Richard, a carpenter from the UK, shows us how he made this beautiful rainbow heart.

You will need:

  • A sheet of 12mm Plywood
  • pencil, ruler
  • a Level
  • a Jigsaw
  • Plungesaw
  • a pot of Primer
  • Acrylic Paint
  • 5x – 2×1 Batten
  • 50x – 4mm screws.

Instructions

  1. Draw out the heart to the size you require.
  2. Cut out the heart as a whole (one piece).
  3. Then cut into strips again to your chosen size.
  4. Sand all the edges down.
  5. Apply the primer around all sides.
  6. Then paint your chosen colours. We painted ours before putting together.
  7. To assemble you need 5 lengths of 2×1 Batten in order to pick up all of your slats.
  8. Pilot Drill the Batten to avoid splitting.
  9. Turn the heart upside down space the heart out and screw the Batten onto the back. Again you can choose which colour you wish this to be.
  10. Once assembled you can touch up.

Tell the community a bit about yourself…

My name is Richard from the UK, I have been a carpenter for 17yrs. I have two children ages are 11 & 3.

What else have you been up to?

We have been keeping busy doing different projects I have also made a pizza oven whilst being at home.