So I was reading the post for mason jar lanterns when it was first put up and the idea struck me to seek other "found items" to use as candle holders. The old glass insulators that graced the power lines of yesteryear seem to complement iron very nicely when turned upside down and wrapped. There are so many different types that you can get pretty creative depending on the shape you start out with. I haven't sold any yet, but here are a couple of first tries. Getting the iron to fit the glass is tricky, but most of them have a groove around them (originally intended for wire) that fits 1/4 inch stock pretty well. You can still find these things around, but it kills me to think how many potential products I destroyed with my BB gun as a kid!

That is a good looking set of candle holders. I will have to search out some of the insulators that I have put away, and make a couple of those, it it is o.k. with you

LeeRoy

Of course it is. I'm sure it's nothing someone else hasn't thought of. Besides, we're here to share ideas anyway. Thanks for the compliment. Have at it!

really lovely! great idea!

Those look very nice and are clearly well done!

Nice looking, they should be popular if you're marketing em.

Frosty the Lucky.

They look really great! Something else I need to make. Thanks for sharing with us.
Mark<><

Doesn't the insulator have a hole through the center? Are you using a votive glass in the center to keep the wax from pouring though when the candle gets to the bottom?

I like the idea, and they do look good.
Phil

I shot lots of them too as a kid nice work... B)

Most of the old insulators was not hollow, they were like a cap. They had threads on the inside to screw onto a peg that held them onto the crossbar of the pole.

LeeRoy

Joe, those look very nice. I like the leaf ends. As Frosty said, they should sell very well and quickly. Good luck and thanks for sharing the pix. :D

Excellent idea,

I've got a load of those things ive been trying to clean up.

Hey that's a great idea, I think the'll sell like hotcakes.

I have 100 glass insulators and have been waiting for inspiration, something to do with them. They are larger than those used by the OP and most are clear glass. I've mad a few candle holders but haven't been happy with my design. Thanks for the ideas.

I have 100 glass insulators and have been waiting for inspiration, something to do with them. They are larger than those used by the OP and most are clear glass. I've mad a few candle holders but haven't been happy with my design. Thanks for the ideas.

Hemingray 34's? (Looks like the ones in the big group?)

Hemingray 34's? (Looks like the ones in the big group?)

Now there's a man who knows his insulators.

Nice work Joe, great idea. I have one only, dont think I could get more, but it's given me an idea for one of our mantles. I too use to shot them out in the bush where they were still attached to disused poles, we used to get as far away as possible and use a .222, mostly across valleys so any misses would just strike the hill behind.

nice. my second or third candle holder, i used old awger bits.

I made some of those but they started cracking with the heat from the candles, so I went another direction. yours look good though!