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Another candle holder that I’ve been making pretty frequently. People just about fall over themselves trying to get one and it takes a couple hours to churn out 3 or 4 of them.
This one is a bit more involved: pretty heavily curly maple, walnut strip in the middle. 9 3/4” long, ~4” wide. The holes are 1 1/2” in diameter (tea light sized). Very small chamfer around the top. Finished with danish oil and paste wax. Didn’t really notice much of a difference with the wax, but it sure looks better than satin poly.
After sanding, this thing felt like a million bucks. 400 grit plus the cool weight of maple just felt right.
I’ve got the materials for 3 more of these that I’ll probably do in parallel the next time my schedule frees up.
-- Dan, Rochester, NY
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Jamie Speirs
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#1 posted 761 days ago
A nice clean design, well finished.
jamie
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dozuki
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#2 posted 760 days ago
I think I may have to add that to my list of things to try. My wife would love it. That is a very clean design. its great.
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#3 posted 759 days ago
very nice.
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superstretch
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#4 posted 729 days ago
Thanks guys :) Didn’t see that I had gotten comments on this post or I would have responded sooner!
-- Dan, Rochester, NY
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#5 posted 729 days ago
Very nice looking candle holder.
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WinterSun
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#6 posted 729 days ago
Nice design. I love that classic maple and walnut combo. :)
-- Rory // Winter Sun Woodworking // Milwaukee, WI
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#7 posted 729 days ago
Thanks!
-- Dan, Rochester, NY
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