Lantern Christmas Ornament 

Thanks for the shoutout. Always inteesting to see someone else's approach to doing the same thing as I am researching takes on my project as I start gearing up for a couple of club workshops this fall. I am discovering new ways and finding out that some techniques work well when doing batches but may not be the best for a novice turner doing just one in a workshop. Always fun to learn new things.

Thanks for your inputs into making these gems, fun project😊

Great video and well explained your method of the t light lanterns 👍

Thanks for sharing a way to use branches of which I have a lot!

Made a dozen or so, they are a fun project, I make some out of branches and some out of square, the advantage of square is that it’s easier to hold for the holes

Ciao Caro amico , queste piccole lanterne sono tra le migliori che ho visto sul web. Buone Feste , riguardati e un saluto da Roma .

Those looks beautiful and you have done a great work ☺☺

I’ve made some of these ornaments and it’s easy to mess up especially boring the holes but most ppl don’t see and they just love um thanks

Thanks for sharing your process. I'm sure the handsome and talented Mr. Peace would be proud to know he inspired you. Question: To mark where you will be drilling the four 'windows' in the side of the lamp, did you consider using your lathe's indexing function? Once you've mounted the rounded blank in your chuck, it would seem you could lock the headstock and draw a line the length of the blank using your tool rest as a straight edge. Then, using your lathe's index function 1/4 rotation, lock the headstock and draw another line. Rinse, repeat. Your method worked, but it seems using the index function would be quicker and more accurate.

Your tea lights must be larger than what I have.