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
- Draw out the heart to the size you require.
- Cut out the heart as a whole (one piece).
- Then cut into strips again to your chosen size.
- Sand all the edges down.
- Apply the primer around all sides.
- Then paint your chosen colours. We painted ours before putting together.
- To assemble you need 5 lengths of 2×1 Batten in order to pick up all of your slats.
- Pilot Drill the Batten to avoid splitting.
- 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.
- 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.