SketchUp Guru
Established Member
Here are some photos of the candle holder to which I alluded in a thread in the finishing forum. The photos aren't my best work. I was trying to take the photos and fend off my 20 month old son who wanted to look at the lights. 
It didn't help that I was photographing this thing on an old cherry table.
The holder is padauk and walnut. I cut a shallow cove down the center of the padauk with the tablesaw. The ends were rounded with the router in the table. Edges eased with a round over bit and then worked with spokeshave, rasp and blockplane. recess were done with a Forstner bit.
The walnut comes in as the foot of the holder. Being so dark and much narrower than the tray, it makes the padauk appear to float about an inch off the table.
Although that's probably enough photos, there are more at this link.
It didn't help that I was photographing this thing on an old cherry table.
The holder is padauk and walnut. I cut a shallow cove down the center of the padauk with the tablesaw. The ends were rounded with the router in the table. Edges eased with a round over bit and then worked with spokeshave, rasp and blockplane. recess were done with a Forstner bit.
The walnut comes in as the foot of the holder. Being so dark and much narrower than the tray, it makes the padauk appear to float about an inch off the table.
Although that's probably enough photos, there are more at this link.
