Candles lend elegance and beauty ends smooth on each. Center and to any occasion, and these attrac- drill 3/8"-diameter holes 3/4" deep tive wooden candle stands will en- into the bottom of each for later hance all your candlelit moments. mounting on the base. 1. This project is designed to be 7. Make full-size templates for the made from a 6' length of 1 x 10 blocks out of stiff cardboard or thin with little waste of materials. A plywood. Trace the pattern onto dark wood, such as walnut, is par- two adjacent sides of each block. ticularly nice, but pick the material 8. Cut the blocks to their final you prefer. shape on a bandsaw. Cut carefully 2. Begin by cutting off a 12-1/2" along the lines on one face, then length for the base (D). To mini tape the waste back in place, flip mize cupping, rip this piece into the block 90, and cut along the two or three pieces, square the lines on the other marked face. edges, then glue the pieces back 9. Cut the base to its final width together, alternating the direction and length, beveling the edges in of the growth rings from piece to about 15 toward the upper face. piece. 10. Arrange the stands on the base 3. Next, cut a 33" length from the and mark their position. Center board. Rip the piece down the and drill 3/8"-diameter holes middle, then cut each half into through the base at the appropri three equal lengths. Face laminate ate points for inserting the mount the six pieces to create a blank for ing dowels (E). the large stand (A). 11. Sand the stands and base 4. Rip a 2-1/4"-wide piece off the smooth, then assemble using glue remainder of the board. Cut it into and 3/8"-diameter dowels. After three equal lengths. Face laminate the glue dries, remove any dowel the three pieces to create a blank protruding through the bottom of for the small stand (C). the base. Apply your choice of 5. Rip the rest of the board down finish. the middle, then cut two equal lengths out of each half. Face lami nate the four pieces to create a blank for the medium stand (B). 6. After the glue has dried, square up the four sides of each block. Cut the blocks to the finished dimen sions in the list, then sand both