cake stand
If you often host gala dinners,If you organize weddings, events, or just like to please your friends with delicious cakes and pastries, you probably know that the appearance and design of the dessert are no less important than its taste. And for an interesting presentation, a single- or multi-tiered cake stand, which you can make yourself from wood cuts, is perfect. Contents:
Master class "Multi-tiered cake stand made from saw cuts"
Necessary materials and tools:
- log and thick branch;
- chainsaw;
- grinding machine (nazhdachka);
- natural oil for wood (wax);
- drill and screws.
⇒ Step 1. Prepare the wood cuts.You can buy ready-made cuts online, at a hardware store, a craft store, or at a sawmill. If you have a chainsaw and a forest nearby, you can take a walk with your husband, find a fallen (not rotten!) tree, and ask your husband to cut the log into several pieces. Think in advance about what the stand will look like, or use the materials you find. For this project, you will need three cuts of different diameters, as well as two “posts” - parts of the trunk or branch. ⇒ Step 2.If the tree has recently fallen and is still green, it is advisable to leave the cuts to dry in the sun. If the tree is dry enough, then process the cuts well with a grinder or coarse-grained sandpaper. The bark can be either removed or left. But if you decide to leave it, make sure that there are no bugs living in it, and also make sure that there is no resin.⇒ Step 3. You can treat the surface of the cuts with natural, environmentally friendly oil or wax.⇒ Step 4. Assemble the tiers into a single structure. Fasten the intermediate posts between the cuts with screws, screwing them diagonally into the cut. If the cut is not very thick, you can attach the post by going through the cut from above with a self-tapping screw.This is what you should get:
Master class "Cake stand made from wood cuts with glue"
If you don’t have the desire or opportunity to mess around with screws and a drill, you can simply glue the cuts together.The entire set of materials and the work process are similar.previous master class, only instead of a drill and screws, prepare wood or assembly glue. At the stage of assembling the stand, apply glue to the clean, sanded surface of the cut, leave for 5-10 minutes (or follow the instructions for the glue), then press the glued surfaces well and place them in a vice. You can simply press down well with heavy books or dumbbells.
Master class "Cake stand made from saw cuts and wooden sticks"
Necessary materials and tools:
- spits of trees;
- grinding machine (nazhdachka);
- natural oil for wood (wax);
- drill;
- wooden sticks (pencils);
- glue.
Skip the first stages of work, as theysimilar to the previous master classes. Let's focus on how to create the effect of one cut "floating" over another. ⇒ Step 1. Use a pencil to mark the points where you will insert the sticks into the cut.⇒ Step 2. Drill four holes of the appropriate diameter. Sand the surface to remove any unevenness.⇒ Step 3: Pour some glue into the holes, then insert the sticks evenly. ⇒ Step 4.After the glue has dried and the sticks are securely fixed, place the smaller diameter cut on top of the sticks and mark the points of contact with them with a pencil. Drill holes in the upper cut.⇒ Step 5. In the same way, pour glue into the holes and insert the sticks with the bottom cut.Such a thin connection of wood cuts looks refined and original, in addition, it can be decorated with fresh flowers, ribbons and lace.
Photos of cake and cake supports from logs
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