Build idea
Walnut LED tealight holder
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A walnut bar with three pockets sized for battery-powered LED tealights, drilled with a Forstner bit. It is meant for LED tealights only.
- Rough size
- About 12 in long x 3 1/2 in wide x 1 5/16 in thick
- Wood
- Walnut
For battery LED tealights only, never real candles. Wood can catch fire. Keep button-cell batteries away from children.
Tools you might use
- Table saw
- Miter saw
- Drill pressOur picks
- Drill and bits
- Hand plane
- Sanding
- Table saw with blade guard, riving knife, push stick, and a featherboard, or a bandsaw
- Miter saw or crosscut sled
- Drill press
- 1 5/8" Forstner bit and a 3/4" bit
- Block plane, or a router
- Random-orbit sander or sanding block, 120–220 grit
- Combination square, tape measure, pencil, awl, fine permanent marker
- Safety glasses, hearing protection, a dust mask or respirator, and nitrile gloves for finishing
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Choosing a sander? Read our sander for cutting boards guide.
Drilling with a Forstner bit? Read our Forstner bit guide.
Not sure which push stick or push block to use? Read our push stick and push block guide.
Need a block plane? See our block plane picks.
Need a miter saw? See our miter saw picks.
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