I’ve received a number of requests to show how to create a Kerosene Lantern but have been hesitant to do so as most probably don’t have a wood lathe or access to one. So, after a little experimentation I think I may have found a way that anyone with a band saw could turn out a lantern that might not be to scale but still looks pretty good. It’s not a hard thing to do but does involve a number of steps and the tracking down of Plexiglas rod. I get mine from a Plastics distributor in Tulsa that caters to sign shops. If you live close to a large city you can probably find a listing in the Yellow Pages. If not you can order it from a source on the net.
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THANK YOU!! I have been hopeing you would show us how to make the lantern and this 1st. one is just great. your wife just out done herself on the camera shots. thanks again and again. ya'll just don't know how much I for one really love these videos. I have learned so much and I am carving 500% better than I ever hoped too. I can't thank ya'll enoght!
ReplyDeleteDELL in Ms.
ou are a pretty danged ingenious fella...I doubt I could have looked at those spools and a couple of washers and seen a lantern. That is the creative spark that you contain glowing bright. I enjoy watching you manipulate the various materials and shape them into a recognizable object..that is art to me. Interesting project for sure.
ReplyDeleteYou are certainly a very talented and clever craftsman! I agree with with Kent, never would have thought to put those components together to make a lantern.
ReplyDeleteWould you mind describing how your process would be different if using a lathe? TNX
Ron
Very nice Lynn,
ReplyDeleteMy grandparents lived in Porum and I used to fly across country to visit them during the summers. They would take me to Long John Silver's in Tulsa when I would come visit because there was sure nothing in Porum!
Been waiting on your lantern instructions for a long time!