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Rajala β A set of three candle holders
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I used different methods in doing these in order to learn more about working with metal. The chains are hand-made as well.Related content
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wonderful!
I love the idea of the hanging one, suspended in a stand. Since not everyone has a spare hook lying around to hang things from 
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Thanks!
Yes, drilling holes in the roof for hooks isn't an everyday drill.
It's ordinary construction steel so to say.
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I love the one on the bottom right. I've seen a lot of differnt ways to hang candles, but none quite like that.
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toi vasemmanpuoleinen on niin perusasiallinen kun voi: nÀtti kun sika pienenÀ, eikÀ mitÀÀn "ylimÀÀrÀistÀ"!
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Wow, these are truly wonderful. 
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Thank you!
I have no idea how long I worked on these but the chains were the easiest and fastest part.
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You're welcome. ^^
Anyway, the chains certainly do not look like an easy part.
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Happy Holidays!
Steppeland
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I would really want these in my home... Your work is absolutely fantastic...
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You're welcome, I really love your work.
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your work is wonderful. i wish i could buy some of it.
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I wish I could sell them to you.
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Thank you! I basically picked up all the things I wanted to learn in the process and applied them to the design.
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Learning by doing, the blacksmith way, eh? I wish I could say I'm the same, but that'd insinuate that my work comes out looking as polished, which, haha, no. I do get the "oh that's how I do this" enlightenment in the process, though.
How long have you been blacksmithing?
Oh, and one other thing- what steel do you use to get those bowls? Surely you don't hammer them out of bar stock.
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Of course you can learn by listening to other smiths and by reading books about blacksmithing but the actual learning comes from putting your knowledge to test by actual doing. The problem sometimes arises from choosing either doing things polished or doing fast and efficiently. Both need to be learned so it's up to the smith himself to choose how to proceed with learning.
I began studying metal crafts exactly a year ago. I had no previous experience with metal or handcrafts. I still have two years to go before graduating. I did this candle holder set after a few months of studying.
How about you?
The bowls are made from thin (1,5mm) sheet metal. Hammered to shape cold with a rubber hammer.
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I picked up smithing a couple months ago as a hobby, and while I'd love to get into school for metal craft, there's no way I'll be able to find the time in the next decade. Also obviously, I have not had the practice you did. I do enjoy it immensely, though.
Rubber mallets, eh? I hadn't thought of those- I use wood for shaping pieces that have patterns I don't want to lose. Do you hammer the bowls on an anvil, or what?
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I hammer the bowls on a stump of a tree with a pothole in it. The edges get folded if you're not careful so the streightening is done on the anvil. The bowl can be forged hot on the stump as well but that'll cause smoke. The need for that depends on the thickness of the sheet metal used.
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Ah, okay- we call that a "dishing stump" around these parts. I've been planning to make one- now I've got more reason to! Thanks.
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I like these. It's kool that you make your own chain, too.
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Thank you!
It would have felt like cheating had I done everything else myself except the chain.
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