Commissioned Christmas Candle Holders

[Stormcrow]

My buddy who lives halfway across Texas stayed with me about a week after Christmas and helped me do some work on getting my home-brewed power hammer finalized in order to make some candle holders he had commissioned from me to give as Christmas presents. Here's what we came up with:

A set forged from pipe for his soon-to-be-fiance's brother, sister-in-law, and one-year-old:



Another pipe set for my buddy and his girlfriend:



And a pair for the girlfriend's cousin and wife, forged from approximately 2" round:



I love this texture and will be using it on more projects. To me, it makes the candle holders looks like the Dark Tower of Barad-dur.



And being a crreative fellow himself, my buddy did not sit still while I was working. He made these ladles with riveted copper handles for his girlfriend:

[Pat Roy]

Stormcrow, I like those designs. I like the texture. Thanks for posting.

[bigfootnampa]

I like those candle cups! I would prefer a larger base of some sort though. You might want to try flaring the bases or making some kind of tenoned base that would fit inside the pipes.

[Stormcrow]

Thanks, guys!

Bigfootnampa - I made the suggestion to him, but he liked the ends like they were. Some others I've made had flared ends. These should be stable if nothing bumps them.

[CurlyGeorge]

Stormcrow, the key word is "IF" . Too many fires caused by candles falling over. I agree that I'd put a little more stable base on them. Course, I always expect the worst. B)