Turning Lanterns  . . .

Today I spent time at the lathe making lanterns. These I will add to my inventory for the upcoming craft fair.

After drilling a hole on each side of the block, I turned it round then added two beads at the bottom of the lantern. I framed these with a burnt line, I did this by holding a piece of Formica against the wood until the line was dark enough. Next, using a Forstner bit, I drilled a hole at the bottom to take the candle. Finally, I shaped the top and removed it from the lathe.

Three out of four worked really well, unfortunately, one of them was drilled slightly off centre and when I turned it round one of the posts between the holes was quite thin. I tried to finish it, but it became quite unstable and finally broke apart. It is now designer firewood lol. I finished my turning session by making some more buttons to sell. I practised making different patterns on the top of them.

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24th June 2024