For many Russians, a summer cottage is not only a place where vegetables and fruits grow, but also a relaxation area for soul and body. Decorative ponds, garden gnomes, flower beds, paths, etc. – there are ways to decorate a vegetable garden great amount. Recently, crafts made from waste, such as plastic bottles and old car tires, have become popular. There are many benefits to giving a second life to old items. Step-by-step instructions for learning how to cut a beautiful swan from a tire yourself will help you make such a craft!

• Firstly, it is environmentally friendly, because things will not rot in a landfill for centuries, polluting the environment.
• Secondly, it’s always nice to create comfort and decorations with your own hands.
• Thirdly, it is profitable; such decorations will require a minimum financial investments, because every motorist's tires wear out. You can come up with a lot of decorations for the garden from them: small flower beds, fences, artificial ponds and much more. Figures of animals and birds carved from tires are also gaining popularity. If you also decide to decorate your garden plot, read the master class.

How to cut a swan from a tire with step-by-step instructions

To cut a swan from a tire you need:

• Worn car tire
• Grinder saw
• Jigsaw
• Thick wire, rod or steel plate
• White and red paints for exterior use
• You should work outside, as the grinder heats up the rubber, and this gives off a strong burning smell
• Be sure to wear thick mittens or gloves
• Feet must be in closed shoes

We study safety precautions when cutting a shape from a tire

Let's get started - step-by-step instructions on how to cut a swan from an old wheel

For work, you need to choose the oldest tire, as thin as possible and, as they say, bald. The more worn the rubber is, the easier it will be to work with. If you have a choice, it is better to give preference to a tire with a nylon or nylon cord rather than a steel one. To do this, the tire itself should not have the “steel” marking. The latter are difficult to cut, and they are also dangerous both during operation and during further use: it is better not to place such a bird on the playground to avoid cuts in children.

First, you need to draw a “pattern” of the future swan on the tire. Mark a point in the middle and from there draw a beak that smoothly turns into the head and neck of the bird. When working with an R13 tire with a circumference of 1.8 m, the dimensions are approximately as follows: beak length 8-9 cm, head 9-10 long and 7-8 cm wide. The neck at the beginning has a width of 4-5 cm and is closer to the body thickens to 8-10 cm. Its length is about 75-80 centimeters.

The swan's body should remain undivided and should not be cut: this part is where the wings and neck are connected to the head.

Swan carving diagram:

After completing the drawing of the swan from the wheel, the cutting process begins. It's quick to cut with a grinder, but this heats up the rubber and gives off a strong smell of burning and soot. Therefore, many craftsmen prefer to make notches for the jigsaw blade using the same grinder, drill or chisel, and continue cutting with it. It is convenient to use a blade with a reverse tooth at low speeds. This way the material will heat up less, there will be no soot, and control over the process is better due to the low speed of operation.

It would be correct not to cut out one side completely and then the other, but to make small cuts on both sides one after the other. It’s much more convenient to work this way, the rubber doesn’t bend as much, and the likelihood that it will turn out symmetrically increases.

Next, you need to unscrew the workpiece. It's not long, but it's quite hard physically. To do this, you need to lay the cut part to the ground, press it down with your foot and pull the resulting wings up. The result should look something like the photo.

After this, you should secure the shape of the neck. To do this, you need to make holes in it in pairs at a distance of 15 cm from each other and insert staples from soft wire. Use them to attach a rod or steel plate to the bird's neck from above. Next, bend the part so that it resembles the neck of a swan.

After cutting and shaping the swan, all that remains is to install the figurine in the selected area and decorate it. It will be beautiful to make not just one bird, but a couple at once. Paint the body white and the beak red. Draw eyes or form them from buttons, stones, pieces of rubber.

You can also make a stand from another tire lying on its side. An artificial pond or its imitation, for example, made of stones, will look very useful.

In addition to the swan, you can make other crafts with your own hands from tires. All you need is a little imagination and time.

Video on the topic of the article

They made it then from plastic bottle and putty. Today is a new post - we will make a swan from a tire. I think that many have already seen such swans on garden plots or playgrounds, but they don’t yet know how to make them.

Old car tires that have served their purpose often find a second life, becoming interesting and unusual crafts for garden. Making an unusual shape from a tire is quite simple. And this decoration of your garden will serve faithfully for a very long time. All you need is to show a little imagination and spend about an hour of time.

The tire swan is a beautiful and unusual bird for your garden. To make a swan, you will need a car tire, screws and bolts for fastening the parts, attaching the swan to the base, fishing line and wire, and paint.

When making a swan great importance has symmetry. Therefore, before you begin the actual production of the craft, you need to carefully measure and mark everything. For this you will need a ruler and chalk.

It is most convenient to cut marked tires with a well-sharpened knife or electric jigsaw, and saw the cord with a hacksaw. Instead of a hacksaw, you can use wire cutters.

You can make a swan from both the front and back of a tire. The reverse side allows you to make the craft smooth and even, and also gives the product greater strength due to bends. To make a craft from the wrong side of a tire, you just need to turn it inside out (you can’t do without male power).

If, when making a craft, some elements do not want to hold their shape, then you can secure them with aluminum wire or using stretchers made of transparent fishing line.

To make a swan, you need to form its neck with head and tail, carefully cutting top part placed on the side of the tire. In this case, the sides should also be carefully cut out - these will be the wings and back of the swan. The longer part of the resulting strip is cut out in the form of a beak and bent like the neck of a swan, and the short part is given the shape of a tail. The side round parts of the tire are divided along the circumference into two parts: the inner part is thin, the outer part is wider. The outer parts are lowered to the ground and fixed - these are the wings. The inner parts of the tire sides are brought together in the middle of the tire and fastened. It turns out to be the back of a swan. The craft is ready. All that remains is to paint it the desired color.

And this is a real pond with swans:

But let's not stop there either. After all, you can make not only swans from tires, but many other beautiful, funny and useful things.

Tire Swan
with your own hands

Beautiful noble swans have long chosen not only lakes, but also summer cottages. On green lawns, near artificial reservoirs and graceful birds made from old tires took up residence in the gardens. This is a universal garden decoration and local area. Tire swans look appropriate near an artificial pond, a well, on a children's playground, at the entrance to a house or gazebo. In addition, some models also have a practical purpose - for example, they are used for growing flowers. An unusual flower bed can play a leading role in the floral ensemble of the garden. Despite the fact that creating swans from tires has become extremely popular among summer residents, the products are not repeated. Every gardener tries to add a “zest” to his masterpiece and decorate his plot with an original, exclusive exhibit. Let's take a closer look at several options for creating swans from old tires.

How to choose a tire for a swan

Quality finished product and the ease of doing the job largely depends on the tire used. When choosing a material, preference should be given old tire with the following characteristics:

♦ High degree wear - the tire should have a minimum of spikes and be almost “bald”.
♦ The presence of a nylon cord on the tire (it is difficult to cut a tire with a metal cord).
♦ A longitudinal pattern will significantly facilitate the work process; it is better to avoid making a swan from a tire with a transverse pattern.

Advice! The tire marking should not contain the inscription “Steel”, which indicates the presence of metal reinforcements in the tire

DIY tire swan

To work you need to prepare following materials and tools:

✔ tire
✔ wire for staples
✔ a metal pond about 1.5 meters long (the rod can be replaced with a steel bar) to support the swan’s neck
✔ paint for decorating the finished swan
✔ white chalk for marking
✔ roulette
✔ jigsaw or construction knife with a powerful blade
✔ pliers
✔ grinder
✔ drills with a diameter of 3 and 10 mm

Before starting work, the tire must be cleaned, rinsed and dried. To implement your idea, it is better to choose a cloudless day so that cutting the tire and assembling the swan can be done outside.

Drawing development and product marking

The marking scheme determines the appearance of the finished product. Here is an example of developing a drawing of a homemade swan for a tire with the following characteristics:
✔ R13 marking
✔ width - 165 mm
✔ circumference - 180 cm

The sequence of applying markings to the tire:

❶ For ease of marking and symmetrical design, you can draw a thin center line on the tire. Some tires have a longitudinal axle initially.
❷ Apply two marks that will visually divide the tire into two parts.
❸ Draw a beak and head on the tread side of the tire. The length is counted from the first transverse mark:
✔ beak length - 9 cm;
✔ beak width - 4 cm;
✔ head length - 12 cm;
✔ head width - 8 cm.
❹ The neck is drawn from the head. At the beginning, the width of the neck is about 5 cm, and closer to the body - 10 cm. The neck marking ends at the second transverse division.
❺ The final element of the drawing is the tail. The main part of the tail is already drawn, its fork is the swan's beak. It remains to draw two parallel lines approximately 30 cm long. The distance between the lines is 8 cm (the width of the head).

Tire cutting

Cutting a tire is the most labor-intensive process in making a swan, requiring the performer to have certain skills in working with tools, patience and extreme caution.

Important! Hands must be protected - wear strong work gloves. It would be a good idea to use special glasses.

Let's look at how to cut a swan from a tire using the markings. When working, adhere to the following rules:

❶ The cutting is done in the direction from the base of the swan's neck to its head.
❷ A thinned, worn-out tire can be cut with a sharply sharpened shoe knife.
❸ To cut thick tread you will need to use a grinder. However, this process is quite risky, and during operation there is a lot of smoke and the smell of burning rubber.
❹ The best option- cutting with a jigsaw. A couple of initial holes can be made with a grinder, and then worked with a jigsaw.
❺ For a jigsaw, you need to choose a file with frequent teeth. Tire cutting operations should be carried out at medium speed with a power tool.
❻ Cutting must be done in parallel on both sides, alternately making cuts of 4-5 cm.
❼ To simplify work, tires can be placed inside wooden block. As cutting progresses, the timber must be moved.

After finishing cutting, it is necessary to process the edges of the product. If the swan is made from a tire with a metal cord, then a grinder will be required for grinding. Nylon threads can be cut with a sharp knife.

Assembling a swan from a tire

All work on assembling a swan can be divided into the following stages:

❶ Using a little force, turn the tire inside out. As a result, the product will acquire the required “wingspan”.
❷ Strengthening the swan's neck and head:
✔ starting from the head to the tail at a distance of 15 cm, make paired holes (diameter - about 3 mm);
✔ prepare fasteners from soft wire - staples;
✔ insert the staples into the holes;
✔ starting from the tail, lay a metal rod, securing it with the installed staples.
❸ Give the swan’s tail and neck the desired shape by bending the rod.

The homemade exhibit is almost ready, all that remains is to give it an aesthetic appearance and install it on the site.

Painting and decorating a swan from a tire

Before painting, you need to check again that the figure does not have sharp edges or protruding wires. Especially if the swan will serve as a decoration for the playground.

Select for painting paint material, weather resistant. Color - at the request of the manufacturer. Can choose classic tones- black/white or create an original installation by painting the swan in a bright color.

It is better to paint the swan's beak with red paint, and make the eyes from wide heads of bolts or pieces rubber tire. You can create an imitation of plumage on the bird and make small cuts on the wings. A crown made from a plastic bottle will give a swan a regal and noble appearance.

Swan without turning the tire out

Let's give a simpler example of how to make a swan from a tire. Before work, the tire must be prepared: washed and dried.

Algorithm for creating a swan without turning the tire out:

❶ Apply two parallel lines on the sides of the tire (spaced from the edges - about 3 cm). The length of the lines is ½ the circumference of the tire.
❶ Using a knife or jigsaw, make cuts along the marked lines.
❸ Bend the tire parts in different directions. You should get swan wings.
❹ Cut a strip in the middle of the tire - this will be the neck, head and beak of the bird.
❺ Shape the swan’s body and neck - install a strong frame (metal rod or steel plate). The frame is fixed with wire or invisible screws.
❻ Make swan eyes from tire scraps.
❼ Paint the swan with white paint, the beak with orange or red.

Swan - flower bed made of tires

You can make it from a tire beautiful flower bed, giving it the shape of a swan. The work is performed in the following sequence:
1. Apply markings to the prepared tire. On one side of the tire, draw two lines in the shape of half rings.
2. Cut the tire along the lines to the middle.
3. Cut the cut out middle into two parts (later this will be the head and neck).
4. The second side of the tire can be completely cut off.
5. Step on outside tires and turn it inside out.
6. Connect the two cut sides of the tire together and shape the head and neck. Secure the structure with wire.
7. Trim off the excess part of the side, leaving a strip 5-8 cm wide.
8. Cut out the decorative edge and bend it to the outside.
9. Paint the swan.

Often old tires are thrown away after use or sent to the garage as unnecessary trash. After all, find a use for them in Everyday life not so easy. But don’t forget about the garden and park interior, or rather about its decoration. With the help of your imagination, you can easily turn old tires into a fence, bench or flowerbed on the playground in a short period of time. We should also talk about creating fairy-tale characters from simple tires using the example of a swan.

Preparing for work

At the beginning of the work process, care is taken to select the correct material. A bald tire will be easy to cut. Therefore, the more “bare” the material, the better. A longitudinal pattern on an out-of-service product will also help to facilitate the whole process.

Certain types of tires have a breaker. Such a tire will not be cut well. Among other things, the edges of the future figurine will be sharp and stick out at the place of the cut. Which will lead to injury, both in work and when using the character. Choosing tires that work with nylon edging will help prevent the problem.

The tire that has been selected for the work process is thoroughly cleaned of any contaminants, washed and dried. Pure material is capable of providing a pleasant performance in all respects.

There is nothing surprising or unique in the list of tools necessary for work.

To the number necessary items to create a fairy-tale character include:

• drills with a diameter of 10 and 3 mm;
• electric drill;
• a simple tape measure for taking measurements;
• shoe knife;
• electric jigsaw;
• pliers;

Don't forget about the grinder and cutting disc.

As additional materials you will need:

• thick wire;
• dye;
• metal rod for staples.

The entire process requires patience as it takes a significant amount of time and is considered quite complex. The entire process of creating a blank for a swan is best done on fresh air. And for this it is better to choose a beautiful sunny day. It will be difficult to remove the smell from burning rubber when cutting or drilling from the room.

In such a case, work will be carried out on a tire with a width of 16.5 cm, while its circumference is measured at 1.8 meters. As for the tire classification, it is called R13.

Marking should begin by drawing several lines that help divide the working plane in half. This will be the neck of the future bird.

Then, on the tread section of the tire, the character’s head, beak and neck are drawn in a certain sequence. It's better if old material There will be a center line to work with that is clearly visible. If it is missing, you can easily correct a minor defect with chalk.

So, from the starting line, which is symmetrical to the axis, the beak is drawn. Its length should be 0.09 meters, while the width of the part is only 0.03 meters. The beak should blend smoothly into the head. Its length is 0.1 meters and its width is 0.07 meters.

It has already become clear to everyone that when the head ends, the neck begins. It expands slightly towards the body. At the beginning, the part has a width of 0.05 m, by the end its size is already 0.1 m. You need to finish marking the bird’s neck on the line that divides the tire into two parts.

The last element of the item layout will be the tail. It has already been partially outlined. The fork of the part is the line that came out after cutting the beak. The last stage of working with parts will be the execution of two equal lines that are located parallel. In this case, the distance between them should be 0.08 m, and the length of the elements themselves should be 0.3 m.

This stage usually takes a lot of effort. The work of cutting material should be done carefully, slowly, and patiently. It would not be amiss to mention that this part of the work must be carried out in work gloves made of dense material. After all, maximum protection for your hands won’t hurt anyone.

In such a case, protective measures should not be neglected. All cutting of elements is done from the neck to the head directly.

You can perform this action several times different ways. It all depends on the density of the tire and its wear. Damaged and very worn material can be cut with a simple knife shoemaker But the thick tread is cut with a grinder. The entire process in the latter case will take place in clouds of smoke and unpleasant aroma burnt rubber.

If you have a jigsaw with good power, it is better to use it. Of course, after making the first holes in the material.

Previous experience gained by craftsmen suggests that a jigsaw should have frequently spaced teeth. Which are heading upward. This will make the whole process much easier. There is no need to perform work with a tool that is set to high speed. In this case, the speed, on the contrary, should be reduced by half.

To insert the jigsaw blade into the required place, make an incision with a grinder. You can also simply drill a hole at the ends of the neck using a ten mm drill. The work will become more accessible if all the marking turning points have the same drilled holes.

There is no need to cut out one side of the part first, and then only the other. This is mistake. Since working with a jigsaw will become more difficult in such a case, because there will be strong vibration of the tool. All elements must be cut in parallel. Need to go through small areas at once. The length of one segment is no more than 5 cm. It will be easier to cut if you lean the tire itself from the inside onto a piece of board. The segment itself can be moved if necessary.

When cutting is completed, all edges of the resulting parts must be trimmed. If the tread contained a metal cord, then a grinder will help to sharpen the steel wires that stick out. With a nylon court, cultivation is carried out with an ordinary knife.

To obtain after cutting the wings from the side parts of the tire, or rather to acquire parts of the proper size, the cut tire is turned inside out. This process is simple to perform - the element is turned out with your hands using your feet to rest on the base of the object.

The end result: the wingspan of a swan. But at the same time, the head and neck of the figure lie on the ground. They still need to be bent in the desired way, after being strengthened. For this purpose, at the very beginning of working with the character, a steel rod was prepared.

First you need to drill holes along the axis, symmetrically to it. They should be arranged in pairs. The diameter of each is no more than 3 mm. They begin to drill from the central part of the head to the point where the bird’s tail begins. The distance between the notches must be at least 0.15 m.

The required number of soft wire staples are threaded into the holes made. These staples will become the elements that hold the steel rod. It will add rigidity to the structure.

They begin to lay the rod below. The protruding edges of the staples are twisted around the main part. The characteristic curve of the neck can now be given by cutting off the excess parts. The mechanical part of all work is completed.

Decorating an element for the garden

The finished figure at this stage does not look very attractive. Above her appearance still needs some work. It would be a good idea to double-check now for the presence of sharp edges on the material. This will prevent little researchers from getting wounds and scratches in the future.

You can paint the bird white, as befits a swan. But this is not a strict rule. After all, this is a fairy-tale character. The paint must be durable. The red beak looks good, the eyes of the figure can be made using bolts with round hats.

Installation of the finished bird can take place on a stump, a pole, or simply on the surface of the ground. For stability, the swan is covered with earth. Ideal option will be creating the base of the figure from another tire. You can paint it a completely different color.

For the first swan from tires on summer cottage you can build a girlfriend from yet another unnecessary material. No one can resist such decor. And the time spent on work will pay off in full with the positive emotions of friends and loved ones.

Each of us would like to have cleanliness and order around his house or dacha. Not everyone manages to achieve this, moreover, to care for the flowers that decorate personal plot, not so easy. Everything requires a lot of time and effort. However, there is a solution to this problem! You can make crafts from scrap materials that would delight you every day and would absolutely not require constant care. Very simple and at the same time looks beautiful craft - swan from a tire.

Materials for making a swan with your own hands:

• tire;
• jigsaw;
• drill;
• plate;
• screws;
• water-based paint.

The process of making a swan from a tire:

1) First you need to prepare the tire for work. It is desirable that the tire be bald and without unnecessary bends.

2) It is necessary to draw the swan’s head along its width along the lines, starting with the beak, which is a rectangle 9 cm long and 2 cm wide. We continue, without lifting our hands, to draw the head. It is 2 times wider than the beak, but the length remains the same - 9-10 cm.

3) Smoothly move on to drawing the neck on the tire. You need to draw lines from the head to more than half the circumference of the tire. Often, the cut line of the tire itself does not coincide with the image of the neck, so it is necessary to draw straight lines very carefully so as not to fall into the cut.

4) Where you drew the beak, you need to mark the swan’s tail with a line, measuring 20 cm.

5) The most difficult stage in the work begins: cutting out the drawn key, neck and head. This must be done first with a drill, and then with a jigsaw file, and cut 5 cm alternately on each side.

6) After this, you need to turn the tire out, giving it the shape of a swan. The widest part that remains bends inward, and this is the support of your craft.

7) Without fastenings, the swan’s neck will not hold, so it is necessary to drill holes in the neck and head and attach the bird’s head to the plate.

8) The swan's eyes are cut out of rubber and screwed into inconspicuous screws.

9) The swan is ready, you can show your creative nature and start painting it. To make the craft crystal white, you will have to paint it several times, each time waiting until it dries completely.

If you want your swan to look as natural as possible, you can make a lawn around it, and also put it in another tire, painted the color of water.

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