They gave me some old spindles that worked PERFECT for this. My sister and brother in law just cleaned out their shed and found a bunch of random wood (and possibly some critters…but that’s neither here nor there…). PS, ignore that extra hole…I missed the first time HA! Step 4: Attach the DIY Christmas Lantern to the Base You don’t have to route anything, I just like the detail □ Plus, I just got new router bits for my birthday so I want to use them on EVERYTHING!!! I just glued and screwed this base piece to the base box from the bottom side with 2 ½″ screws. So, cut 2 pieces 5 ½″ wide x 12″ tall and 2 pieces 4″ wide x 12″ tall and glue and nail together □ Basically, I just built a box like shown below that was 12″ tall and 5 ½″ square. Now you have a lantern!!! Step 3: Build the DIY Christmas Lantern Baseįor the base, I used some scrap ¾″ plywood, but you could also use some 1圆s again. Oh, and I cut a piece off an old scrap spindle for the top as you can see below. Then just glued and nailed them on the top and bottom. So, since 1圆s and 2圆s are 5 ½″ wide, I cut my pieces 5 ½″ long to make 5 ½″ squares.įor some added detail, I used a Roman Ogee router bit from my new kit to go around the edges. In hindsight, I should probably have used both 1圆s instead of the 2x on the bottom. Then, I used wood glue and a nail gun to attach the remaining 3″ pieces between them to make a lantern.įor the top and bottom, I used scrap 1×6 and 2×6 boards. Using wood glue and a nail gun, I assembled two rectangle frames like shown. If you don’t have enough, rip down some more ¾” wide strips. Then, using a miter saw, I trimmed down these ¾” square pieces to four 8” long pieces and eight 3” long pieces. If you don’t have a table saw, you can use wider boards as well. This gave me several square pieces to use to make the lantern. Using a table saw, I ripped down a scrap 1×6 board to pieces a few pieces ¾” wide. Please see disclosure policy for details. This helps support this site to keep the content free. If you purchase from these links, I may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. So let’s get started on the how to, shall we? I’m seriously so excited about this little lantern post! Isn’t it so cute wrapped in garland and lights? It’s actually really cute without the garland and lights, too, so once the holidays are over, you can still keep it around □ You can find the other 11 projects linked below □ I’m teaming up with 11 other talented builder bloggers to bring you one fun Christmas themed project each day and we are calling it the 12 Days of a DIY Christmas. Luckily, this DIY Christmas Lantern Post won’t take much time to build and can also help you clean up that scrap pile! With all the hustle and bustle of the season, though, I know you don’t have a whole lot of shop time. It’s Christmas already?! One part of you is excited because, you know, it’s the most wonderful time of the year, right? But then the other part of you is like, oh no, I’ve got to drag out the decorations and make the lists and cook the food and buy the presents!
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