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kd6vpe wrote:If you don't mind where did you acquire the brass holder parts?

Its been quite a few years ago that I ordered them. I have had a bag full kicking around the shop for at least 10 years, probably longer. I think I may have ordered them from Rockler.

Ed
Idaho Panhandle
MkV 500, bs, dc3300, jointer

edflorence wrote:... I am thinking that the next one will be out of maple and maybe a little shorter.

thanks for your interest...

Ed
Idaho Panhandle
MkV 500, dc3300, bs, jointer

You bet I'm interested in your candlestick!:) Can't help but be!!! You did a yeoman's job!!

Man! - I know carving maple can be done, but I imagine it to be a real challenge! Don't know how long my knives and gouges would stand up with maple. Have some little pieces of maple scrap -will have to give carving it a try. Will have to keep the strop nearby!

A long time ago I carved a walnut letter opener that has a rope/twist handle. Started that with holes and a pencil to mark the rope. Carving walnut was really doable, but maple?

charlese wrote: Man! - I know carving maple can be done, but I imagine it to be a real challenge! ...

A long time ago I carved a walnut letter opener that has a rope/twist handle. Started that with holes and a pencil to mark the rope. Carving walnut was really doable, but maple?

You could be right, Chuck. Last time I tried carving maple was years ago, when I did a relief carving of a small heart on the tailblock of a mountain dulcimer. As I recall, it was a frustrating experience and I ended up doing a lot of sanding. That was a long, long time ago, though, and I am hoping that my chisel sharpening skills have improved since those days. We shall see!

I probably won't start the next candlestick right away, since I have a "request" to make a dozen lamp bases first. These bases are going to be pretty simple in shape, symmetrical octagons, about 3 inches wide, made from 4/4 walnut. The interesting thing about making them is that they require a stopped slot on the top surface where the bottom of a fan of stained glass will be inserted. Behind that slot, in the middle of the block, is a through hole for a night-light size light bulb and on the bottom of the piece is an open-ended slot for the power cord. The upper edges are molded with a simple cove shape.

I have never used my SS as a router, but after reading in this forum about other people's experiences, I went ahead and bought the router chuck/shield combo and I am planning to use it to rout the stopped slots and the edge shapes. I am hoping that it will be a lot easier to do this with the bit over the work rather than using my router table. Again, we shall see!

Ed
Idaho Panhandle
MkV 500, bs, dc3300, jointer