Sawing from plywood with a jigsaw according to the drawings is a fascinating activity for handmade lovers. Openwork products can decorate furniture, interior items, make wall panels, caskets, etc.
Work is carried out both by manual and electric jigsaw. You need to prepare free space at the table or workbench, purchase the necessary materials and, most importantly, prepare a template, draw a picture or make a drawing.
Let's consider in the article in more detail how to make sawing from plywood with a jigsaw according to the drawings, how to correctly transfer the template to plywood, and how to select a high-quality workpiece.
Materials for work
- Plywood without knots of good quality with a thickness of 3 to 5 mm.
- Emery paper of two types of granularity - small and large. In order for the layers to be cleaned evenly, it is necessary to lay a rectangular board during grinding.
- The jigsaw is manual or electric. If, when sawing from plywood with a jigsaw according to the drawings, the drawing is thin, with turns, with a radius of less than 2.5 cm, then it is better to use a hand tool so as not to spoil the template.
- Stain (optional).
- Lacquer. Acrylic is best used; it is odorless and dries quickly.
- Drill. It will be required in order to make a hole for a jigsaw file.
How to make a template?
If you do not know how to draw, but there is a desire to do sawing out plywood with a jigsaw, drawings can be taken on numerous Internet sites. You need to find the necessary ornament or drawing and print it in full size.
The template is transferred to plywood only after careful processing; for application, use a ballpoint pen or a simple pencil of medium hardness. Some use carbon paper.
Then the drawing is carefully displayed on the plywood, all the irregularities are corrected.
Plywood preparation
Before starting work on sawing with a manual jigsaw from plywood according to the drawings, you must first prepare the base. First, for convenience, they cut the required size by attaching a template to a plywood sheet.
After the desired size has been prepared, sand the surfaces. First, a sheet of plywood needs to be processed with large emery paper, No. 120 is suitable. Then wipe the surface with a dry cloth. Then the material is ground with fine sandpaper, for example, No. 80. Wood dust is shaken off only with a dry rag.
Beginning of work
After the surface of the plywood acquires an even structure, transfer the drawing according to the template. To start sawing with a jigsaw, you need to make a hole for the saw with a drill. After inserting the file, secure it well on both sides of the hand jigsaw. If the tool is used electric, then the jigsaw must be fixed on a special rack so that it does not vibrate and does not spoil the smooth lines.
Work is carried out slowly, carefully, observing safety precautions.
When the entire pattern has been cut, grind the inner side cuts.
Final stage
In order for the picture or part of the furniture to acquire a finished look and be preserved longer, it must be varnished. If you want to give some other shade to the product, then first apply a stain, and after drying - varnish. After applying the first coat of varnish, you need to let it dry thoroughly, then fine-tune the surface again with fine sandpaper, as varnish can raise the pile on plywood. The final layer of varnish is applied after wiping the product with a dry cloth.
After familiarizing yourself with our recommendations, you can start sawing with a jigsaw out of plywood according to the drawings. Photos of finished products and templates available in the article can be used as an example for a novice master.