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    Tealight Candle Centerpiece

    Sep 04, 2018 5 minutes

    Woodworkers are typically a very giving group of people. Sharing handcrafted projects with others is the ideal way to show you care. So it’s no surprise that small projects, like this candle centerpiece, are so popular. It can be built in a short amount of time and makes the ideal gift for a friend or loved one.

    WOOD OPTIONS. The beauty of small projects like this is that they give you the chance to use some special wood species because of the small amount of material required (main photo and left photo on the next page). And this project even lets you experiment with the orientation of the grain, as evidenced by the same two photos.

    This centerpiece is designed like a golden spiral, with a stair-step configuration that corkscrews up from the lowest to the highest leg. Because of its nature, there’s

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