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How to make an AK-47 from a garden shovel aslan wrote in February 11th, 2017
In Russia there have always been craftsmen who surprised the world with their skills and inventions. We are especially good at making weapons. So Izhevsk master Mikhail Kalashnikov created the legendary AK-47 assault rifle, which inspired another master to build a copy of it from a simple garden shovel and iron pipes.
And by the way, this is not a Russian craftsman at all.
On the left in the photo, by the way, is the same machine gun made from a shovel, and on the right is the Dragunov sniper rifle (SVD).
But we are getting ahead of ourselves.
The master who made this is from the USA. Once he was driving past a store with gardening tools, saw a shovel there and decided to buy one. This was the best deal he could get for $2, he thought.
The handle of the shovel, by the way, later turned into a butt and is surprisingly quite comfortable.
I decided to try the stock on an old Kalash. The cat looks in bewilderment, is the owner drunk again?
I cut off a tray from a shovel; the machine body will be made from it.
I roasted it well on the fire.
Now you need to level this sheet of iron.
We bend the sheet and drill holes.
On the left is a detail from a real Kalash, on the right is from a future one.
Specialists, of whom there are always many, will tell you in the comments what kind of detail it is.
More details.
We weld
It was the turn of the barrel, you could buy the original for 200 bucks, but they preferred the economy version for 30 bucks.
Below in the photo is the upper barrel from a real Kalash, in the middle is a ready-made factory version of the barrel and a third, collective farm version - our choice.
We process the trunk.
Let's try it on.
Let's finish the details.
We weld parts from a real machine gun.
There is very little left.
We drill a hole to remove gases.
We try on the magazine and the butt of the shovel, everything seems to fit!
What's most surprising is that he shoots, and the bullets fall quite close together.
After 60 rounds the barrel got a little hot, but my homemade AK-47 performed quite well.
In total, at minimal cost we get a pretty good, combat-ready weapon. Thanks to Mikhail Kalashnikov for his great invention!
If you have anything to add, dear weapons experts, please comment.
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Children often ask their parents to make them some kind of toy from wood. The boys demand that weapons be made for them, with which they could continue endless backyard “wars.” The best option for a child would be a wooden dummy 47. How to make an AK-47 from wood? If you have the right tool, even a beginner can cope with this task. Information on how to make an AK-47 from wood with your own hands is presented in the article.
Where to begin?
For anyone who is interested in how to make an AK-47 from wood, craftsmen recommend that you first of all acquire high-quality raw materials. The product will be reliable and strong if you use a pine board with a thickness of at least 50 mm. In addition, you need to have a corresponding drawing.
About production
All elements of the machine are made of wood. For those who don’t know how to make an AK-47 out of wood so that the dummy looks as realistic as possible, experienced craftsmen recommend equipping the product with a detachable magazine. The blank of the future product is cut out of the board using a jigsaw. For the side walls of the machine you will need two sheets of plywood. In the future, they will cover the magazine mount. It can be made from the same board as the dummy machine gun. The movement of the magazine in the fastening mechanism will be carried out without delay if all the corners are carefully ground in it using a file and then a grinding machine. PVA is suitable for gluing the side walls. The process can be optimized using a tool such as clamps. Securely fastened parts to be joined should be left to dry for several hours.
About the dummy barrel
For this element you will need a cylindrical blank. You can make it yourself on a lathe or purchase a ready-made product in a store. The barrel must be equipped with a front sight. You will have to cut it out of wood yourself. In addition, the stock must be equipped with holes for the muzzle of the machine gun. They will turn out smooth if you work on a special drill stand. After the bore holes are ready, cylindrical blanks are inserted into them. Then the already turned and carefully sanded front sight is glued to the barrel using PVA.
About painting work
In addition to the question of how to make an AK-47 from wood, many are also interested in what paint is best to coat the finished product. The dummy will look very realistic, experts advise, if oak-colored paint is applied to it.
It is made on a water basis. The dummy painted black also looks good. Some craftsmen also coat their products with varnish on top of the nitro paint.
Today I would like to highlight a hobby that is enjoyed by millions of people around the world. This is a paper model. Surely, someone you know is or has been involved in modeling - aircraft/ship modeling, wood modeling, assembling plastic models (tanks, airplanes), etc. In a word, it’s a fun business, and the results of successful work are even more pleasing, and especially pleasing to your guests.
But while almost everyone knows about the above, not many people know about the craftsmen who assemble voluminous and beautiful models from paper. Although you will hardly find a material more accessible and easier to process than paper. Another obvious advantage of this direction is that the entire process of creating a model can be carried out at home, because No special tools/machines are required here.
Briefly about the types of models
And the paper modeling itself is also different. Various types of origami also fall under this direction, and this is already a whole warehouse of directions. In this article I would like to show three-dimensional (3D, 3D) paper modeling. I still doubt the correctness of the formulation of this direction, but oh well. In general, you will see and understand everything.
Models vary in size and complexity. The main factor here is the number of sheets of drawings in A4. What you need to start with is paper (you can use “snow maiden”, sometimes you need something thicker - cardboard), scissors, a ruler (preferably two), pencil, glue (different ones are suitable, but the PVA one turned out to be more familiar to me). Perhaps that's all. We search the Internet for “download paper models” sites, download the models, print and get to work. For starters, I would recommend the Canon Creative Park website. There, the models are presented with clear instructions “for dummies” and other beginners. Actually, this is where I started, here are a couple of my endeavors:
The legendary machine gun of all times - AK 47 made of paper.
Well, it’s time to arm yourself with a worthy weapon, the pride of our vast homeland - the AK 47 assault rifle (Kalashnikov assault rifle). You have the opportunity to glue together a deadly AK 47 with your own hands and put the entire dean’s office, school, office, neighbors on their ears... emphasize what is necessary. And if the machine is further strengthened and painted, then it will be an absolute blast!
A paper development of an AK 47 assault rifle takes 10 pages in pepakura and is not so difficult to assemble compared to its analogues. Although there is something to bend over with tweezers at the ready. This copy is a must-have for all weapon connoisseurs.
We are glad to present you another version of the Kalashnikov assault rifle made from paper. This time it came to us from Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. The model has its own characteristics and is even visually slightly different from the first version. It takes up 12 pages, but is 7 cm shorter than the first one. For many, making this version of the Kalashnikov assault rifle with your own hands will not only be easier, but also better due to the good textures.
