8 bit inside out candlestick.

[Jonzjob]

As some of you know, I'm always up for a challenge and earlier I had posted some photos of what called inside out turning. Too long to explain here, better to do a e=search on it if you haven't heard of it before.

Well, I have made a 4 section followed by a 3 section jobbie which turned out a lot better IMHO. But, I thought 'I wonder if it's possible to do an 8?' So armed with a lump of beach wood, about 8" long by 4" square I sawed it lengthwise in to 8 segmenta, like an orange, turned them inside out and glued them back together. Turned a waste like form inot it. Then split them back into the 8 bits and turned them back the original way. That gave me the same internal form as a 4 bit, so I rearranged them the right way out but in a different form and glued them back together again. This time as a permanent fixture.

Back onto the lathe and turned the outside to the shape I wanted, heart in mouth and ready to duck toot-sweet (as the French would say?) No bits flew off and it took the shape I wanted.

I wanted it to be a candle stick to take one of my 3" spherical candles so a curve was shaped in the top. I finished up with

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4378/37193293875_c8e405dafa_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/YEDmtv)8 bit inside out 2 (https://flic.kr/p/YEDmtv) by John (https://www.flickr.com/photos/45489029@N07/), on Flickr

I didn't want the candle just to sit in the dip in the bare wood. I have some zinc drain piping left over from fitting some rain water tubs. The zinc is a nice silvery, shink, soft metal, so i wondered??? So I opened up a bit of it. It's only soft soldered, and cut about a 5" square

I turned a press for it

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4352/37193535575_abd290f507_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/YEEAjK)8 bit candle stick zinc 1 (https://flic.kr/p/YEEAjK) by John (https://www.flickr.com/photos/45489029@N07/), on Flickr

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4336/37193534635_2c95430a05_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/YEEA3x)8 bit candle stick zinc 2 (https://flic.kr/p/YEEA3x) by John (https://www.flickr.com/photos/45489029@N07/), on Flickr

And employed my 6 tonne log splitter :D:D to put a bit of pressure on it, as you do?

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4408/36379656353_8474ede45f_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/XqKfon)8 bit candle stick zinc 4 (https://flic.kr/p/XqKfon) by John (https://www.flickr.com/photos/45489029@N07/), on Flickr

And finished up with what looked like a floded silver handkerchief

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4406/37051563381_950335283c_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/Ys7WWi)8 bit candle stick zinc 5 (https://flic.kr/p/Ys7WWi) by John (https://www.flickr.com/photos/45489029@N07/), on Flickr

It fitted beautifully into the dip

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4358/37021693742_991daf7c9f_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/YptRJw)8 bit inside out 3 (https://flic.kr/p/YptRJw) by John (https://www.flickr.com/photos/45489029@N07/), on Flickr

And the candle fitted as if it had been made for the job

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4355/36795812020_3b68ae15ce_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/Y4w9Y5)8 bit inside out 4 (https://flic.kr/p/Y4w9Y5) by John (https://www.flickr.com/photos/45489029@N07/), on Flickr

I still have to give it a coat of herd wax oil and polish, but all in all, I like it and it is very different. The holes are alternate high/low as I turned the even segments upside down to get the effect I hoped for. That is why it isn't as good a join as I would have liked in places?

C'est la vie..

[smiife]

Hi john, looks good mate , well done , does it need the
Insert ? Or maybe trimed off ?
Just my 2 bob, s worth !:U

[Jonzjob]

Ta S.

I quite like the silver hanky look of the zinc. I have to admit that it looks better in real life. Originally I was going to do a bit of tin bashing, but it looked like too much hard work and I have never been very good at that. A 14 lb watchmakers hammer is more in my line?

Not bad though for a bit of drain pipe I suppose? I had to do a small repair with some of it and I was really surprised at just how easy it is to soft solder. Being an eleky I ain't bad at soldering, but that was a joy to do.:C

I forgot to say that I didn't like the idea of the candle just sat in the wood. When It has burnt down it would be a hell of a job to shift it and the wax would stain the wood. There would also be the possibility for it to set the wood alight if a lot of wax had soaked in? Gota think of 'elf and safety init