| Project by FunkadelicAlex | posted 03-01-2011 06:12 AM | 2679 views | 6 times favorited | 8 comments |  |
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I really enjoy looking at all the different versions of the Woodsmith Shop candle holder, so I decided to make one for my sister’s birthday. This project gave me a good excuse to try working with purpleheart. Unfortunately I forgot to take pictures after the finish was applied. Made this out of ash wood and purpleheart. There is a thin strip of curly maple in between the two strips of purpleheart.
Next time I’ll cut my circles slightly smaller. I used a hole saw & was thinking about the inside diameter instead of the outside diameter. Oops. I just won’t tell my sister. She won’t know the difference… haha.
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Vince
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#1 posted 03-01-2011 07:33 AM
Nice work
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#2 posted 03-01-2011 07:52 AM
Wow, nice job. How did you assemble this piece??
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#3 posted 03-01-2011 11:28 AM
Nice work, I like the two lines of Purple Heart. Great job.
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#4 posted 03-01-2011 01:44 PM
Alex, the purple heart accents add a nice touch to your version. In combination with the maple it makes a nice contrast.
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#5 posted 03-01-2011 03:53 PM
Very nice work.
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#6 posted 03-01-2011 04:39 PM
very nice I cant help but notice it looks alot like a coat rack I recently completed which means we have alot in common, mainly a wonderful sense of direction, display and design lol well done :)
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#7 posted 03-01-2011 06:41 PM
cool
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#8 posted 03-02-2011 03:43 AM
Thanks everyone. @rkoorman… I was unsure about inlays on thiis project so i cut the outside edges of the board. Then I glued my strips to the main board. The strips were approx .5” all together so I ripped that same amount from the cutoffs and then glued the cutoffs back on. This way the grain pattern stayed consistent.
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