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Inspired by some vases I saw at the St Louis wood show, I thought I'd give this (started out as a vase) candle holder a try. I used a left over piece of the box elder that I got from Kevin Gerstenecker last year. Measures at about 10" tall and 3" wide at the base bottom. No finish is applied as this was just an experiment.
How I got the slat looking walls????
I took the box elder blank roughly 13" tall and 4" square and cut it length wise in 4 equal pieces, so then I had 4 pieces at 13" tall X 2" square.
I took the 4 pieces and tightly taped them back together at the top and bottom.
I put the taped blank on the lathe and rounded off all the edges down the middle approx. 6 1/2" long. leaving about 3 1/2 " still sqare on both ends.
Removed the blank, removed the tape and then inverted the blanks (dry fit) so that all the rounded sides are now facing the inside. Once I found a good fit with seams not showing all that good, I glued the blanks together and clamped and left to dry for a couple of days.
Remounted it to the lathe and turned what you see below. Hollowed the end deep enough to fit a small candle.
Pucker factor on a scale of 1 to 10 is 7 1/2.
As always open comments are welcome and encouraged.
How I got the slat looking walls????
I took the box elder blank roughly 13" tall and 4" square and cut it length wise in 4 equal pieces, so then I had 4 pieces at 13" tall X 2" square.
I took the 4 pieces and tightly taped them back together at the top and bottom.
I put the taped blank on the lathe and rounded off all the edges down the middle approx. 6 1/2" long. leaving about 3 1/2 " still sqare on both ends.
Removed the blank, removed the tape and then inverted the blanks (dry fit) so that all the rounded sides are now facing the inside. Once I found a good fit with seams not showing all that good, I glued the blanks together and clamped and left to dry for a couple of days.
Remounted it to the lathe and turned what you see below. Hollowed the end deep enough to fit a small candle.
Pucker factor on a scale of 1 to 10 is 7 1/2.
As always open comments are welcome and encouraged.
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