outline. Next, draw the eyes, nose, smiling mouth, etc. Do not forget to color the ears. Then paint the animal on the reverse side.
When everything is dry, you can give the beast a barrel of honey, a stick or flowers. If you plant plants in the center of the lower paws (whole wheels), the product will look much nicer. Now you know how to make a bear out of tires.