Construct Your Own Menorah

For Chanukah this year my girlfriend realized that she had forgotten her menorah back home at her parent's house.  Not one to let something like that get her down she decided she'd like to make her own.  With a little help from me she built her own this year and we were thrilled by it.  This instructable covers how to build your own menorah should you find yourself in the same predicament yourself over the holidays.

Step 1 Prepare the Base

The base for this project was made from some leftover wood I had from a previous project.  You can use whatever material you have available, but for us it was a 10 inch piece of wood that was about 1.5" x .75" in dimension.  Clamp down your piece of wood, measure it carefully and cut it with whatever tool you have handy.

The next thing you'll want to do is mark out the positions where each of the candle holders will be placed.  With a 10 inch piece of wood we were able to place each candle holder at 1 inch intervals across the base.  Use a ruler and pen and mark it up right.

Comments

[Weissensteinburg]

I always loved making menorahs when I was little :)

[Phil B]

I assume you are using a flat-bottomed candle, like a votive candle that rests on top of the bolts, not something like a taper that needs support from the sides.  Is that correct?

[Weissensteinburg]

Menorahs use tall, thin candles that fit inside the bolt.

Like this:
http://content.mahalo.com/images/1/14/Full_Menorah.jpg

[lemonie]

That's nice, can you add a picture with candles in it?

L