Made for the comp on UKW.
Well I though long and hard about posting an entry as I know you could not hold a candle to my efforts when compared to those already posted. But, believe it or not, I have spent ages trying to produce something worthy of an entry.
The wood is some kind of Cypress which I felled a couple of years ago. I had intended to use cherry but glad I did not as what you see here are the best of 5 attempts.
When placed either end of the mantle piece and viewed from the other side of the room they can be mistaken for a pair. Closer inspection reveals otherwise.
A near disaster while fitting the candles required both pieces to be rechucked so the bottoms are not as clean as they should be.
I worked up a sweat preparing the blanks, I did this 3 times.
I certainly know my limitations when it comes to copy turning but as always it is fun trying.