Bombarde16 Posted August 22, 2014 Report Share Posted August 22, 2014 OK, nevermind that I spent nearly three days working on something that could be bought from Pottery Barn for $10. It's seemed like a rite of passage to make a pair of candlesticks and to get them as close to identical as possible. Make a template and check often with a pair of calipers. Wood is buckthorn, harvested from a ugly beast that dropped a mess of squishy berries all over our deck every year. Good riddance, says I, and neat to know that I took these all the way from chainsaw to finish by myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted August 22, 2014 Report Share Posted August 22, 2014 Super nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted August 22, 2014 Report Share Posted August 22, 2014 Another good one Rob! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted August 22, 2014 Report Share Posted August 22, 2014 Ya done good, and good riddence to the squishy berries! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryMcK Posted August 22, 2014 Report Share Posted August 22, 2014 Nice work Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckkisser Posted August 22, 2014 Report Share Posted August 22, 2014 Sweet. I like the clean elegant lines. I love Pottery Barn stuff and these would not be out of place in their catalog, but believe it or not they do not have anything like it. Good job matching the pair. Wonderful you could take a PITA tree and turn it into something really nice. We took down a huge sycamore a few years ago, it dumped untold debris, twigs, seed balls and dinner plate sized leaves on our deck and house. Beautiful tree, bad location. That was before I was a woodturner and man alive I now wish I had that wood. indy check out quarter sawn sycamore and you will be even more angry that you didnt save that wood. it has an inturesting figure to it when you quarter saw it. looks like lace wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indy Cindy Posted August 22, 2014 Report Share Posted August 22, 2014 indy check out quarter sawn sycamore and you will be even more angry that you didnt save that wood. it has an inturesting figure to it when you quarter saw it. looks like lace wood. I know, I love it and keep thinking about that tree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byrdie Posted August 25, 2014 Report Share Posted August 25, 2014 Really nicely done, Rob. You should get years of enjoyment as the wax drips return the favor and besmirch the sides of those. I like the nice, clean lines and the wood color is sweet as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim0625 Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 Nice Rob....Make sure you put those in a place of prominence. When the friends come over and begin to owww and ahhh, they will inevitably ask the question........."Where's you buy these??" Big smile!!!..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick A McQuay Posted September 2, 2014 Report Share Posted September 2, 2014 Well done making them the same. Never heard of Buckthorn before today, looks maple-ish but maybe a tad more prominent figure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombarde16 Posted November 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2014 Following up some months on now that things are starting to dry out. What started round is now ovoid: The candlestick I measured was 2 15/16" radially but a mere 2 13/16" tangentially. The bases weren't perfectly flat, so I rubbed them on a sheet of sandpaper clamped to a piece of melamine. Fun observation? Yes. Does it prevent them from holding candles and looking pretty? No. Would I turn such pieces from green to finished size again? Heck, yes. It's so much easier to cut and I'm not nearly patient enough to rough candlesticks to shape and then wait. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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