Introduction: Japanese / Oriental / Asian Inspired Candle Holder
I wanted to make something special for my mum's birthday present, and after searching for a unique candle holder i realized there wasn't a Japanese / oriental style one.
So i came up with this, a Japanese / Asian / Oriental inspired tea light and incense candle display.
Hope you like it !
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Step 1: Cut Legs
I started by cutting the legs out, after i had the rough cut outs i thought it needed something else, so i tapered the bottom of the legs .
Step 2: Cut Braces
For a contrast in color i cut out stretchers / braces from meranti.
Step 3: Plane
I didn't want to do much sanding so i set my plane up to smooth out the surfaces. I taped the brace / stretcher pieces together do they would be exactly the same size.
Step 4: Wood Burn & Glue Up
For an extra touch i added the Japanese symbol for light on the front stretcher , this was wood burned in.
Next i started gluing up the base, i chose to do this in stages as it was much easier to clamp in parts and the glue everything up.
Step 5: Rip & Cut Body
Now that the base was done, i moved onto the body of the piece, i started by ripping a 2x4 and some more meranti into strips.
Step 6: Glue Up & Shape
Once the strips where planed flat i glued them together to make a tray essentially, once the glue was dried i made a lot of relief cuts and chiseled out some of the body, this gave it a arc shape making it much more interesting than a straight piece of wood.
Step 7: Sand
I then sanded everything at 320 & 500 grit to get a nice glass like feel.
Step 8: Final Glue Up
next i glued the already complete base onto the tray and added some weight while it dried.
Step 9: Finish
As always last the last step is the finish, i used some clear gloss finish, brushing on 5 coats and sanding at 500 grit between coats
Step 10: Add Candles & Insense - Job Done
Thats it - job done.
All i did to finish it off was add the candles and a Buddha ornament that i drilled a hole in to hold incense.
I love how its turned out , and so did my mum so is a win win.
I hope you liked it as well, hopefully its nothing you've seen before.
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