Walnut candle holder (Finished)

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Adam

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Well, I was scratching about for a quick and easy present. Candle holders are good - espcially when the recipient like hosting dinner parties....

I dug out a piece of walnut from the scraps box. Id planned to make a holder a bit like a "rainbow" shape, but flatter. However the piece already had a curve, and a angled end and this set me thinking. If I cut a matching angle at the other end, and trimmed the curve slightly, it might make a nice shape.

I started by drawing out the holes - I decided this was too far apart.

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I measured the angle.

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Transferred the angle onto the table saw...

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The curve wasn't correct, so I had to recut it.

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I clamped it up ready for cleaning up with the spokeshaves...

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I've run a rounding over cutter round the sides... and now am marking with a centre punch...

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Making the cuts - 40mm

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Noticed it wobbled - should have done this at the start :cry: . Anyway, couple of swipes with a jointer...

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Quick sand....

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This is something I picked up from Chris (Waterhead37), cleaning items with a air blower. It works really well.

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Danish oil...

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The grain has come out lovely....

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Back in the house putting some beeswax on...

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Homemade beeswax candles as well!

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Adam
 
Really nice Adam, I'm almost certainly going to steal that idea! :twisted: :wink:
 
Hope you don't mind if I borrow the idea as well - looks like it may solve some present problems for Xmas :D
 
Now I have some beeswax (thanks Adam) I just might give that ago as well - although cutting the curve like that by hand should be fun, oh and I don't have any spoke shaves either so a lot more sanding will be required.

Andy
 
dedee":348yf1wb said:
Now I have some beeswax (thanks Adam) I just might give that ago as well - although cutting the curve like that by hand should be fun, oh and I don't have any spoke shaves either so a lot more sanding will be required.

Andy

What about scrapers?
 
WiZeR":1n1gk3gz said:
dedee":1n1gk3gz said:
Now I have some beeswax (thanks Adam) I just might give that ago as well - although cutting the curve like that by hand should be fun, oh and I don't have any spoke shaves either so a lot more sanding will be required.

Andy

What about scrapers?

Yes indeed but I already have some of those :wink:

Andy
 
I like this project very much. It may be simple, but it's nonetheless desirable.

Gill
 
Gill":323213ug said:
I like this project very much. It may be simple, but it's nonetheless desirable.

Gill

Thankyou all for the kind words.

Adam
 
Lovely. I particularly like the fact that the candles are from your own beeswax too
 
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