As the dacha season approaches, we begin to think about updating our inventory, purchasing convenient devices for dacha use - comfort at the dacha is no less important than at home or at work. The first warming always makes you want to spend time outdoors around a fire or barbecue, and here you can’t do without firewood. A device for carrying firewood can be a convenient help - you need to maintain the fire and prepare the firewood in advance. By using a homemade or ready-made bag for firewood, there is no need to go to the woodpile several times, and if you go on a picnic in the planting, in the forest, or on a fishing trip, the carrier will come in very handy here - you can conveniently put brushwood and dry branches in it and not carry it all this in an armful.
The advantage of using a carrier is to keep your clothes clean; while carrying firewood in your hands, you are unlikely to be able to maintain a neat appearance. Rigid portable structures - metal or wicker, can also be used as a stationary firewood rack in the room by the fireplace or in the sauna.
Let's look at several simple ways to make a carrying bag.
Option #1 – fabric or leather carrier
You need to choose a thick fabric, you can also use old unnecessary clothes. We cut out a couple of rectangles from the fabric - 50/80 cm. If the material is very durable, you can get by with a piece of fabric in one layer; we sew two panels for greater strength. We determine the center of the canvas based on the width; a piece is cut out in the center according to the size of a man’s hand (on average 15/15 cm). The same length is cut in width on the other side.
The resulting protruding strips of fabric will serve as carrying handles; they need to be folded in half and sewn to the fabric, leaving space on the sides unsewn. The result should be handles with side holes, into which you then need to insert strong sticks made of plastic or wood. The result is a convenient carrying for firewood. A more expensive option is to use leather instead of thick fabric; this type of carrying is more practical and will last longer. Today, baby carrier sewing services are also offered online.
To make a carrier, you need to choose thick fabric, not necessarily new. This could be an old coat, jacket, or a piece of canvas. If you have an unwanted old leather jacket, use it to create a durable carrier
We cut out a firewood carrier and securely sew the handles to the main fabric. Since the cutout for the hands is quite large, you can use sticks of different diameters, the main thing is that they are comfortable to hold in your hand
Stage one: cut the material and sweep
You need to start working on a firewood carrier by determining the size of the future bag and cutting the material. There is nothing complicated in the pattern, so preliminary production of a paper template is not required.
You need to cut out a simple rectangle of suitable sizes from the fabric. The carrier is reversible, so you need to cut two pieces.
The handles in this project are sewn from scraps of material cut on the bias. However, they can also be made from straight strips of material, if the size of the available fabric allows this. The handles should not be narrow, otherwise they will cut into the palms. The optimal width is a third of the palm.
The work cannot be done without preliminary estimates. Need to:
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- connect a pair of rectangular parts together with seams in the upper parts so that the cut is on the inside;
- insert wooden strips and mark on the fabric the areas where the side seams should end;
- pull out the wooden planks and sweep away the sides;
- sweep away the transverse seams that limit the location of the wooden planks.
The result of this work will be the base of the carrier. If the task of basting is completely disgusting and negates the desire to sew the carrier as a whole, then you can not pick up a needle, but iron the seam locations with a hot iron. After this, it’s the turn of the sewing machine.
Option #2 – ready-made wicker firewood boxes
At the dacha, you can successfully use a firewood rack for a sauna in the form of a wicker basket. A basket made of wicker for carrying firewood is not suitable as a device for large logs, but it will be convenient to carry small logs and brushwood in it. Wicker baskets for storing firewood by the fireplace are also suitable, they are larger in size.
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A finished wicker firewood box is beautiful and elegant, but not very functional. Suitable for carrying a small amount of firewood on a picnic
These ready-made wicker baskets for storing firewood by the fireplace can also be used in the country house. They are roomy, large and durable.
There are special baskets with a comfortable handle, with a support, and on wheels, which can become an alternative to a simple firewood rack.
Two options that can be used as a firewood box - a wicker basket with a support on wheels, very roomy and convenient, and a small firewood box made of beams with a copper edging around the edge and a copper handle
Carrying firewood with your own hands
Anyone who has a stove or fireplace has to carry wood to it.
I offer a simple device to make it easier to carry firewood. In a round wooden handle (a scrap of a shovel handle), slightly away from the edges, holes are drilled into which the ends of a strong rope (for example, a clothesline) are threaded and knotted.
The handle and the rope straightened in an arc are placed on the floor, and firewood is laid on top. All that remains is to throw the free ends of the rope over the handles - and an easy-to-carry bundle of firewood is ready. As an option, you can attach a second handle to the rope arc. With such a “string bag” it’s easy to carry even large logs.
And so that there is no debris from the firewood, you can lay polyethylene, a rag or sew a bag for the firewood.
From an old tarpaulin, any unnecessary strong rag or leatherette, build yourself such a permanent “string bag”: carrying firewood will become convenient and easy.
DIY firewood carrier pattern
It’s easy to make a quick DIY firewood carrier from a canister.)
Firewood bag.
Option #3 – metal carrier
A do-it-yourself firewood carrier can be made not only from fabric. Convenient, easy carrying can be done using sheet metal and metal rods. The sheet, depending on the thickness, can be bent or bent only its edges, leaving the middle straightened, and one or better two or more metal rods can be welded to it on the sides, which will act as handles. If you also weld the legs at the bottom, the firewood box will be stable; this can be used both at home by the fireplace and in the sauna.
Various options for metal carriers for firewood - forged and welded from sheet metal and iron rods. Such a device with legs will be much more convenient
Firewood box made of a solid sheet of metal with slots for hands. A practical device for carrying a small amount of firewood, perfect for use in the countryside
You can use an old mesh hammock or a long-sleeved flannel shirt as a carrier if you haven't already made a more practical bag.
What technique will we use?
The pattern of the firewood is trivial. And for patchwork lovers, a large, even rectangle provides room for imagination!
This firewood rack is made from blocks with the self-explanatory name “A well cut in half in combination with a whole triangle”
