Scrapwood Solutions
Bright-Idea
Candleholder
Combine salvaged bits of exotic
wood with leftover hardwood
scraps to give this votive candleholder a special glow.
The legs require so little wood, you can splurge on exotics such as the wenge accenting the
cherry frame above. Or go with a single wood, such as the mahogany one above right.
4½"
C
B
One blank yields six parts
1From
3∕
8" stock, cut a 41∕
2×161∕
2"
blank for the top front and back (A),
top ends (B), and top trim (C) in this
order: From each end of the blank
[Drawing 1], crosscut one top trim to
length [Materials List, page 21]. Then rip
the top front and back from opposite
edges of the blank. From each blank
end, cut the top ends. Use marks on the
top surface, as shown below, to organize
parts as they came from the blank.
2Glue the front and back (A) to the
ends (B) [Drawing 2]. After the glue
dries, rout
1∕
4" round-overs along the
undersides of the assembly ends (A,B).
16½"
A
1 BLANK CUTTING LAYOUT
A
B
C
2" votive
∕ "
2 EXPLODED VIEW
4¼"
11½"
¼" round-over
C
#4 x ¾" F. H.
wood screw
∕ " shank hole,
B
countersunk
11" rabbet
∕ " deep
C
11"
13¼"
∕ " round-over
1 ∕ "
A
A
B
2¼"
CUT SIX PARTS FROM ONE BLANK
(Scrap)
C
B
A
A
B
C
4¼"
E
F
¼" round- over
F
2¼"
F
11 ∕ "
∕ " pilot hole
2¾"
D
∕ " dado ∕ " deep
∕ " from bottom edge
11¾"
E
¾"
∕ " rabbets ∕ " deep
F
2¾"
¼" round-over
∕ " round-over
Parts organized in their original order create
a frame with an unbroken grain pattern.
2a TOP TRIM
SECTION VIEW
C
11" rabbet ∕ " deep
