What did you make today?

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After being unable to work in my woodshop for the past year I had to force myself to finally glue up the entry door that I made for someone. (No hurry apparently) I also need to repair two canoes for a friend's rental fleet (no hurry last fall, big hurry now)

While waiting for the glue to set on the first part of the glue-up, I turned a candlestick. It isn't finished, that gnarly bit on top is where the drive spurs set and that will be sawn off. I took it off the lathe to look at it for a while and saw where it needs a bit of tweaking an refinement. I'm putting it back on tomorrow, finishing it and then I'll show you the after pic.

Somewhere I have an antique woodenware book with great examples of candlesticks but I suspect the previous administration may have absconded with it.

I was curious to see how long it took me to make (excluding design time) because I was wondering if there is any profit in making them. I guess that also depends on how much they would sell for.

About 10 or 15 minutes in design, 20 minutes setting up, and so far about a half hour turning-but some of that was design changes as I went. After I get my chops back I think I could make a pair in 40 minutes, assuming a production run of 10 or 20 pair, including an oil or shellac finish.