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5 Wood Craft Ideas for Beginners

25 March 2019 by Eileen

5 Wood Craft Ideas for Beginners

Any woodwork expert out there will tell you getting your hands into this game is surely not a walk in the part. Well, it’s also not an impossible task if you put your heart into it.  Mind you, when you get it right, you can be sure the rewards are extremely attractive, leave alone the fun you get from playing around with numerous tools. We all start somewhere, so if you are a beginner, get the details from woodworknation.com and kick-start your woodcraft experience. With this in mind, let’s go over 5 Woodcraft ideas for beginners.

5 Wood Craft Ideas for Beginners

  1. Minimal X-Shaped Coasters

Perhaps this is the easiest woodwork craft you can try your hand in as a beginner. Since coasters have become a hit today, why not start with seeing how well you can make one done. You will realize few tools come into use giving you the best opportunity to minimize errors while making something that will leave a smile on your face. While you are at it, go ahead and practice making others – you are not limited to the X-shaped ones.

  1. A Herringbone Serving Tray

Although this is a very easy task for you, keep in mind you can only impress with precision and sleek finishing. Well, you can use readily available materials like old wine crates to get this tray done. Don’t forget your tools – they are your inseparable pals. It is a very interesting idea to refine your handling and fixing of delicate materials. What’s more, a lot of painting and decorations goes in there as well, and so you also try your painting skills out. Amazing right? You will agree with us the few hours you spend making this piece are worth the sacrifice.

  1. Hanging Planter

What a better way to start your beginner level by going for this simple yet amazing woodcraft. It would be great to try out something trendy in the current market, or you can simply make one for your home. Well, don’t miss out on this opportunity. In as much as it’s a simple and a quick fix, so much learning comes with it including getting it right with jigsaw work. You can also add a flare in it by doing a few paints and make your start inspiring to look at.

  1. Wooden Lantern

If you are short of things to get you started as a beginner, lest easy. Making a wooden lantern would be a nice way to light your woodwork career. With only a few of those scraps lying idle in your garage, let this simple yet stylistic lantern be the start of your fun-filled woodwork career. That’s not all, you can practice using that drill by adding a dazzling look on it with specially placed holes on the lantern.

  1. Pallet Shelf

Start off your woodcraft in style by going for a quick fix pallet shelf. All you need is a saw, a nail gun and a few more tools to get your job done. Even though it doesn’t take much of your time, take a little more of it to give it an incredible look. You will love how likable the simplest of these can be especially when you use it to hold some of your tools too.

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