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This candleholder is made from a barnboard salvaged from my Great-grandfather’s barn prior to it being demolished. Rick and I did the woodworking and then I engraved on the back raw-edge “Roswell Heritage”. (Roswell being my family name). Now, both sides of the candleholder are unique.
It now sits in a place of honour in our living room.
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13 comments so far
dennis mitchell
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posted 611 days ago
Thank you for the story! I hope it is treasured in your family for years!
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Don
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posted 611 days ago
Simple, yet delightful. The old barn that was on the three acres where I spent many of my boyhood years is gone forever. How I wish I had something like this as a reminder. Very nice Debbie!
-- CanuckDon "I just love small wooden boxes!" http://www.canterburybaptist.org/
MsDebbieP
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posted 610 days ago
thank you Dennis & Don. It is indeed very special. I also made one for my older brother and I think I’ll make one for each of my children, out of the rest of the board.
I also got a beautiful engraved hinge (just 1) and it’s waiting for me to decide what treasure it will be attached to. I’ve never seen anything like it before.
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Cathy Krumrei
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posted 610 days ago
That’s really neat to have something like that and nice that you made more for other family members. You should put a pic up of the hinge. Would be neat to see.
Krum
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MsDebbieP
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posted 607 days ago
I’ve added a picture of the hinge to my projects.
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Shawn
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posted 603 days ago
this is gorgous, very nice work Debbie
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MsDebbieP
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posted 603 days ago
Thank you Shawn. I trying to find a way to make the end cuts “grey”, so they match the look of the rest of the wood. I also want to make a larger one, so that it doesn’t disappear on the big table that this one is currently sitting on. But, just as it is, it is a wonderful addition to our home and to our family heritage.
-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)
Don
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posted 603 days ago
Debbie, just thinking about your woodworking treasures that you give to family members. Virtually all of my work goes to friends and family, so some time ago I ordered one of these from Lee Valley. It’s a way of giving with a personal reminder about the giver. And who knows – maybe some day one of these pieces will become an heirloom.
-- CanuckDon "I just love small wooden boxes!" http://www.canterburybaptist.org/
TreeBones
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posted 449 days ago
This is my kind of project. One that endures.
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MsDebbieP
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posted 449 days ago
yah. It’s not “just” a candleholder—it is my ancestry. It is “who I am”. And hopefully it will be passed along through generations.
Perhaps I should make a storage box for it, for when it is not sitting out on the table… then I could record its history!
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Karson
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posted 449 days ago
Great idea Debbie. Nice job and story to go along with it.
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dustynewt
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posted 194 days ago
Just thought I’d check out your first post (aside from your profile) in honor of your 10,000 post mark. Nice candle holder. Congratulations Ms. Debbie.
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MsDebbieP
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posted 193 days ago
thanks :)
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