Build this
Spiral
Candle Stick

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Book No. 4505, PRACTICAL DELTA PROJECTS
NEW & NOVEL THINGS TO MAKE, BOOK 5
DELTA MFG. DIVISION

GRACEFUL and distinctive, a pair of these spiral candlesticks will lend charm to any mantle. Maple, or some other hard, close-grained wood should be used. Each stick is made up from four separate turnings, held together by dowels. Fig. 1 gives all necessary dimensions. Stock for the body is cut to exact length and turned to the taper indicated. The spiral can be drawn by using two paper strips, 1/2 in. wide. Each strip circles the turning 2-1/2 times, as can be seen in Fig. 2. The spiral can also be marked by laying out 2-1/2 equal divisions, and then proceeding in the usual manner for this kind of work, as shown in Fig. 3. The spirals are first roughed out on the drill press, using a 1/2 in. drill, and boring a little more than half way through. Drilling a series of holes and then drilling between holes gives the turning the appearance shown in Fig. 5, after which the spirals are finished with coarse and then fine strips of emery cloth. OPERATIONS in the cutting of the spiral body are shown in these photos. The work is first marked, using either the paper strip or mechanical method of laying out spirals. Holes are drilled through the work to rough the spirals to shape, Fig. 4, keeping about 1 in. clear at top and 1/2 in. clear at bottom. Filing and sandpapering smooth the spirals. after which the ends are turned down to fit the base and drip flange turnings.

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