Making a door handle with your own hands. How to weave from wire: patterns and ideas for crafts. Making forged barn handle by straightening and bending, simple design, easy execution

Hello to all DIY lovers!

I recently had the need to install a new door handle on my barn door. However, there was no spare pen at hand at that moment. Of course, I could have gone and bought some kind of pen, but then I remembered that I still had one interesting blank from last year.

The fact is that in early spring last year, while pruning garden trees, I saw one bizarrely curved branch. This branch grew as a shoot from the stump of an old elm tree, which had long since been cut down. However, young growth is constantly growing in this place, which must be trimmed periodically. And since elm wood is very hard and durable, it can be used for various crafts. That is why I did not burn this branch, but sawed off the most curved section from it, removed the bark from it and put it in the barn to dry.
And just now this blank came in handy for me, especially since it had dried well during this time, and it could have been used to make a door handle.

Below is a photo of this blank.

So, to make a door handle from a branch we will need the following supplies:

Materials and fasteners:

The handle blank itself;

Two wood screws 4x45 mm.

Tools:

Drawing and measuring tools (pencil, tape measure and square), preferably a long square or a long ruler;

A jigsaw with a file for shaped cutting;

Electric drill-screwdriver;

Metal drill with a diameter of 4 mm;

Spherical cutter for wood;

Screwdriver bit RN2, for driving screws;

Sandpaper.

Manufacturing process

First, apply a long ruler or square to the workpiece and mark the ends of the future handle with a pencil.

Then we saw off the excess parts of the ends of the workpiece with a jigsaw.

By the way, I had to suffer quite a bit while sawing off the ends of this workpiece with a jigsaw. It's all about the very hard elm wood. I think that in terms of hardness and strength it is not inferior to oak. As a result, while sawing, I even managed to burn the workpiece on one side.

But this is not a big deal, since the ends of the handle will still be adjacent to the door.
It is only important to saw off the ends of the workpiece so that the ends of the future handle fit tightly and evenly to the plane of the door. However, due to difficulties with sawing, this did not work out for me. But this is also not a big deal, since everything can be corrected relatively easily with the help of a long, coarsely cut file.
To do this, you need to put the file on the workbench, place the blank of the future handle on it with both ends and move it back and forth along the file several dozen times to align the ends of the future handle.

And we countersink the surfaces of these holes with a spherical cutter for countersunk screw heads.

Then we carefully sand the surface of our handle with sandpaper, first coarse-grained and then fine-grained.
Well, since our handle will be used in outdoor conditions, and also for greater smoothness, it is necessary to cover it with two or three layers of some decorative protective antiseptic.

And now our pen is ready.

Wire weaving was especially popular in Soviet times: then people, bracelets, rings, boxes, baskets, key chains, and flowers were made from multi-colored flexible twigs. Today, any decoration and useful thing in everyday life can be bought, but it’s much nicer do it yourself and, for example, give it to your mother. Or surprise your peers with an original bauble made of beads and wire. Beginning needlewomen and needlewomen will find it useful to read an article from the old magazine “Family and School” about how to weave with wire. Here you will find patterns and methods of wire weaving, you will get interesting ideas for creativity.

Material: pieces of telephone cable with insulation of different colors, and thicker wire, which will be needed for making frames.

Tools: wire cutters, pliers, hammer and awl.

To make templates you will need: cardboard, paper (thick), ruler and compass.

Wire weaving patterns and methods

The first and second pictures show various methods of weaving from two, three or more pieces of wire. Weaving in the form of a braid (Figure 1, I a, b, c, d, e) . Take a piece of wire, bend it, and fasten the second wire to the first at the bend. For convenience, the upper part is secured with a nail to the board and woven as shown in the figure. You can make a rope out of two wires. Having connected two pieces, twist them to the right or to the left. Two “ropes” twisted in different directions and placed together form a Christmas tree.

Wicker “path” (Figure 1, II a, b) . Taking a wire 1.5 mm thick, bend one end of it, and weave it with thinner wires at the bend until the width required for your path is formed. Having completed the first row, the end of the first piece of wire is bent, passing it between the ends of the entire braid, like the movement of a shuttle in a loom, and weaving of the second row begins. Having finished the second row, the end of the first piece is folded again and passed between the ends of the braid, but from the opposite side. In this order, weave the path to the desired size.

Braided round belt (Figure 1, III a, b, c, d, e, f, g, i, j) . The figure shows in sequential order the weaving of a belt from four ends of wire.

When weaving, you need to remember that each row ends by threading the last end into the loop formed by bending the initial one. A new row can be started from any end, but the last one must be threaded into the loop of the first, thus completing the weaving of the row.

The belt is woven from any number of wires. Figure 2 shows the weaving of two belts around a rod (front view and side view). The rod is made up of several wires placed in a row close to each other.

The first end of the wire is threaded behind the rod and forms a loop on the side of the rod, and the second end of this wire, encircling the rod from the front side, is threaded into the resulting loop and wound behind the rod. Then the first end of the wire is encircled around the rod from the front side and threaded into the loop of the second end, and so, doing row after row, you can get a belt of any length.

The second exercise is slightly different from the first; the sequence of its implementation is shown in the figure.

Ideas: what interesting things can be woven from wire

Round wire stand:

On a board of small thickness, nails without heads are driven in a circle at equal distances. Then two pieces of 1.5 mm thick wire are braided around the carnations in opposite directions. The third piece of wire is placed radially between the nails, fastening the outer braid. The center is tied with thin wire. The resulting frame is braided with a fourth, thinner piece of wire. Weaving along the frame begins from the center. Having secured the end of the wire, weaving is done in a circle, alternately bending around radially located threads on one side or the other.

Wire basket:

The frame is assembled from an even number of pieces of wire - 6, 8, 10 or more, depending on the size of the basket. First, a ring is bent into the correct shape, and then two risers, a bottom and a handle are made from one piece and fastened to the ring. Next, the remaining risers and the base for the bottom are bent from four pieces. Having bent the upper ends, hang them on the ring, securing them tightly with pliers.

First of all, weave the bottom. Having secured the end of the wire in the center, they make several weaves in a circle, similar to the weaving of the stand, and then move on to weaving radial threads that form the bottom. The risers of the sides are braided in the same way.

With this method of weaving, gaps remain between horizontally running threads. The base of the handle is braided with thin wire, tightly fitting the spiral rings to each other.

Wire shopping bag:

To work, you will need thick cardboard, the size of the intended bag. On it, use a pencil to mark the points for the holes for attaching the handles and the frame of the bag. Punch holes in the designated places with an awl and begin making two metal or wooden rings for the handles. The finished handles are placed on the cardboard (at the attachment points on both sides) and secured to the cardboard with a thin cord or wire, as shown in the figure.

When making a frame, threads of wire are passed through the holes and thrown onto the rings of the handles. Then one of the methods begins to weave from the bottom up. Once the sides of the bag are ready, the cardboard is removed. Thin wire is used to wrap the handles.

DIY colored wire flowers:

Figure 6 shows how to make flowers from spirals.

The flowers are collected into a bouquet and the “stems” are wrapped with thin wire, the ends are divided into separate bundles (8 - 10), which serve as a frame for weaving the base of the vase. The weaving method is the same as for the sides of the basket (see Figure 4).

Dog and deer:

The body and head of the deer are woven in the form of a round belt (see Figure 1).

The front legs are woven into the body and pass into the neck, made using the spiral winding method. The dog consists of a frame braided with winding.

How to bend and join wire

You can make many different objects from wire - from the simplest hook to the most complex designs. Copper, iron, steel, aluminum wire and telephone cable with coatings of different colors are suitable. The wire is stored wound in circles. Tools required: hammer, small vice, file, pliers, wire cutters, pliers, pliers, round nose pliers, plumber's scissors, soldering iron.

The wire is straightened by pulling it between two pieces of wood or by pulling it tightly around a round metal rod (doorknob). It is better to straighten steel wire or thin rod metal on a hard surface with a hammer or mallet. Small parts are bent with pliers or round nose pliers. Large and hard - bent in a vice.

Iron and copper thin wire is cut with wire cutters and pliers. Steel - at the site of the cut, it is preheated over a fire. Strip or sheet metal is first marked, and then at the marking points it is lightly scored and chopped with strong blows.
Individual pieces of wire and other metal parts are joined by bending or soldering. In the first case, several turns are made, pulling the wire onto the rod. Before soldering, the surface of the parts is thoroughly cleaned with a file or sandpaper to remove dirt and rust. The wire is soldered by putting the two ends together, having first twisted them for strength. Thin wire can be soldered using paste - tinol, which is applied in a thin layer to the soldering site and heated over a fire.

To learn how to make things from wire well and cleanly, you must first make a number of simple details:

• Spiral spring. A wire 1-1.5 millimeters thick is wound onto a round wooden bolsan of cylindrical or cone shape (Figure 1, a).
• Rings and half rings. The spiral-spring is cut lengthwise (Figure 1, b).
• Flower. Six half rings are soldered to the ring (Figure 1, c).
• Gear. Six half rings are soldered together [Figure 1, d).
• Spiral. Use pliers to grab the end of the wire and twist it in a circle by rotating your hand (Figure 1, e).
• Openwork of three spirals (Figure 1, f).
• Openwork leaf. 4 - 5 rings are made on a cone-shaped blank (wire thickness - 0.5 - 1 millimeter). The resulting rings are given the shape shown in Figure 1g and soldered at the base.
• The trefoil is bent from one wire with pliers (Figure 1, h).
• Wave (Figure 1, i).

Star and ornamental stripe. Mark a pattern on a board of small thickness and drive in nails without heads:

Net:

Flower girl. A bracket with a spiral end is bent from a two-millimeter wire. Separately roll up the ring and fasten it, intercepting the sides. At the top, the spirals are connected by three turns of wire (Figure 4).

Furniture. Made from one and a half to two millimeter wire. Its parts are fastened together with coils. Fine-layer plywood or cardboard can serve as a seat and table top. For fastening, small holes are made in the plywood with an awl (Figure 5).

Puzzle. You should separate its parts so as not to bend the wire anywhere or compress it (Figure 6).

Horse. From two pieces of wire 2.5 - 3 millimeters thick, the legs and two lower spirals are bent. From the third piece they make the head, neck and upper spiral. From the fourth - a mane, which turns on the back into coils holding pieces of wire together. The mane is soldered in several places (Figure 8).

Heron. It is made from one piece of wire (cross-section - 3 millimeters) with spiral rings for a decorative vase (Figure 9).

I. Lyamin, magazine “Family and School”, 1971

Wooden door handles for premises for various purposes are quite expensive. The high price is due to the use of manual labor and originality of execution. The design itself is not particularly complicated, and you can do it yourself. The article indicates the advantages and disadvantages of wood models, and also describes various technologies for creating door hardware with your own hands.

1. How to make a door handle with your own hands: carved model
   • Tools and materials
   • Manufacturing and installation
2. DIY wooden door handles: photo ideas

Features of wooden door handles

Since ancient times, door fittings have been made from wood. Later, metal products and elements made from modern materials competed with them. However, even today, wooden models are widely popular due to their advantages:

1. High-quality sanded and processed wood is pleasant to the touch. A wooden handle is not as cold as a metal or plastic handle.
2. Wood fittings are indispensable when arranging baths and saunas. Wooden elements do not heat up to high temperatures, like metal ones, and the likelihood of getting a burn when contacting the handle is reduced to zero.
3. Easy to make wooden door handles with your own hands. Wood is easy to process, and working with it does not require expensive equipment. Using bars, slats or logs, you can create a structure of any shape.
4. Affordable price.

Despite significant advantages, wooden products also have some disadvantages:

1. The strength characteristics of wood are inferior to metal elements. This fact must be taken into account when constructing a structure that is subject to significant loads. In this case, it is better to give preference to hard wood or metal.
2. Prolonged contact with metal surfaces causes wood to deteriorate. Therefore, it is advisable to select door handles for doors in accordance with the material used to make the door leaf.
3. In order for a wooden handle to serve for a long time, it should be carefully treated: sanded and impregnated with protective compounds.

Choosing wood for making a handle

Accessories mounted on entrance doors must be made of strong wood. Some experts recommend using conifers, which, when heated, release a pleasant aroma that is beneficial to human health. However, hardwood species, characterized by an elegant textured pattern and good mechanical resistance, are no less in demand.

Advice. It is better to make door handles from deciduous trees, so that no resin remains on your hands when gripping them.

To make door handles with your own hands, you can use:

1. Oak – characterized by strength, resistance to external influences and hardness. Oak products look respectable and noble, and are great for decorating country cottages and apartments.
2. Beech is a valuable species, similar in many qualities to oak. The wood has an unusual pinkish tint with a uniform texture.
3. Poplar – has pronounced bactericidal properties, which is why it is often used when decorating a steam room.
4. Linden – has an anti-inflammatory and calming effect on the human body.

How to make a door handle with your own hands: carved model

Tools and materials

Creating a carved model of a door handle involves using the following materials and tools:

• wooden flat blank;
• branch of unusual shape;
• saw and electric jigsaw;
• cutter and attachments;
• drill;
• sandpaper or grinder;
• clamp;
• epoxy adhesive;
• dowels;

Manufacturing and installation

The sequence of creating a door handle:

A simple version of a wooden bath handle

A homemade door handle will surprise the guests of the bathhouse and will become the pride of the owners of the steam room. Building a simple model is not difficult. Let's consider an example of creating a handle 26 cm long and 10 cm high. For work you will need a board with dimensions of 26 * 10 * 5 cm, a simple pencil and a jigsaw.

Algorithm of actions:

Door handle in Russian folk style

An example of a carved handle will harmoniously fit into an interior designed in a traditional folk style. The handle will beautifully complement an antique-style door. The design of the model includes 6 elements:

• base;
• intermediate bars – 2 pcs.;
• cubes – 2 pcs.;
• lever.

First you need to prepare each part separately, fit them together and polish them. Manufacturing procedure:

DIY turned wooden door handle

To make a turned handle for interior doors, you will have to master the skills of working on a lathe. Creating such a model requires the use of the following tools and materials:

• machine with three-jaw chuck;
• oak block;
• wood cutters;
• coarse and medium-grain sandpaper;
• wax mastic.

Sequencing:

1. Prepare the workpiece. Cut the square block a little along the edges on one side. Thus, the rounded part will be evenly fixed in the machine chuck.
2. Insert the workpiece into the jaws and use a semicircular cutter to give it a cylindrical shape along its entire length.
3. Level the surface of the block with the end of the cutter, holding it at a slight angle.
4. Use the sharp edge of the cutter to shape the upper part of the handle.
5. Step back some distance from the edge and carve out a base, the back of which will be adjacent to the door leaf.
6. Trim the base of the handle with a straight cutter and sand the surface. When sanding, it is important not to overdo it and not to put too much pressure on the paper, otherwise you can burn your fingers on the rotating elements and ruin the product.
7. Cover the handle with wax mastic. The product penetrates into the pores of the wood, protecting the material from external influences and giving the handle a matte shine.
8. Using the point of the cutter, cut off the handle from the rest of the rough timber.
9. Insert the handle into the door.

During the manufacturing process, some nuances should be taken into account:

• for processing it is necessary to take material without cracks and knots, otherwise when rotating the workpiece may split and cause injury;
• It is advisable to make several handles from one blank at once, since turned models are small in size;
• Before grinding and impregnation with a protective composition, all minor cracks on the handle must be filled with putty intended for woodwork.

Installing handles on interior doors

Inserting handles into interior doors with your own hands begins with marking the location of the fittings. According to established standards, a standard door handle is mounted at a height of 80-100 cm from the floor (depending on the height of the residents). The work is performed in the following sequence:

1. Mark the installation location on the door leaf, stepping back at least 6 cm from the edge.
2. Using a ruler, draw a straight line across the end of the door and continue marking from the back of the door.
3. Use a drill to prepare a hole for? door thickness.
4. Repeat drilling on the second side of the blade. It is important that there is no deviation of the hole axis horizontally or vertically.
5. Use a chisel to knock out a niche for mounting the latching mechanism.
6. Insert the latch and check that its edge is in the same plane with the door leaf.
7. Place the two parts of the handle on different sides of the door and guide them through the hole. Tighten the structure with bolts.
8. Finish the end of the box with a metal plate - prepare a sample for the tongue and frame, try it on and secure the plate with screws.

Over time, you may need to make minor DIY repairs to interior door handles. Sometimes, to prevent elements from becoming loose, it is enough to tighten the screws with a screwdriver.

The door handle was invented a long time ago. Its occurrence is associated with the installation of a doorway in the room. Such elements were simply superimposed on the existing canvas. Gradually they fell out of use and were replaced by more modern versions, representing examples of mortise structures.

As a result of changing the latch mechanism, the external characteristics of the door began to look more advantageous. In addition, the convenience of such a device should be highlighted. How to make a door handle? To answer this question, you can study the material below.

Taking into account the manufacturing process of this component, it is worth highlighting the fact that handles for entrance doors are a more complex base compared to interior options. They are more impressive in size and require metalworking skills.

The whole difficulty of such work is that if installed incorrectly, even the slightest inaccuracies can cause the structure to warp and jam. For this reason, installation work should be trusted only to specialists.

Modern manufacturers make handles of any configuration, color and from different materials. The device for closing interior doors may have a latch, a lock with a simple mechanism, or a locking part. Almost all samples have standard fitting dimensions. Mounting such options is not particularly difficult.

Handle assembly: features

How to make a handle? Many consumers want an element, once installed, to last for a long time and not cause inconvenience or breakdowns. If such a nuisance does occur, the structure should be disassembled and carefully examined. There will be a housing, a device for turning, a retaining ring, a tightening spring, and a key washer. All broken parts must be replaced.

Undamaged elements should be replaced and tightened thoroughly with a screwdriver. Next, the finished handle is installed in the door body.

Preparatory activities

On the eve of installation work, you should ensure that certain devices are available. Then the work will be organized, systematic and efficient. Putting this element in its place is not at all difficult; it is important to familiarize yourself with the basic installation rule.

In order for the event to go quickly, it is important to prepare the following tools:

• drill;
• chisel;
• feather drill 22 mm;
• wood crown 50 mm.

It will be difficult to do without this set of devices.

Door handle installation

Once the appropriate handle option has been selected, it can be put in place. To do this, first measure the distance from the bottom point of the door to the border equal to 90-100 cm. These indicators should vary based on the convenience of the owner. The main indicators will be the anthropometric indicators of the residents and their height.

The marking is done with a square. It is also necessary to sharpen the pencil well. They draw a clear line, and along it, applying a square, measure a distance of 60 mm. The point is fixed with an awl. You can then make marks on the opposite side of the door. Similar measurements are taken from the reverse plane of the door.

Typically, the set includes applied templates for the handles. Their absence provides the basis for their independent production. At the end part there is a middle and a hole is made for the lock tongue.

This opening should correspond to 5 cm, the perpendicularity of the base should be clearly maintained. The latch is applied to the door, the tongue should be shown above the end part. You should mark the location for drilling the hole for the handle and make a recess of 6-7 cm. It will connect to the recess for the locking tongue.

This part of the structure is pushed into the opening intended for it, and a point is fixed for the front strip of the latching device. This place is turned out with a chisel to a depth of 2 mm. The same recess is constructed at the location where the door frame is attached.

The door handle, according to the instructions, can be disassembled. First, a latch is attached to the door. Then the base of the handle is placed and attached to the door frame with screws. To assemble this door element, you need to follow the reverse order. Once in place, it must have a strong base and rotate without difficulty. The latch should slide in and out of the grooves without any hindrance.

The presence of even minor problems provides grounds for examining the installed structure: the evenness of the locking elements, the degree of tightening of the fasteners.

Door handles for interior doors

The main materials used for the manufacture of such elements will be aluminum, brass, stainless steel, silumin. Brass is the most common option. Any door handle has a coating, you can highlight nickel and chrome with a matte coating.

Not only metal, but also natural wood and glass treated with chemical components are suitable as decoration. Handles made of precious metals look especially luxurious and pompous. Of course, their cost will be high. Such samples are made to order.

There are situations in which a handle designed for the front door is made on a door installed between rooms. This choice is not accidental: elements of such a plan have a longer warranty period. When installing a handle on a door, it is important to focus on ease of use and the presence of a return type of spring. It helps the device independently return it to its original place.

Making wooden handles

On the main part of modern doors you can see metal fittings. Wooden handles are a thing of the past. However, such an element of the door leaf can be made on your own.

To do this, you need to stock up on a pencil, which is used to mark on a piece of wood. Typically, such elements have an arched, slightly rounded configuration, with flat plates at the ends. They are designed for a mounting base attached to the canvas. Decorative elements can be placed on them. To do this, you can successfully use a special wood putty consisting of sawdust and PVA glue. Its cost is low.

To begin with, a wooden blank is prepared, onto which the silhouette of the future pen is drawn with a pencil.

The product is cut along the contour. After this, the base is sanded with emery cloth and then polished. Often, to give an object a beautiful shade, it is treated with varnish, the color of which matches the tone of the door. The dried handle is secured to the door with small screws.

Bath door handle

The bathhouse seems to be an unusual and original room, which is decorated in a unique way. Traditionally, a building of this type has a wooden base. The same goes for door handles. After all, products of this nature are completely safe from the point of view of the stability and permanence of the material.

Wood is unable to heat up very much at high temperatures, and it is not possible to get burned on it. Hardwood materials are best suited for this room. They do not emit resins, so your hands will not stick. Thus, linden as a base is very pliable, plastic, and easy to process. Such a handle will be very pleasant to the touch and warm.

When considering wooden handles, it is important to note the ease of their manufacture, external beauty and originality. They can last indefinitely and are even better than some commercially available options.

To make such samples, you need a lathe, a block of wood and special-purpose glue. It is best to choose birch as a natural species.

On the eve of carpentry work, you should consider the appearance of the presented product. The edges of such handles must be even and smooth and have a width of 20 mm. They are inserted into the openings for handles.

Making a door handle on a lathe is not difficult at all. To do this, the workpiece is carefully ground, and unnecessary elements are removed from it. Once the base is completely ready, you need to sand the edges. Next, holders are made at the rate of 2 pieces per handle. Once they are processed, they are cut from the wood and separated. Through holes are made in them for fastening. The handle is glued into the holders.

The finished product can be coated with a special compound or varnish, or it can be left as is. It is also quite possible to apply a carved pattern on the surface, burning it with a special device.

All products of this type become loose over time and are difficult to open and close. Modern handles are held on by screws. Sometimes it is enough to tighten them so that the structure acquires its previous properties. A screwdriver is used for this.

First the latch is removed. To do this, take a narrow screwdriver. She gets off on this part. To avoid damage to the door handle, the screws should be tightened very carefully. The door opens slightly and is clamped on both sides with screws. Next, the fittings are held well, and the fastening screws are screwed in tightly. The handle together with the body is inserted into place.

When thinking through the design of a particular home space, it is important to pay attention to even seemingly insignificant details, for example, door handles. After all, the entire perception of the interior as a whole is built on such details; besides, door handles are often purchased for a long period of time, which means their choice must be approached more than responsibly. If you are an ardent lover of everything non-standard, then you will like this review, because today we will show you the most unusual door handles, designed to decorate not only the door itself, but the entire interior of the house as a whole.

Did you know that the Italians were the first to invent a door handle with a tongue, developing its mechanism in such a way that when you press the handle, the tongue would hide, but when released, it would appear.

According to statistics, door handles are the most inconspicuous details in the interior, and if they are noticed, they are immediately forgotten, but this statement applies only to ordinary, nondescript handles, and original door handles are a kind of anchor to which the human eye clings. Thanks to its non-standard appearance, such door fittings catch the eye, which means they are impressive and memorable.

But this door hardware also has a downside, because an incorrectly selected handle can ruin the entire design of the room as a whole, and now it turns from unnoticeable to tasteless and flashy. Incorrectly selected fittings mean a discrepancy between its color and the rest of the room, as well as the stylistic overtones. So, for example, in a Baroque interior decorated in black and gold, a modest straight silver handle will look inappropriate; gilded fittings with elements of carving or forging are more suitable here.

Unusual door handles, photo.

Manufacturing process of decorative door handles:

The choice of such necessary door hardware should be based on the general style of the premises, the hobbies of the owners, as well as their general emotional mood. So, for example, people with an excellent sense of humor can buy pens in the shape of a clown’s head, a pistol or an outstretched palm; animal lovers can pay attention to accessories in the form of cats, mice, dogs or frogs. Adventure lovers can pay attention to handles in the form of ships, scrolls, hourglasses or the globe. Connoisseurs of ethnic interiors will be interested in fittings in the form of an elephant’s head, a jaguar’s body, a bamboo trunk, etc.

Unusual door handles will help to play up the interior design, bring fresh notes to the design of the room, and the interior or entrance door will turn from a very mediocre one into a bright and memorable one.

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