At the first stage, we make our blanks - cut out two small circles. Then we take one circle, apply glue to the sticks and lay them out on one circle in the shape of the steering wheel. Glue the second circle on top of the sticks. 
While our design is drying, we cut out two large circles from the shoe box. 
Apply glue to the sticks and glue our circles on both sides. 
We give it time to dry and you can give it to your child for coloring or pasting.
You need to think about the place where you can attach it. We attached it to the door frame in the hall. Although it may be a pity door frame, but we plan to do renovations in a couple of months and we will still throw away the frame from the old doors. The fastening was made using an old felt-tip pen and a nail with a wide head. It turned out to be reliable, functional and efficient.
Even though our birthday passed several months ago, the child has not lost interest in the steering wheel. We go sailing regularly. With its help, we continue to reinforce the concepts of “left-right”, get to know the countries and their capitals where we go on a trip.
The helm always evokes thoughts of travel and adventure. The most interesting thing is that you can do it yourself. Depending on the chosen material, it can be a toy or interior decoration, if it is made of plywood or wood, mastic or cardboard, or even coffee beans and candies. Today's master class will tell you in detail how to make a ship's steering wheel.How to make a ship's steering wheel out of wood with your own hands
We will need:Thin long slats.
Hot water.
Wooden cylinder.
Knitting sticks made of wood.
To create a circle, we take thin and long slats, which need to be shaped into a circle. To bend them, draw a bath hot water, lower the slats there, then secure them in the desired position using a press and leave until completely dry. The slats located closer to the central part must be twisted into rings more tightly.
When creating a circle, you need to coat all tiers with glue.
The twisting method is convenient because the circle will ultimately be stronger, and simply making a circle from a board will not give the desired effect.
For the central part, take a low cylinder and make 6-8 holes in it for stick-knitting needles.
After preparing all the parts, you need to combine them. To do this, we stick the knitting sticks into the circle in the center, simultaneously passing them through the hoop, and only then fasten them together. We attach the handles to the knitting sticks to make the steering wheel look more natural.
Ship's steering wheel made of chocolate mastic
Such products can be made to decorate, for example, a cake. The steering wheel is made from mastic, the handles can be made from pieces of spaghetti. The steering wheel itself is made of mastic ribbons.IN Lately Handmade crafts are very popular. These also include candy bouquets. These are not just bouquets collected from sweets, but very interesting crafts that look like beautiful compositions. For example, you can make a candy bouquet in the shape of a ship's steering wheel. The basis for such crafts is most often made of thick cardboard so that the structure is durable. Then this base is masked with corrugated paper and only then candies and other details are attached on top of it.
Steering wheel-topiary made of coffee beans
This beautiful product for interior decoration, it also publishes pleasant aroma coffee.We will need:
Thick paper.
Paper tape.
Stem stick.
Napkins.
Brown paint.
Tape.
Coffee beans.
To begin, take cardboard and cut out a couple of identical templates. Now we glue a stick to one of the templates. Next, taking masking tape, we begin to roll an oval out of it, this is necessary to give volume to the product. Glue these rollers onto the first template. Next, glue the second part of the workpiece on top of the pasted tape. Now we cover the resulting part evenly with napkins, as in the papier-mâché technique. The glue can be diluted with water. Now we leave our craft until completely dry.
When the base of the future steering wheel has dried, paint it with dark brown paint. As a topiary decoration, you can glue a string to create a nautical style and hang a small one on it. Lifebuoy. Now you can paste over the topiary with coffee beans. And we cover the stick-stem with tape. At this stage, the topiary steering wheel is ready!
How to make a ship's steering wheel from cardboard with your own hands
You can make a steering wheel in another way - using cardboard. This craft is perfect for children's games. It is done very simply.We will need:
Volumetric corrugated cardboard.
PVA glue
Scissors
A compass or other round object for drawing a circle.
Regular ruler.
Using a compass we draw two circles big size– this will be the rim. Now we cut out a couple more circles, but without holes in the center. As additional details you can cut out a couple more small circles different sizes to give the product volume. Let's make another element with knitting needles.
Now, using PVA glue, we combine the parts into a single product and we get an excellent toy in nautical style. To avoid deformation of the circles due to the distance between them, you need to glue additional cardboard inserts between the parts around the perimeter. Now the cardboard steering wheel is ready!
Happy creativity!
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Throughout the ages, the sight of a steering wheel has been associated with travel and adventure. In this article we will look at how to make a ship's steering wheel, what DIY methods there are, and also learn about the wide variety of materials that can be used for these purposes.
We make the embodiment of a real ship's steering wheel from wood with our own hands
The helm is the altar of the ship; it can also be called a symbol of navigation. It has a very recognizable shape. It is advisable to make the steering wheel from wood to give it nobility. It can also be made from plywood, but it is not considered a noble material, so the appearance of the product will be less presentable.
You can find a description of making a steering wheel from not very expensive materials. This article will tell you a master class on making an original wooden steering wheel, which will delight both the owner and his guests with its appearance.
So, in order to make a wooden hoop, you need to use long and thin slats, which should be shaped into a circle. Bend wooden blanks you can put them in the bath with hot water, secure them in this position using a press and let them dry. The slats that will be located closer to the center need to be twisted into tighter rings, and the outer rings can be made weaker. When assembling the hoop into one whole, all layers should be soaked in glue so that the material looks solid and homogeneous. Why was the twisting method chosen? Because the steering wheel hoop must be strong, and not a single cut ring from a board will give such an effect.
For the central part, a low wooden cylinder is perfect, in which you need to make six or eight (it will look more solid) holes for the knitting needles. When preparatory process has come to an end, you can start connecting the parts: insert the knitting needles into the central circle, simultaneously passing them through the hoop, and then fasten. You need to select or make your own handles for the knitting needles to complete the appearance. The photo below shows the steering wheel without the finalized handles:
In addition to real steering wheels, you can make decorative ones, which serve only the function of decoration. These include crafts made from mastic, as well as bouquets of sweets, which are made in the shape of anything.
This example is made of chocolate mastic; the handles replace pieces of spaghetti. You can also make a steering wheel from strips of mastic; this process is simpler than the previous one, but the product will look less neat:
Handmade gifts have become very popular. These include bouquets of sweets. These are not the standard bouquets that everyone is used to seeing, but entire works of art. So, for example, you can give a male sailor a bouquet of sweets in the shape of a steering wheel:
The base of such a bouquet is often made of cardboard, the thickest that can be found, in order to achieve the desired structural strength. Then the base is wrapped corrugated paper, and the rest of the parts are attached to it: sweets, as well as additional decor.
Interior decoration.An excellent interior decoration would be a topiary made from coffee beans, which, in addition to its visual appeal, also has a pleasant aroma that will fill the rooms. To make it, you will need little: packaging cardboard, masking tape, a suitable stick, as well as napkins, PVA glue, paint, tape. We cut out two identical templates from cardboard; you can immediately glue a stick to one of them. We roll rollers from adhesive tape, with which you can create additional volume for the workpiece. We glue the second template on top of the tape and cover the resulting three-dimensional figure with napkins according to the papier-mâché principle; the glue should be diluted a little with water. After the workpiece has dried, it needs to be painted with brown paint so that light spots of cardboard are not visible near the coffee beans. For additional decor, you can glue a cord, which will complete the nautical theme if you hang a lifebuoy on it. After this you can start gluing the coffee. Wrap the base stick with tape suitable color. And the topiary is ready:
It is worth noting another type of steering wheel, which is perfect for children's games. This is a cardboard steering wheel. It’s very easy to do: just have a corrugated one on hand bulk cardboard, glue, scissors and a template from which the parts will be cut. If there is no template, then a compass and ruler will come in handy. Two circles of larger diameter are cut out, which will serve as a rim, and two more circles without holes for the central part. For additional decoration, you can cut out two small circles of different diameters to give even more volume to the steering wheel. And you need one piece with spokes. By connecting everything with glue, you can get an excellent marine-themed toy. To ensure that the circles do not wrinkle due to the distance between them, it is necessary to glue the circumference with additional cardboard inserts between the parts.
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It is suggested that you familiarize yourself with several videos that reveal marine themes.
The choice of gift often depends on the preferences of the recipient. People's hobbies and professions are different, so the number of souvenirs only increases every year. If there is a need to present a surprise within the framework of a nautical theme, then there is nothing better than surprising a person by making a ship’s steering wheel for him with your own hands.
This marine attribute looks most impressive if it is made from an unexpected material. To please loved one and improve his mood with your gift, you can use different types of chocolate as the main material for making a steering wheel.
A master class with step-by-step photos demonstrates how to make such a souvenir.
Steering wheel for those with a sweet tooth
Making a candy steering wheel does not require special skills or the use of complex materials.
In this work you will need:
- Cardboard;
- Scissors;
- Glue;
- Stapler;
- Corrugated paper;
- Double sided tape;
- Candies.
Two circles are marked on the cardboard, one of which should be 5-6 times larger than the other. The size of the larger circle depends on what diameter of the steering wheel is ultimately preferred.
In a large circle, a circle with a radius of 5-7 cm smaller is laid out. Circles are cut out of cardboard, in duplicate each. A hole is cut in a large circle along the lines of the previously laid out circle. The result should be two rings and two small circles.
Four strips of cardboard are cut out separately, the length of which should exceed the diameter of the ring.
All parts are covered with colored corrugated paper.
The four strips are placed crosswise on top of each other and secured in the center with a stapler. The finished “fan” is placed between two large rings. The parts are fastened together.
Small circles are fixed in the center on both sides with a stapler. Pieces of double-sided tape are glued to the back of the prepared candies.
If candy wrappers require the presence of “tails,” then the latter are folded back and hidden under the tape.
Using the second adhesive side of the tape, the candies are secured along the diameter of the ring and in the center of the steering wheel. A delicious gift is ready!
It is not necessary to use only small round candies in your work.
If you increase the diameter of the steering wheel, then long oblong sweets and massive chocolate bars, which can be placed along the cross lines - the handles of the steering wheel, are suitable for decoration.
Craftswomen who know how to create culinary masterpieces in the form of different types cakes, they can go further and create a miniature sweet ship.
In this case, the ship itself will be directly a biscuit with the desired filling, and it is quite possible to form all the small parts of the boat from mastic different color. The only thing you need to consider when making a sweet souvenir is its short storage. Therefore, it is advisable to start creating a masterpiece the day before the celebration.
Crafts in the interior
The steering wheel can be used as decorative element in the interior of the apartment.
If you want to complement a room with a nautical theme with cute little things, then a small steering wheel made from coffee beans will fit harmoniously into the space. Topiary can be conveniently decorated in flower pot, where the steering wheel itself is made using cardboard and glue, and then secured to a suitable wooden stick.
In addition, the presence of a small candle in the coffee composition will turn the decorative exhibit into an aromatic lamp, filling the house with the aroma of coffee. A wooden steering wheel can serve as a stylish frame for a mirror and represent Wall Clock, a massive chandelier or as a play element in a children's room.
In the latter case, it is most convenient to cut the product out of plywood so that it is not too bulky. The work includes all the same details as when making a candy steering wheel.
It should only final stage color it bright colors, and after drying, cover with clear varnish.
So that the steering wheel can rotate like a real one, it is advisable to fix it on a stable pedestal. Decorative item in a marine style can decorate not only a living space, but also personal plot or a children's playground.
True, its use in open space requires the use of a material that is more resistant to the influence of the external environment. For example, a wooden steering wheel coated with varnish will please the eye for a long time.
This steering wheel can be designed wooden well or use it in making complex flower arrangements.
