Our next Beat The Boredom project is a fun and festive christmas tree! Made using a scroll saw and very few other tools, this project is ideal for children under adult supervision.
Complete this festive Christmas tree project in only two hours plus glue drying time! A great way to get into the festive mood this December.
Using the Christmas tree template, mark out the pattern onto your piece of timber. Align the template to the bottom of the board. Secure with some masking tape. Use carbon paper and transfer the image by following the pattern with a ballpoint pen. Alternatively, use tracing paper or stick the template directly to the timber.
Cut the pattern out on the scroll saw.
Sand on all edges. Take care on the bottom section as this can be short grained.
For the tree pot use something round and mark out two circles. One should be bigger than the other. In our example, we used two rolls of tape. Cut on the scroll saw and sand all edges.
Apply some glue to one face of the smaller round. Use a clamp or bench vice to hold the components together while the glue dries.
To make it easier to screw in the eyelets, start them off with a drawing pin. This will allow the thread to bite into the timber. Turn the threaded eyelets until they are fully screwed in.
Glue the tree to the base. A fast setting glue is great for this. Allow the glue to dry fully before you start to decorate.
It's now time to decorate in any way that you wish! Colour using paint, stains or even felt tips! In our example, we hung a couple of baubles for a minimal festive look.
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Where is the Christmas Tree template?
Hi Ron, the template has now been added to the blog. Hope it's helpful. Thanks, Hannah
Thankyou Hannah
Sorry, but where can I find the template
Can you please advise where the template can be found?
I don't think it's been put on as an attachment only embedded above. Print the web page to a PDF and then just print that one page with the template on.
A great quick and easy project that is a lot of fun to make. The baubles can be easily changed to other Christmas decorations like cones or stars. Looks really good when completed. Thanks for the project idea Hannah!