cedar oil lamp

[tseger]

I've been looking for these small oil lamps, and finally found them. I think I should have went a little deeper to hide more of the candle, but I wanted to leave it high enough to be easily removed for replacing the insert.Let me know what you think. Tim

 

[Thumbs]

Looks great! Fact is, I love the look of finished cedar. Just can't stand working with the stuff![B)]

 

[penhead]

Very nice..!!..so what did you use to get such a nice shiny finish on that cedar..??

 

[tseger]

Originally posted by penhead
<br />Very nice..!!..so what did you use to get such a nice shiny finish on that cedar..??

Thanks for the comments, I sanded to 220, then three coats of Deft spray, I used 0000 steel wool lightly in between each coat of Deft. Tim

 

[bradh]

I love the contrasts in the wood color and the turned shape. Very nice, great job!
Brad

 

[TellicoTurning]

Tim,
Great look to your little lamps... where did you get the lights.. CSUSA sells little tea lights in sets of 4.. all glass. I like the metal tops on yours.

Not to hi-jack your thread, but here are the ones I made from Canary wood .. not quite as delicate looking as yours though.. good job.

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and one from the local Cedar... I have a number of dead falls of cedar on my lot... this is from part of that wood.

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Not quite as colorful as yours.

 

[tseger]

Chuck, I got the lamps from Wal-Mart. I had been looking for the smaller ones and all my local Wal-Mart had was the big ones, but my wife went shopping before Christmas and found them at a different Wal-Mart. BTW, you have some pretty cool looking lamps there! Tim

 

[Malcolm]

eseger very nice looking oil lamps - I like them

 

[TellicoTurning]

Tim,
over Halloween, I notices that Wal-Mart was selling little oil lamps about 2 in. dia.. to go in the jack-o-lanterns... I looked at them, but didn't buy any... are these the ones you used... I like yours..

 

[tseger]

Originally posted by ozmandus
<br />Tim,
over Halloween, I notices that Wal-Mart was selling little oil lamps about 2 in. dia.. to go in the jack-o-lanterns... I looked at them, but didn't buy any... are these the ones you used... I like yours..

that was probably the bigger ones. These are 1 1/2" in diameter, about 2 1/2" tall, the clear part is plastic with the metal top.
On the front it says... ULTRA-PURE LIQUID CANDLE. Tim

 

[Woodnknots]

Nice! I'm going to have to try some!!

 

[TellicoTurning]

Okay,
Think I saw them there... next visit to Wally-world I'll look for them.. thanks

 

[bob393]

Very nice []