If you’re looking for inspiration on how to entertain the children over the upcoming weekend, check out our latest Beat The Boredom project. Our rustic wooden wind chime would make a fantastic addition to any garden or inside space, so why not grab your tools and get creative?
Our rustic wooden wind chime is a great way to entertain the children over the upcoming weekend. Get outside and get creative!
Choose your branch material. Cut into slices roughly 10mm thick to give each slice a bit of weight. This will help prevent the pieces tangling.
Choose a branch or stick from which you would like your project to hang from. Roughly lay out how you would like the wooden wind chime to look.
Mark with a pencil the spacings for your drill holes. In our example, we marked out every 40mm. Drill the holes with equal spacing making sure to hold your branch in a vice.
Clean all the drill holes using a Countersink
Using a scrap backing board for support, drill a hole through each of the slices, close to the top of each piece. Countersink all the drill holes.
If you would like to hang any horizontal branches/twigs, find the balance point and mark with a pencil. Drill through. Again, hold the twig safely in a vice before drilling.
If you would like to sand the pieces, now’s the time to do it. In our example, we left ours rough sawn.
Cut your pieces of string to length and tie a knot at one end. Pull through the long stick from which everything hangs and tie to the cut piece.
When all the pieces are tied on, lift your wooden wind chime up and check its balance. You may need to add or remove some pieces.
Trim all of the excess string to tidy up the project.
Your rustic wind chime is now complete! Hang in a windy area and enjoy its relaxing sounds.
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Take a photo of your project.
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If you’ve enjoyed reading this article, keep an eye out for our next woodworking project for kids as part of our online Beat The Boredom series. Watch this space for more details! Furthermore, why not take a look at all of our previous projects below?
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