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Intermediate

Wooden Tree Ornament Display DIY

ornaments hanging from wooden displayornaments hanging from wooden display
Supplies

Step-by-Step Instructions

Steps

1. Start by gathering up your lumber and setting up the Worx Tools Miter Saw on your work table.

work table with Worx Miter saw, glue, wood, and other supplies on it

2. Then, lay out your pieces into triangles and measure the angles you will need for them to line up. We made most of our cuts at a 45 degree angle for this project, but this will vary depending on how big or small you decide to make your trees.

wooden pieces cut to make the shape of a large triangle

3. Now, make your cuts. This part requires a lot of measuring and cutting and measuring again to get the pieces to fit together just right. We used our angle grinder with the sanding wheel to shave off any odd pieces and get those angles to match up.

image of person using the Miter saw to cut woodimage of person using the Miter saw to cut wood
image of a person using the MakerX angle grinder to sand the end of the piece of woodimage of a person using the MakerX angle grinder to sand the end of the piece of wood

4. Next, it’s time to measure and cut your 1"x4"s to create the base for your tree. We centered ours with approximately 4-5" left on either side of the bottom part of the tree.

pieces of wood laid out in to the shape of 2 triangles next to the MakerX Angle grinder

5. Once you have all of the cuts made, lay out your first tree and grab your measuring tape and level to mark where the holes for your dowels will be. We decided to make our dowels go straight across but have seen it done at an angle as well. This part is up to you. To measure, we decided on 3 rungs for our small tree and 5 rungs for our large tree. This part was not super exact, we just layed the dowels across until we liked the spacing and measured to get them as close to evenly spaced as possible.

image of a person using a level and measuring tape to align the pieces of wood on the work table

6. Now, grab the Switchdriver with a ⅜" bit attached and drill the holes for your dowels. These will need to be drilled at the angle in which the original cuts were made so that they can go straight across. We eyeballed this and it worked out great.

image of a person using the Worx Switchdriver to drill a hole into a piece of wood on the work table

7. After all of the holes are drilled, lay out your dowels and mark where they will need to be cut. This took a little trial and error but our MAKERX angle grinder with the sanding attachment really helped to shave off any extra length in order for us to get the perfect fit.

image of a person uising the MakerX angle grinder to sand the edge of a wooden dowel with the wooden triangle on the work tableimage of a person uising the MakerX angle grinder to sand the edge of a wooden dowel with the wooden triangle on the work table
image of the wooden dowels places into the wooden triangle and the MakerX angle grinder laid next to it on the work tableimage of the wooden dowels places into the wooden triangle and the MakerX angle grinder laid next to it on the work table

8. Repeat this with the larger tree until all of your holes have been drilled and dowels have been cut to size.

image of a person laying the wooden dowels on top of the larger wooden triangle on the work table

9. To assemble the trees, add a dab of wood glue to each corner and dowel and secure with painters tape. This helps to hold it all together until you tack it with the nail gun. Be sure to wipe off any excess glue with a wet rag to prevent an uneven finish when staining.

image of a person gluing the wooden dowels into the hole of the wooden triangleimage of a person gluing the wooden dowels into the hole of the wooden triangle
image of a person using painters tape to hold the glued wooden dowels in placeimage of a person using painters tape to hold the glued wooden dowels in place

10. Next, grab your Worx Tools Nail Gun with ⅛” tacks and secure each joint of your trees.

image of a person using a Worx Nail Gun to hold the dowlels in place on the wooden triangle on top the work table

11. Once both trees have been assembled, add some wood glue to the base piece and attach the bottom of your tree with some more tacks using the nail gun. (you will need to switch to 1" nails for this)

image of a person applying glue to the base of the wooden tree on top the work table with the MaklerX on the table next to itimage of a person applying glue to the base of the wooden tree on top the work table with the MaklerX on the table next to it
image of the complete wooden trees with the dowels in place on top of the work tableimage of the complete wooden trees with the dowels in place on top of the work table

12. If you choose to stain or paint your trees, now is the time to do this. We used a smoky stain that coordinates with our decor.

image of a person wearing gloves applying stain to the wooden tree on top the work table with the can of stain next to it

13. Let the stain dry and bring them inside so you can add your ornaments.

image of the 2 wooden trees on display next to copper Christmas decor

14. We used a neutral color scheme for ours and tied the ornaments on with some jute twine. (Ornament hangers or wire would also work for this.) I just love the modern look that these Ornament Trees add to our holiday decor! Happy Crafting!

image of the two wooden trees on display with small ornament balls on the dowels next to copper Christmas decorimage of the two wooden trees on display with small ornament balls on the dowels next to copper Christmas decor
image of the two wooden trees on display with small ornament balls on the dowels next to copper Christmas decor image of the two wooden trees on display with small ornament balls on the dowels next to copper Christmas decor