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This was a winter project. The woods are #1(left to right) Cherry Burl, Oak Burl, and Mesquite. #2 African Blackwood. #3 Ash Burl. #4 Crabwood. #5 Mesquite. #6 Maple. I made around 30 of them, giving a lot of them as Christmas presents. I have over the years as most of us have done saved a lot of cut-offs and small pieces of wood I simply could not throw out. All of them were put on a lathe and fashioned into tea-lites.Some of them were put on my psuedo/rose engine machine. Now you do not have to turn them. You can sand them, carve them, or simply use them as is. All you actually need is a 1 1/2 fostner or spur bit to cut an opening for the candle. What you do with your wood becomes a personal adventure into your own imagination.. I would appreciate you sending me an image of what you have created. I do not want to see something exactly like mine. Have at it…...Ray
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jockmike2
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#1 posted 1423 days ago
Very beautiful wood and great ideas.
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jbrinkman
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#2 posted 1423 days ago
Very cool idea. I’ll have to give it a try this weekend.
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JoeinDE
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#3 posted 1423 days ago
What wood is that in the 4th picture?
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muniart
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#4 posted 1423 days ago
Crabwood from Fla.
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Blake
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#5 posted 1423 days ago
These are so Cool. Maybe I’m stating the obvious, but they look like volcanoes. The “lava flow” is so perfect and natural looking.
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Dan'um Style
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#6 posted 1423 days ago
My favorite is the blackwood … great shapes
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#7 posted 1422 days ago
definitely “lava flow” happening. Nice!!
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#8 posted 1422 days ago
Man your picture looks like your suffering in pain do you have constipation or is your new hat on fire.Seriously you should get an award for that picture it’s great I love it.Alistair
-- excuse my typing as I have a form of parkinsons disease
muniart
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#9 posted 1422 days ago
Its a pic of yours truly that my wife took. The bowl on my head I will soon post. It is half of a shere that I am entering in a local copetition. Thanks for the comments. By the way it is pains of joy that I am suffering…Ray
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scrappy
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#10 posted 1422 days ago
Fantastic designs. Outstanding execution! Thank you for the ideas! Will have to get going on some of these. ( among my other things I am trying to get done)
Thanks for posting.
Keep up the great work.
Scrappy
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#11 posted 1420 days ago
very nice, the display in pic one is good
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SCOTSMAN
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#12 posted 1420 days ago
Ray you’re a real gentlman and no mistaking that and a good laugh well done again.Alistair
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pommy
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#13 posted 1420 days ago
Ray
i like these and so does the wife thats gone on the to-do list thanks for posting
Andy
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a1Jim
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#14 posted 1420 days ago
Very unique
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