Making Halloween Lanterns
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- Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
- On this week's show, I demonstrate how to make halloween pumpkin lanterns for your yard's halloween display.
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If you are interested in the puck lights that I used for this project, you can find them here.
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If you flip the lid over when you store the boxes, then the stem nests inside the box.
Where the heck were you when I was contemplating the stem during the build Mark? I can't believe I didn't think of that. Thanks for tuning in and for chiming in with your suggestion. It is very much appreciated.
I make my lanterns out of 6x6 treated timber.. But i cut faces on the 4 sides
so if you put them on the windowsill you can still see a face. I use treated timber
so i can put them outside with a tealight inside a jam jar you would call it a
jelly jar.. Screw the jam jar lid to the inside of the lantern lid so as you open
the lantern you can easily get to the tealight. Plus the jam jar reflects the light..
That sounds like a great setup and I bet it looks fantastic. Thanks for tuning in and for chiming in with your methods. It's truly appreciated.
Just fantastic, such a simple idea but oh so effective ... the burning just adds to the overall effect 👍
You could take this idea and expand it by making the front panel replaceable or put the design on a piece of slot in plexi ... means they could be used to mark other special times of the year or just different themes ........ this would be perfect for creating on a laser!!
This would definitely be a fun project for the laser but then I wouldn't get to use my scroll saw. Thanks for tuning in Barry and for chiming in with your suggestions, It's appreciated.
Great video, thanks. Learned a trick to share. For these projects where you would use a stainable wood filler, put blue tape where you will be putting in bad nails. Then put the wood filler in, and while still wet, pull off the tape. When dry sand the wood filler. This trick keeps the wood filler from spreading too far and absorbing into the wood.
Great suggestion Scott. Thanks for tuning in and for chiming in with your tip. It's appreciated.
This is a great project, they turned out really good. Enjoyed seeing your visitor, so cute. Thanks for the great content.
It's always a nice surprise when she stops by to visit. Thanks for tuning in Brian and for the kind words.
This channel is so much fun! Thank you.
You're very welcome. I'm glad that you like it. Thanks for tuning in this week.
Great project again. Thanks for sharing.
Glad that you liked it Hans. Thanks for tuning in to the show,
Excellent project, especially for the season! You are truly the scroll saw Master Ken! Great to see your granddaughters cameo!
Thanks for the kind words and for tuning in Dennis. It is truly appreciated more than you know.
They look great Kenny! My wife loves your selection of faces. Is it possible you could give us the link to the ones you used?
I don't really have links Steve. I just googled images of jack o lantern faces and picked the ones I liked. If you'd like to send me an email at kennye@acutabovewoodworkings.com, I would be more than happy to send you the images of the 5 faces. Thanks for tuning in.
Nice project... couple of thoughts. 1) if there were a stem (which I like), couldn't you put the lid on upside down and then store them stacked like that? 2) Do you think that wax paper could replace the plexiglass? It may be much cheaper with similar results.
Another viewer also suggested storing the boxes like that with the stem on the inside. Where were you guys when I was designing these lanterns? LOL. Wax paper could definitely be a cheaper alternative to the plexiglass but I'm not sure of its longevity. For that matter, if it didn't last, it would be cheap to replace. Thanks for tuning in and for chiming in with your comments and questions.
Great Halloween decoration inside a great video. Makes me want to build some steps just so I have a place to put them.
Glad that you liked the project. They are definitely a lot of fun to make. Thanks for tuning in and for taking the time to chime in with your comment.
Another Top Notch project !!
Glad that you liked it Ron. Thanks for tuning in to the show.
Kenny, great Halloween addition. I really like the puck lights, never seen them where you could change the color. Sure is better than boring old white lights. Keep the Halloween stuff coming…love it.
Glad that you're liking the halloween projects Paul. They give the most options for customizing and really let your creativity flow. Thanks for tuning in this week.
Great project, as always.
Glad that you liked it Mark. Thanks for tuning in and for taking the time to leave the kind words.
No apology necessary. I found the intervention of your granddaughter most amusing. The project itself is a great idea, I shall certainly give it a go. How about a shot of your lanterns in position on the steps? Thanks Ken.
I have no way to upload photos like that here on UA-cam Piet but you will most likely see it on an update show in the future. Thanks for tuning in and for chiming in with your kind words.
These look amazing and I'm sure I'll try it! My family also really likes Halloween and my daughter even came to me a month ago asking to borrow my scrollsaw so she could make some Halloween decorations. She is 27 but it was still fun having dad and daughter shoptime.
Yesterday on he news, I saw a story that the Markham fair is this weekend. Good luck if you are entering the contests again.
I entered the competition Jim but there is a new judge that started last year that seems to have it in for me and have the attitude of "everyone deserves a trophy". Last year he disqualified my X-wing fighter after making up his own rules on the fly and this year, he gave the excavator a 3rd place ribbon. The first place and second place ribbons went to projects that my granddaughter could have made. When you take skill out of a competition as a means of judging, then it is no longer a competition and it just becomes a random distribution of ribbons. Thanks for tuning in to the show this week and for the kind words.
@@acutabove_woodworkings I'm sorry to hear that. I must be incredibly annoying to put so much work into your projects and have it discounted. I'm sure that all of your fans here would agree with me that your channel deserves a first place trophy!
@@JimLambier It was disappointing to say the least but it seems to be the norm for today's society. Hard work doesn't pay off and you can get the top prize by putting in the least effort, so why strive for better? We are creating a lazy generation that has zero ambition and an incredible overdrive in entitlement. I sometimes worry about the future generations and what will become of them if this keeps up.
You can put the stems and flip the lid over so the stems go inside the box, you’ll still have a flat top surface to stack the others on top
You are not the first to suggest that but I wish that that suggestion came in while I was working on these. LOL. I can't believe that I didn't think of it. Thanks for tuning in and for chiming in with your suggestion. It's a great one.
Iv been making these a way to make them cheaper is to use fence pickets
Pallet wood!
Rite Acutabove Dude, Neat lanterns. An idea if you did want stems would be to make them small enough so you could turn the lid upside down for storage! TFS, GB :)
You are not the only one to suggest this and honestly, I can't believe that I never thought of it while designing and making these lanterns. Thanks for tuning in and for chiming in with your suggestion.
One of the great reasons for youtube is the sharing of ideas, I make but don't film, maybe one day! GB :)@@acutabove_woodworkings
The only thing I liked about Halloween as a kid was making decorations. Didn't care about Tick or Treating, but man I liked drawing and coloring stuff...never ate much candy. I would make all kinds of things and hang them everywhere lol. This project WILL BE on my agenda for next year! No time this year. With the help of my granddaughter, I'm sure! She will like this show! A great show Kenny and a great idea! Did you spray a satin finish over the charred wood? Enjoyed, take care!
I gave them all 4 coats of the satin varnish and they all look fantastic. I hope you and your granddaughter enjoy making these Michael. They are a ton of fun to make and display. Thanks for tuning in this week and for chiming in with your thoughts.
Great project, love the different color lights. Are you able to provide a link to where you got the lights? Thanks again, love your channel.
I have added the link to the lights in the video description Tim. I hope this helps. Thanks for tuning in to the show.
Got mine at Home Depot.
Nice one Kenny they look great, and i would defo not put that plexi glass in there until the burning is finished. Were you talking about your camera shy wife or your lovely granddaughter when you said that you had a shop visitor ha ha ha 😂😂🎃🎃
Take Care and Stay Safe,
Barry (UK) 👍
I was talking about both. LOL. Thanks for tuning in Barry and for chiming in with your thoughts. It's very much appreciated.
Another nice project Kenny. ..... except for setting behind a scroll saw for hours and putting the blade through a gazillion holes😁
I made a few of these last year but use different lights. I really like the colored puck light you used. I have looked on Amazon and I see the same style light with remotes for color change but they are not rechargeable. They run on 3 AA batteries. Do you have a link or more info to the ones you used?
Thanks. JimE
I have added the link to the video's description Jim. Don't knock sitting behind the scroll saw for hours. It's the most relaxing form of woodworking in the shop. If sitting for hours isn't your thing, do it in shifts of 15 minutes. Thanks for tuning in this week. It's appreciated.
@@acutabove_woodworkings Thanks! After looking at every picture in that link, the lens doesn't look like the one you had in your hand.
The lens looks more like this. JimE
www.amazon.com/Submersible-Operated-Underwater-Waterproof-Halloween/dp/B08TWLH1WN/ref=sr_1_147_sspa?crid=1FY7GMP9ZJ0&keywords=rechargeable%2Bcolor%2Bpuck%2Blight&qid=1696032129&sprefix=rechageable%2Bcolor%2Bpuck%2Blight%2Caps%2C103&sr=8-147-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGZfbmV4dA&th=1
Nice scroll work
Glad that you like it. Thanks for tuning in.
I think that the scroll work would take longer that an afternoon
I think it all depends on your scrolling skills Gary. Mine was a couple hours in the afternoon to get the scrolling done. Even if it takes a couple of days, the results are worth it. Thanks for tuning in.
Thanks!
You're very welcome David. Thanks for tuning in.
What blade were you using on the scroll?
I'm not 100% certain but if I were to guess, I would say it was a #7 PGT reverse tooth blade. I hope this helps. Thanks for tuning in.
There neat
Glad that you like the Martin. Thanks for tuning in.
Do you sell them
Unfortunately, I do not sell them. I stopped making commissioned pieces years ago because it was turning my hobby into something that I HAD to do and it was losing its appeal so I just stopped. I hope you are able to make some for yourself though. Thanks for tuning in
That is a LOT of scroll sawing...
But definitely worth it. They turned out amazing. Thanks for tuning in to the show.
Super duper cute!
Glad that you like them Glenn. Thanks for tuning in to the show.