Turned Candle Holders

[lew]

A couple of candle holders made on the lathe.

 

 

Left one is walnut the right one is maple.

[Stick486]

you are good...

[lew]

27 minutes ago, Stick486 said:

you are good...

More like lucky

[Chips N Dust]

3 hours ago, lew said:

More like lucky

Good or lucky, those are excellent!

[HandyDan]

Those are fine.  How is the spiral done?

[Steve Krumanaker]

Lew,

I really like those. That maple one is amazing! How long does it take to do something like that?

 

Steve

[lew]

1 hour ago, Steve Krumanaker said:

How long does it take to do something like that?

That's a question I should have asked myself before starting this project!  The actual wood cutting process is very quick, maybe an hour after laying out the twist. Sanding, on the other hand, many, many hours.

[Gerald]

I love the twist . I have done some small ones but not an open twist. Got to try it once.

[lew]

1 hour ago, HandyDan said:

How is the spiral done

Dan,

The plans were published in December 2001 woodworker’s Journal. You layout spirals around a cylinder. Then use a Forstner bit to drill along the spirals into the center of the cylinder. After all of the drilling is done, it leave the basic shape that needs refining.

 

Thanks for asking. If you need more info, let me know.

[jim black]

On 9/3/2016 at 8:01 PM, HandyDan said:

Those are fine.  How is the spiral done?

I made the spiral candle holder many years ago but have misplaced the instructions, your help would be appreciated. Jim

[HandyDan]

21 hours ago, jim black said:

I made the spiral candle holder many years ago but have misplaced the instructions, your help would be appreciated. Jim

 

I never did one.  Maybe @lew can help.

[Pauley]

They’re beautiful.  I can’t figure out how you did that maple one..

[lew]

23 hours ago, jim black said:

I made the spiral candle holder many years ago but have misplaced the instructions, your help would be appreciated. Jim

The plans were in the December 2001 woodworker’s Journal

 

https://www.woodworkersjournal.com/woodworkers-journal-novemberdecember-2001/

 

I'll have to look and see if I have that issue somewhere

[lew]

@jim black  I looked through all my old magazines. Couldn't find that issue. I'll keep looking on the web, maybe something similar will pop up.

[lew]

@jim black  Here you are!

 

SpiralCandle.pdf

 

[HandyDan]

16 minutes ago, lew said:

Here you are!

 

Thanks Lew.  And I thought cane handles were a lot of work sanding.

[lew]

2 minutes ago, HandyDan said:

And I thought cane handles were a lot of work sanding.

I made ONE of these- way too much work. I tried the router bit method but it was a miserable failure. The only thing that worked for me was 60 grit and up.