How To Build A Colonial Clamp On Candle Holder

     Hi everyone! Today I'm going to show you how I made a simple clamp on candle holder. It could be used with a real taper candle or a battery powered candle. It could be clamped on a window sill or a table. On the edge of a desk would be cute also. It's just a cute little accent piece.  Follow along with me and I'll show you how I made it.

Materials List:

• 2" pine scraps
• Proxxon Micro Band Saw
• Proxxon Delta Sander
• Drill and Drill Bit
• Wooden Candle Cup
• Adjustable Thumb Screw
• Plaid Paint-Black
• Spray Polyurethane

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Draw out the pattern on the scrap pine.

Cut out the clamp with the Proxxon Micro Band Saw

Sand edges with the Proxxon Delta Sander.

Drill a starter hole for the candle cup. This will insure your wood wont split.  Attach candle cup with 1" wood screw.

Drill hole in bottom for thumb screw.

Test on edge of table for fit,

Remove screw and paint with Plaid Paint, I used Black.  After dry I sprayed the candle holder with clear polyurethane. Let dry. Insert thumb screw in bottom.  This will enable you to tighten it on the surface you choose.  Insert a battery operated taper candle or a wax candle.

Your clamp on candle holder is now ready to attach to whatever you wish.  I put it on the arm of a Windsor chair.

Thanks for following along with this project.    Colleen :-)

  

                                                                   

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Proxxon power carver

Hi everyone, it's me, Carol again.  

Today I want to show you something really fun.   We are going to have a look-see at the Proxxon power carving tool.   I know you are going to love it.  I do!

Check out the video below.

Wasn't that cool?   I plan on showcasing this tool in future blogs so stay tuned.

Thanks for visiting.    Thank you Proxxon, another fine tool.!

Country Chic Pig Wall Hanging

This pig is the second in a series of country chic wall hangings. The first was a country chic sheep. More are in the works, so check back often to catch them all.

Supplies and Equipment

• ~8" x 8" x ¾" MDF or Baltic birch plywood or scraps to accommodate body and feet patterns
• ~6" x 6" x ¼" MDF or Baltic birch plywood or scraps to accommodate ears, head, and snout patterns
• 28" length cording
• 6" length ¼" satin ribbon
• Pattern for Country Chic Pig
• FolkArt acrylic paint
• Liquid wood adhesive
• Small picture hanger
• Proxxon MICRO Bandsaw MBS/E
• Proxxon Disc Sander TSG 250/E
• Proxxon Scroll Saw DS 460
• Bench Drill Press TBM 

Instructions

1.  Cover one side of the blank with painter's tape. Mist the back side of the pattern with spray adhesive, and mount on the taped blank. The painter's tape made removal of the pattern easy without leaving any sticky residue.
   
2. Mount the pattern pieces on the blank.
   
3. Cut the pattern pieces using the bandsaw or scroll saw.
   
4. Sand any uneven edges on the disc sander.
   
5. Use the bench drill press to drill holes for attaching the feet. Putting a 1/8" piece of scrap wood under the piece to be drilled helps to eliminate tear-out.
   
6. Paint the pieces with FolkArt acrylic paints.
   
7. Attach a small hanger on the reverse side of the body.
8. Make corkscrew tail with 6" length of satin ribbon.
1. Spiral the 18″ length of ribbon around a small knitting needle or skewer.
2. Secure the ribbon ends with clips.
3. Mist lightly with water.
4. Bake in the oven at 250° F for 20 minutes.
5. When ribbon is cool, gently slide off skewer.
9. Glue pieces and tail in place with liquid wood adhesive.
   
10. Paint eyes and nose hole details with black paint, or glue black rhinestones in place.
11. Cut cording into four 7" lengths, and us to attach feet to body.
    

Carole

Square Off The Windows Of Your Dollhouse with Proxxon

Hello Proxxon Fans!  This is Candy Rosenberg aka {a vintage girl} back at you sharing the work I am doing on a fairly large dollhouse each month using the amazing Proxxon tools, they truly make tiny work so much easier and efficient.  It is going start looking more like a home over the next couple of months, so stay tuned!  If you missed how to make hardwood floors with Proxxon and popsicle sticks, check out this link when you are done here.

Let's get started on squaring off the windows.  When you order a dollhouse, the windows come with a curve in each corner, although your window inserts are squared off.  There is a logical reason for this.  When they are shipped it prevents the wood from cracking from the corner of the windows with the weight and shifting during shipping.

When you receive your dollhouse and put it together, you will need to use a tool to square the window openings, so you can insert your windows.  If you take your time, you will not need to glue it in, it will fit snugly on its own.

We are using the handheld Delta Sander.  To see it in action, go to the video here.

Using the Delta Sander run it inside all sides of each window and working your way into the corners to make them square.  Keep fitting your window in so that you only do what you need and make a tight fit.

The sander will not likely to get it perfect, so have a few metal nail files handy to get the last slightest sanding to get a good fit.

 As you sand, keep trying to fit the window, so you can get a tight snug fit without the goop of adhesive.  Saves lots of clean up on the inside.

First window done, now on to the rest including the door.  Dollhouses can take months, even years to complete. I am fortunate that I found this one already constructed for the main frame, I get to do all the detail work.  Proxxon is making this a reality!

Thank you for stopping by!
Candy Rosenberg
www.AVintageGirl.com

How to make an adjustable outdoor shelf

Hi everyone.   I have a neat and easy little project today that I think you are going to like  It's a cute little, totally customizable, outdoor shelf.  I originally planned it to hang next to the outdoor sink, where we do a lot of potting and repotting but seeing how handy this can be, I am planning a larger one for there.   It is easy to build and adjustable to suit your needs so let's make a dozen.   Proxxon tools made creating it a snap!!  

EQUIPMENT and SUPPLIES

1" x 4" lumber (note that this actually measures at ¾" x 3 ½")
My shelf support was 32" high , (need 2 of these) and the shelves were 19" each ( 3 of those)   and there are top and bottom pieces that measures 2 ¾" long. (2 needed)   so I needed a total of about 13 feet.

1 ¼" wood screws and screwdriver.

Proxxon mini table saw

Proxxon rotary tool with small drill bit

Proxxon OZI/E delta sander

wood glue

Sealer or paint of your choice.

Let's get started. 

Since this project is customizable to your needs the first thing you should do is to measure the space where you plan to put it and decide on your dimensions.

Mine required 2 boards cut to 32"      3 boards cut at 19"   and 2 pieces cut at 2 ¾"

Next, cut your pieces to length.   I cut all my pieces on the Proxxon mini table saw.

The next part of this project highlights some different ways to use the Proxxon mini table saw.  We are going to cut some grooves into our vertical pieces that will support the shelves.   To do this we need to remove the blade guard/splitter off the table saw.   This is simple to do.   There is a small yellow thumb screw on the front right bottom of the table saw.   Remove that and lift the table up.  It has a catch that will hold it there while you loosen the screw underneath holding the blade guard.  (where my finger is pointing in the picture below.)   After you loosen it a little you can simply pull the blade guard off from the top.

With the blade guard off adjust the blade height to about 1/4"

Next step is to measure and mark on your vertical pieces where you will want your shelves to rest.  

 Make sure to mark both sides at the same time.   The shelf is 3/4" so mark down from your first line 3/4"   

Using the miter guide on the Proxxon mini table saw run your wood through the saw blade.   Next slide your board just a tiny bit and run it through the saw again.  Do this several more times until you reach your stop line.  We are aiming to make our groove the exact width of our shelf piece.  Smooth out the groove using a wood chisel or large screwdriver.    Do this 3 times on your vertical piece (for 3 shelves) then make an exact match on the other vertical piece.

I next clamped the shelves in place so that I could attach my top and bottom pieces.  These are the same width as the shelves and will hold the 2 vertical pieces apart at the right depth.  It is a good time to ensure that your shelves will slide.  If it is too stiff you may need to widen your slots just a little before you glue the top and bottom pieces.  After the glue dried I used the proxxon rotary tool to drill some guide holes then added wood screws to secure the pieces.

⇑⇑Proxxon professional rotary tool⇑⇑

Almost there....

Sand everything using the Proxxon OZI/E delta sander.   This makes sanding so easy

.....it's almost enjoyable.  👍

I used some water based polyurethane to seal it. 

Now,    Hang it, it's done

Again, this was one of those projects that was a heck of a lot easier to make than it was to describe how to make it.   Give it a try it really is simple and I know you can find someplace to hang it. 😀

Thanks Proxxon, your tools are great --- fun and easy to use---

Thank you all for visiting.   Leave me a comment.   and come back soon.   Carol

How to Mend a Broken Heart

Hi everyone, Steph Ackerman here today with showing you how to mend a broken heart.

For today's project, I used the 2 Speed Scroll Saw to cut a a heart, then used the Band Saw to create the zig zag pattern while cutting it in half.

The Disk Sander made easy work of sanding the pieces.

Next, I used the Bench Drill Press to add holes in both pieces of the heart.

I began by painting the heart with Plaid black paint.  Next, I used modeling paste through a stencil to give the heart some depth.

I added an assorted of Plaid paints to give my heart life, then painted cross stitches where the colors met giving the illusion of a patchwork piece.  Using StazOn Ink, I stamped a script stamp randomly about the heart.

To "mend" the heart, I threaded ribbon through the holes and tied  it at the bottom.

Finally, in keeping with the patchwork/stitching theme, I added assorted embellishments.

Thanks for stopping by.