What can you do?????

[Jim C Bradley]

2x4 Project

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I used Visio and drew a 2x4x12 side view. I marked a grid so I could copy it onto the 2x4. If you look you can see some variations that I tried on the ends.

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The 2x4 was sliced into two sections of different thicknesses. A sacrificial half-inch thick spacer section was also made. The sections were taped together with Rockler double tape. (Lesson inserted here: Do not let that tape stay on your wood for a few days. It really does not want to come off. It leaves difficult sticky behind. Had to use solvent. Had to sand the piece a bit thinner after using the solvent.)

They were taped together for the correct spacing for me to use a Forstner bit and drill the holes for the candle “glasses.”

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This is the dry assembly.

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This shows the parts. The stain and shellac have been applied. The little cylinders are the spacers that keep the parts apart. They are very old---as in the 1920s. I think they are made of some kind of paper and glue mixture. The surfaces that face each other are stained with a dark walnut stain and Transtint combination.

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This is the final product on the Thanksgiving dinner table. This was done prior to food. I figured if food got on the table the candles would get eaten along with it.

Enjoy,

JimB

The little red feller is something my wife found when she was out shopping a couple days ago. We took it to MIL. I told Myrna that Jan would laugh her head off or she would completely disown the Bradley Family.

[Vaughn McMillan]

OK I am still here at 10:58 p.m. trying to get to the photographs to install in this. HELP...

[click-click]... Glenn Bradley, please pick up the White Courtesy Phone stet. We have an OGOD* on line 17.



* Old Guy on Device

[Jim C Bradley]

Well, at least you didn't say, "Old Goat."

Enjoy,

JimB

I'm going to try my post again using Word and see if I can get my pictures in.

[larry merlau]

hey you young fella,, you have posted pics in the past what happened,,?? you better plug that leak its running out faster than we can refill it

[Jim C Bradley]

Well Glenn and I have been working for over an hour trying to get these pics into the post. We finally got them into the post but we cannot get them into the proper location.

Not Enjoying,

JimB

[allen levine]

nice little project Jim, can never ever go wrong with any kind of candle holder.
Be careful though, because if family members start seeing it and you tell them, oh yeah, I just made that out of a piece of scrap wood, just a foot of a 2x4, then they all are going to ask you for one.(then ya get, oh, thanx for the candle holder, my cousin saw it in my house, and she loved it, so I let her have it, do you think when you get a chance you can make me another one, and if it isnt too much trouble, my next door neighbor really loved it also, Id pay you for the 2x4)

[Vaughn McMillan]

Those look great, Jim. The spacer idea for drilling the holes is a good one...something that can be applied to a variety of other projects.

BTW, I was able to figure out how to remove the extra photo from the bottom of your post. This new software version has pretty much all the same features, but some of them are harder for me to find in the new version. Once I get to where I know what I'm doing, I'm planning to write up one or two tutorials for various forum things.

[Bob Gibson]

[Jim C Bradley]

Those look great, Jim. The spacer idea for drilling the holes is a good one...something that can be applied to a variety of other projects.

BTW, I was able to figure out how to remove the extra photo from the bottom of your post. This new software version has pretty much all the same features, but some of them are harder for me to find in the new version. Once I get to where I know what I'm doing, I'm planning to write up one or two tutorials for various forum things.

Gee Vaughn, I thought you had enough to do recently.

Enjoy,

JimB

[Vaughn McMillan]

Gee Vaughn, I thought you had enough to do recently...

That's why they're not written up already.