I am always on the lookout at thrift stores for items useable in woodturning projects, usually I'm looking specifically for pepper mills I can rob the mechanism from. Not much luck in that area, but I did find these glass sconces for 50 cents apiece recently at a St. Vincent de Paul's store. I have no idea how they were originally held but the wheels started turning as soon as I saw them on the shelf.The piece of Butternut for this sconce base was destined to be a natural edge trumpet vase until the upper rim blew apart, I still had enough wood below it to make this plus another future project. 7 1/4" high, 3" diameter, and one thick coat of brush-on polyurethane with some elbow grease added after drying.
Tea lights or plain wax candles will be added.
Comments of most any sort are welcome.
