Candle holders (was Re: [TheForge] WHAT THE HELL)

[Dave Brown]

At 18:37 06/20/02 -0400, you wrote:
>What the hell happened to the topic of Blacksmithing. <snip>

Good question.  <grin>

>So for my Blacksithing piece of this has anyone got any new idea's for candle
>holders that they in paticular like and sell well for them.Something simple
>cause I am by no means an expert and I know there is some extremely talented
>people out there
>
>Bob

OK, here's a thought ... non-political though.....

Now for that candle holder .....  Have you ever twisted angle iron?  say 
1/2"x1/2"x1/8" or 3/16"?  It makes a nice and different pattern when 
twisted, complete with an elliptical hole up through the center.  It makes 
a nice looking support.  With the hole it can be electrified, or even 
threaded to attach a candle cup or electric lamp socket.  With this you 
don't have "the same ol' candle holder" in your inventory.

One of the interesting things about twisting angle iron is that when you 
start it seems to get all cockeyed and weird looking.  But just when you 
think there's no hope .... it straightens out all by itself.  This happens 
when the opposing legs finally touch each other.

So, get some 1/2" or 3/4" or 1" angle iron and start twisting.  From there 
let your imagination take you to different candle holder ideas.

I've never twisted angle iron where the two sides were different, so I 
can't tell you what you'd get from that.

Dave Brown
Heritage Smithing
Green Bay, WI