How To Build A Wagon Wheel

Mark the center point of your work surface then use this as an anchor point to scribe.

How to build a wagon wheel. Recycling old wagon wheels is popular and one of the most common ways to reuse them is to make a chandelier style wagon wheel light. The first thing to do as you make a wooden wagon wheel is to layout your chosen size wagon wheel on a piece of plywood or other panel large enough for the full scale drawing or at least a half drawing if chosen wheel size is very large. With my materials all set i started by drilling 4 holes on opposite. Work out how large the wheels need to be in order to fit onto your.

With the hole cut i started to lay out the wiring. Although you have cut out the wheel very. To start i needed to pick up some parts from home depot. Split each of these arcs once.

Step 2 cut out the wheel. Wagon wheels are a picture of a past. I m building a wagon wheel for a table base. Step 3 complete the wheel.

Divide the circle you have scribed into four equal segments. Using your drill make a hole in one spot on the marked out wheel. See image for approximation of a full layout. How to make wooden wagon wheels step 1 measure the wheels.

Pre made wagon wheel chandeliers can be expensive but you can make one at a fraction of the cost.