Candle Lantern
Whether out on the deck or inside on a table, these lanterns make a bright addition to your home. And you can build them in just a weekend.
Even though lighting technology has moved way beyond candles, the gentle flicker still draws people in. In an instant, you’ve created a welcoming, comforting environment. Housing the candle in a lantern only heightens the experience and calls back to an earlier time. This lantern project has everything a weekend project should have. This lantern keeps the ease of construction while incorporating enough thoughtful details you expect in a custom piece. Speaking of details, let’s take a quick survey of a few. The tapered profile and overhanging top evoke Arts & Crafts styling. The seamless miters show off the shape and allow the individual pieces to flow together. All straight lines can feel harsh. So the project designer incorporated curves in the bottom, windows, and the opening in the top to balance the straight lines. From a building point of view, simple can be challenging, too. In this project, you’ll learn how to use a template to not only form the shapes but to create the miter joints, as well. The brass handle at the top is even a custom-made piece. What you’ll discover is that in a short time, you can build a few of these lanterns. Some for inside, others for the deck, and a few to give as gifts. A great way to spend a weekend.
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What You Get:
- 8 pages of step-by-step instructions
- 22 full-color photos, illustrations, and exploded views
- Materials List & Project Supplies Sources
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Imperial Plans
The United States Customary System of Units (USCS or USC), more commonly referred to as the English or Imperial system, is the standard set of units for our plans. It uses inches and feet for measurement. This is the one you probably want if you are in the United States, and it is the one we have traditionally offered on this website.
Metric Plans
The International System of Units (SI), more commonly referred to as the metric system, is the alternative set of units that we have available for some of our plans. It uses millimeters, centimeters, and meters for measurement. This is the one you probably want if you are outside the United States. These plans are provided by our business partner, Australian Woodsmith, and are based on the original Woodsmith plan. However, dimensions and other elements of the plan may vary between the metric and standard versions. Be sure to double-check the plan before building.
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All of the information that you need to build our plans can be found in the standard plan. However, if you want even more granular detail to make your job easier, you should consider our premium plans. These come with additional shop diagrams that we drew when creating the prototypes. Shop drawings are not available for every plan.