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you're like me then you probably just bought a small tea candle I need a way to hold it well you're in luck my friend this video will show you how to make a simple yet intricate candle holder to impress your dinner guests to make this candle holder all you need is a miter saw a drill and most importantly a scroll saw you also need a 2x2 piece of wood to get started turn off the design links in the description below take your 2x2 which should actually measure to one and a half by one and a half inches and measure out a block to match the height of your design cut this piece off with your miter saw so you end up with a block that is 1 and a half by one and a half by 4 and 3/4 inches next attach your design to two adjacent faces of the block I use an adhesive spray for this but you can use whatever you want I don't really care after using the drill to make 4 pilot holes like so you are ready to start scroll I started by cutting out the center of the design first just thread your blade through the pilot holes and scroll I chose to make my candle holder out of oak a hardwood like oak prevents the workpiece from breaking or cracking and drinks on on the other hand a softer wood may be easier to control and cut once you finish the holes in one of the faces repeat the same steps for the opposing sides until you get four nice little tunnels through the body of the piece once the interior cuts are all done you can move on to the outside you're going to eventually have to cut off one of your designs so keep some tape handy to reattach the sides you remove as you go not only does this keep your design and tack so you can see what you're doing but it also will provide a flat surface and stronger support for the remainder of your scroll packing tape works best but I got away with using scotch tape because that's just how I scroll once all the sides are done remove the tape and bask in the glory of your candle holder I used a rotary tool for some intricate detail sanding before applying my finish you may be thinking to yourself hey that looks pretty bad but you shouldn't be so quick to judge at least this candle holder turned out a heck of a lot better in my first one well that's that now you can sleep easy your candles are elevated you can put stuff in it if you want maybe some pins a cup a bottle some tools some wine some spoons a plant or even your favorite candle I don't know your life do whatever you want with it for this project we used a win 16 inch variable speed scroll saw an oscillating spindle sander a 4 by 36 inch belt disc sander and an 18-volt cordless drill first off print three copies of the design linked in the description below use some adhesive spray to attach the three sheets to some reasonably sized boards keep in mind the smaller the boards the easier scrollsaw will be next drill through five of the six cinder circles to make pilot holes for the scroll saw make sure to leave one circle as is without a pilot hole this will be the base of your cup you're now ready to start scroll saw on first cut out the inner circle by fishing the blade through your pilot hole pin blades are usually the easiest and quickest type of blade to attach and remember as with any woodworking project it's always safety first once your blade is nice and taut you're ready to start sawing the flexible worm light will help to illuminate your path as you make your way around the circle while the blade guard foot and cast iron based limit vibration in the wood once you have finished cutting out the full circle attach the blade and slide your workpiece out repeat this with the remaining four inner circles we need to cut before moving out to the outside of the circles it can be tricky to stay on the line so if you're gonna make a mistake try and favor the side of the wood that can be later sanded off as opposed to cutting out a sliver of your cup when you're all done you should have five wooden rings in one base piece they aren't perfect but neither am i so it's all good use your belt sander to smooth the tops and bottoms of all pieces along with removing the design paper you attaches the beginning of the project next glue the five rings together using the wood glue of your choice make sure the circles are straight and fully sealed then clamp the piece together and let it dry once it's done you should have an object that looks a little something like this now we can move on to our oscillating spindle sander before sanding attach a wind dust extractor to make sure your sawdust and shavings don't fly everywhere then smooth out the inside of your tube so that the rings are all flush with one another once it's done you should have an object that looks a little something like this finally glue on the base of the cylindrical tube again make sure it's totally sealed and correctly aligned before clamping down the piece after the tube thing has a chance to dry take it back to the oscillating spindle sander and have a go at the outside when you're finished you should have a smooth little wooden Cup to put stuff in or do whatever you want with I don't know what your plan is you made it not me anyway this is a great project to introduce beginners to the scroll saw and the spindle sander today I'm going to show you how to make a bandsaw box using the wind to speed 10 inch bandsaw with standing work light we will also briefly be employing the help of the wind twelve and a half inch thickness planer and the wind variable speed oscillating tool I started off by looking up other people's designs for bandsaw boxes online everyone else online demonstrated such creativity and showmanship with their bandsaw boxes I couldn't wait to get started making my own version first I had to make a block of wood to construct the bandsaw box from because the wind to speed 10 inch bandsaw has the ability to cut depths of up to six inches I decided to make a ten by six by six inch block of wood as my starting point if this is the size that sounds right to you then grab four two by sixes to construct your own wooden block next while donning your favorite business-casual playing off both faces of the board's so they are nice and flat after that glue the faces of the board's to one another with liberal amounts of glue to make sure the entire face gets covered finally clamp the board's tightly to one another and leave them overnight to dry once the boards are nice and dry use the wind bandsaw to cut the slab into ten inch segments now you have a nice six by six by ten inch blocks of wood to work with next draw glue on the design that you want to cut out for me I chose a design that would be next to impossible to mess up after quickly messing up my design I decided to revise my plans to something even easier a half-circle a few things for beginners to consider first and foremost understand the relationship between the width of the blade and the turning radius of the saw if you don't think your saw blade is turning sharp enough then you may need a thinner blade once you have cut out the box the next step is to cut a flat piece off the back set this piece aside as you will need to be gluing it back on at a later point in time after that it's time to cut out your drawer for mine I chose to slice off the bottom of the slab in order to have easy access to cutting out my drawer to make your drawer cut out a solid piece from the center of the block perfect next set aside the rest of your bandsaw box and cut off flat pieces from both the front and back of your drawer finally cut the center out of the drawer to allow for room to put stuff now it's time to glue everything back together you should have three pieces for your drawer the front the back and the base go ahead and use wood glue and clamps to put these back together leaving out the middle piece in order to leave room for stuff inside your drawer after that glue the other components of your bandsaw box together clamp them and leave them to dry separately from the inside drawer piece once the pieces had time to dry unclamp them and then see if your drawer fits odds are it'll take a little sanding in order to get it to the right size I used the wind variable speed oscillating tool with a low grit sandpaper in order to remove the excess material after a bit of sanding the drawer should slide perfectly back into your fans out box finally using the excess scrap make a little handle for your drawer carve out the handle with the bandsaw and then glue it to the front of your bandsaw box look at that cute little guy once the handle has a chance to dry your bandsaw box is complete and there you have it now you have a place to store all of your hopes and dreams and maybe even at that good car times have changed buddy you're an adult now and adults spend money on their gifts but you can still hang on to some of your cash by making your friends and family their very own magic wine bottle holders to get you started you need a 2x4 and something to measure with for our demonstration we'll be using a miter saw a drill press with the 1 and 1/2 inch Forstner bit and a sander first things first make a 40 degree cut on one end of the wood line up and safely secure your 2x4 before starting the cut next measure nine inches down on your 2x4 if you're using a wind dual bevel sliding compound miter saw make sure to use your laser to maximize accuracy using the same 40 degree angle line up the piece of wood along your measurement to cut off the other end next measure one and a half inches down from the upward facing edge of the board be careful to measure from the correct side otherwise the wine may not bounce right after making the crosshairs secure your wood to the drill press and line up your measurements some drill presses such as the whim 12-inch drill press include a laser to increase precision if you have this luxury make sure to use it to insure your wine holder balances perfectly once you've lined up and secured the woods go ahead and start drilling your wine holders about done finally for aesthetic and textural purposes you can sand down your holder until the sides are smooth and sleek this is no effect on the woods ability to hold wine but it does make for a better gift feel free to add your preferred lacquer to really add a special touch there you have it the do-it-yourself wine holder an easy and cost-effective gift for any woodworker to create add some gravity-defying alcohol to your life with the wind magic wine bottle holder