With the onset of the summer season, many owners of suburban areas begin to think about how to equip their little paradise, how to make it beautiful, but not empty the wallet. There are a lot of ideas on this topic, because crafts made from improvised materials (or hand-made) are gaining more and more popularity.
Surely in every family on the balcony, in the garage or somewhere in the bowels of the caravans there is an old unnecessary car tire. It can be used for the good of your summer cottage. We offer you a lesson, as a result of which you will learn how to make a swan from a tire with your own hands. Yes, yes, it’s possible, and you yourself will see for yourself by following these instructions.
So how to make a swan from a tire? First you need to find all the necessary materials. Most likely, they will all be found among the things left “just in case”:
- Car tire (best to take tires without metal cordand bald, ideally, if they are Russian manufacturers).
- A few screws.
- An elastic wire with which you can fix the bird’s neck.
- White and red paint.
You will also need several tools: a sharp knife, a jigsaw and a drill. If the tire is with a metal cord, then you need to take an electric jigsaw.
If you know exactly how to make a swan from a tire, it is not so difficult. First you need to divide the tire into equal parts with two lines that will indicate the head and tail, as well as the neck. Then you need to note the triangle of the head and the line of the wings.
Depending on the type of tire, you need to cut it with a knife or a jigsaw along the outlined lines. If you use a knife, soak it in soapy water for convenience.
What follows is the most difficult stage of work. So, before you make a swan from a tire, you need to turn it inside out. It is more convenient to do this together, but if there is no help nearby, it's okay, for convenience, step on the outside of the tire. IN
As a result, you get a swan frame.
In the next step, you will need to give the bird a proper shape. To do this, fix the neck. Drill several pair of holes in the tire with a drill and insert an elastic thin wire into them. Then, using such a fastening, attach the swan's neck to the wire, which was specially prepared for this purpose. In principle, for the manufacture of a neck, you can use curved reinforcement, if you have one.
Perhaps the fasteners will be too noticeable, but do not worry, after painting they will be almost invisible. In any case, try to do them carefully. Another way to fix the neck in the right condition is to use a flexible plate. It needs to be attached gradually, making holes with a drill and in the process giving the neck the desired shape.
So, it's time to use the paint. Color your bird in its natural white color, and make its beak red. For the eyes, use self-tapping screws or show imagination and use any suitable improvised materials.
That's it, the swan is ready! Be sure that it will look amazing, so soon all the neighbors will bore you with questions about how to make a swan from a tire.