January 18, 200917 yr Well I finally had some free time to get down my shed and light up the forge. The candlestick is based on an archaeological report of a 13th century one, I like the simple design, you could scale it up for a contemporary table piece or similar.
January 18, 200917 yr The candlestick is based on an archaeological report of a 13th century one, I like the simple design, you could scale it up for a contemporary table piece or similar. are the three legs forged welded at the middle or is the center candle stem riveted at the centre to hole all together
January 18, 200917 yr This is a beautiful piece. Today was the first time I ever forged anything. My son and I had a great time. I think next month I am going to try something like this. I believe it is still above my head but I let you know how it goes.
January 19, 200917 yr I've been collecting pictures of forged candlesticks for a while now. This is by far one of the nicest that I think I've seen. I love simple designs, basic functionality, and a clean presentation. A+. Can't wait to try my hand at it. For everyone asking, it looks to me like the center candlestick holder has a tenon on the bottom that rivets together the base. At least that's how I would do it based on the pictures.
January 19, 200917 yr Author The center holder is riveted through the three legs to assemble it, What I really liked about this was the fact that who ever made the original put some thought into it and took into consideration the stepping of the candle holders caused by the legs crossing. He countered this by bending up each socket a bit more than the last making all the sockets level and because they are all level you tend not to notice the differences in the bends.
January 19, 200917 yr I love it! I'm gona have to try my hand at this one. It'll probably look horable, but who cares! What size stock did you start with?
January 20, 200917 yr Author Hi Fiery furnace, The candlestich was made from 20" of 5mm X 20mm mild steel.
January 20, 200917 yr Hi Fiery furnace, The candlestich was made from 20" of 5mm X 20mm mild steel. about 3/16 by 3/4 I think
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