My first hand-made thing ever! - Incence Burner.

[Dances with Wolves]

Everything I've ever made right from play-school, through, primary, secondary, and grammar school. Has always been semi-shoddy, broken, stolen, or just plain rubbish.

So it was with great surprise that this project turned out as good as it did. I was tempted to put this up with a poll to see if you could tell what it is.

I have the remains of a cherry tree, approx 5 feet tall, 1 foot in diameter, and had a number of small branches. Using one of the small branches that was approx 4-5 inches in diameter and about 11 inches long, I made this incence burner. It's final size is - 8" x 2".

I used an axe, a root saw, a wood saw, a crook knife, and a sanding block.

Here are some images. any feedback and advice is welcome.

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This will be the logo I use on everything I do. the central part of the W is supposed to be a Tipi. I should have put it on the bottom really, but I've learnt my lesson.

The Logo was supposed to look like this:

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A very happy Wolves.

 

[jojo]

Well done, mate. It's a great feeling to make something with your own two hands, is it not??. It's a feeling most people miss on when they just buy things instead of making them themselves :You_Rock_

 

[Dances with Wolves]

Thanks! and yes it is, it was a most enjoyable afternoon! this one is being given to a friend who has a shrine at the bottom of his garden. So it's nice to know its going to a good home too. I can't wait to make a couple more of various things.

Wolves.

 

[extko]

Looks very nice, hope to see some of your next items. How long did you spend on it?

ExTko

 

[Longstrider]

Well done fella ! The start of a new and exciting career in whittling and makings of all manner, I'll bet. The bug will bite and you will soon be looking for things to make instead of things to buy.
"Tall Oaks from Little Acorns Grow..."

 

[Dances with Wolves]

Took about 6 hours from start to finish. from stripping the whole trunk and sawing off the branches, to finishing the varnishing.

Wolves.

 

[jon r]

nice job! I havnt seen one of these before! Is it your own dasign? How does it work? Have you got a pic of it lit?

Thanks for sharing!

Jon

 

[fredcraft]

nice job! I havnt seen one of these before! Is it your own dasign? How does it work? Have you got a pic of it lit?

Thanks for sharing!

Jon

Basicaly, you need incence sticks (they look a bit like "feux de bengale", I dont know how to say it in english but it's those sticks you light on birthdays that make a lot of sparkles hehe) and put the bottom end in the hole, which we see clearly on the 1st and 3rd pictures. So it just holds that stick at an angle while it burns. the ashes are gathered in the nook along the center.

Here's one in use (on the left)

Great job by the way on that incencer !

 

[wentworth]

Great Job! It's an amazing feeling when you create something and realise it does the job just as well as a store bought item.

 

[Dances with Wolves]

Sadly not as I gave it straight to my friend to put on his shrine so I didn't get to christen it. It holds incence sticks which are stick that burn slowly and give off a nice aroma. Its a common design for stick form of incence, you can get pyramid shapes etc. But hopefully I will have made another one by Delamere, so if you are comeing to that and would like one, hopefully I will have one for you.

Wolves.