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30th September 2014, 10:15 AM #1
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Candle Holder
This is a piece of Camphor Laurel that I picked up from one of the members of the forum.
Originally still had the bark and thought that I might be able to keep it some of it. As you can tell it was not the case. So all of it came off and the sanding started after making sure that both ends were parallel to each other. I sanded a little longer in some parts to reveal the grain like a wave. The knot fell out and so I filled it with resin. The first time produced so much bubbles it was worst than swiss cheese. The second attempt was better. I mixed in some rust coloured powered in the resin.
I attached the base because it was tipping once it gets to a certain position. I tried to add weight to the bottom but all that did was give it a few more degrees before it went over. So I attached the base from another log, no idea what and left that a little rough. Finished with three coats of wipe on poly.
What do you guys think?
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1st October 2014, 06:42 AM #2
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Now that is a smart unit!!!
Glad to see you were not tempted to do too much with the piece as the subtle colouring and grain pattern would otherwise have been ruined.
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1st October 2014, 07:36 AM #3
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Christos you have done well with that piece of Camphor glad to see some of your creative side as its now a work of art.
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1st October 2014, 07:54 AM #4
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Perhaps you already know that I enjoy carving things that I "see" in the wood.
I see the joint of an elbow where the candles will be the radius and ulna bones.
Very strong, just what I expect. I don't notice the base at all!
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2nd October 2014, 09:28 AM #5
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Christos I now think that the base may not be large enough to hold two candles and it not fall over................can you show two candles in it??
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2nd October 2014, 04:19 PM #6
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Looks great.
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