Wood Pillar Lantern
In this week’s episode, Peter and Annalien creates ambience by showing you how to build a pillar-like outdoor lantern. This project can be used on the patio or in the garden, as the glass protects the candle against the wind.
You will need:
| Tools | Materials |
| Meranti 20mm PAR grain in long direction | |
| PSR 18 Cordless drill | LANTERN front and back 1100mm x 300mm – 2 pieces |
| PEX 220 sander | LANTERN Sides 1100mm x 260mm – 2 pieces |
| LANTERN lid and shelf – 260 x 260mm – 1 pieces | |
| LANTERN bottom 300 mm x 300mm – 1 piece | |
| Palm router | 20 x 20mm cleats 1mtr – 3 pieces |
| clear glass 3mm edges – sharp edges removed | |
| PKS 18 Jigsaw | Glass sides 210mm x 310mm – 4 pieces |
| Glass lid 210 x 210 – 1 piece with 30mm hole drilled in centre | |
| 4 x 40mm wood screws | |
| meranti wood filler | |
| clear glass clips NB flush fit 20 – pieces | |
| Red Teak oil 1 bottle | |
| 1 big candle | |
| Rubber feet – 4 pieces | |
| wood glue |
Follow these steps:
- Mark out where sides fit together and drill pilot holes.
- Mark out for shelf
- Mark and cut out spaces for glass.
- Router edges for glass to lay in.
- Insert cleats for shelf and lid
- Assemble sides
- Insert shelf
- Attach bottom
- Cut lid to size
- Cut out shape for glass
- Router rebate for glass
- Fill holes
- Sand and oil
Take a closer look:
Download the plans:
>> Download PDF file – Pillar Lantern
