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My wife needed a candle holder and kept threatening to buy one if I put it off any longer… I just couldn’t let her do that! So this is what I came up with.
I don’t have a lathe but I did have a huge forstner bit that was the perfect size. I was also able to use up a piece of pecan burl that I’ve had laying around for a while that came from a neighbor’s property. The legs are purple heart. Finished with boiled linseed oil and wax.
It took about two hours start to finish. Now she says its so nice that she is afraid to burn the candle.
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12 comments so far
Grant Davis
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posted 264 days ago
Looks great Blake, thanks for posting.
-- Grant...."GO BUCKEYES"
whitedog
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posted 264 days ago
very nice … i like it
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Beginningwoodworker
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posted 264 days ago
Nice work!
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Scott Bryan
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posted 264 days ago
This is a nice project, Blake. The pecan looks wonderful.
I have found that quick projects like this are almost a necessity when in the middle of a long build. It seems to recharge my battery just to get a project completed when, on the larger build, there doesn’t seem to be any end in sight.
-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.
mtnwild
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posted 264 days ago
Sorry Blake but every time I see a wood candle holder without a glass cup or some safety device I just cringe. Looks okay but, looks more like a safety hazard.
-- mtnwild (Jack), It's not what you see, it's how you see it.
teenagewoodworker
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posted 264 days ago
very very very nice blake
DAN
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posted 264 days ago
good one … nice gift
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majeagle1
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posted 264 days ago
Really nice Blake, great design and pretty piece of Pecan burl!
thanks for sharing
-- Gene, Majestic Eagle Woodworks, http://majesticeagleww.etsy.com/, http://www.flickr.com/photos/majesticeagle/
Karson
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posted 264 days ago
A very nice job. I’m glad that she is verry Happpy.
I’t nice to have some great wood just laying around.
-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †
MsDebbieP
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posted 263 days ago
and she said, “Well, that was worth waiting for!”
Brian: haha we don’t “use that one”.. we just get tired of waiting so we just tell you what our choices are. :D
-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)
miles125
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posted 263 days ago
I thought the burl was a chunk of rock at first. Very handsome piece.
-- miles125, Alabama.."Architecture is frozen music""
Bill Akins
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posted 262 days ago
Very cool.
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