Wooden Christmas Lanterns | Easy woodworking project for the holidays

Today I’m answering all of your questions about how to make wooden Christmas lanterns, from the type of wood to use, the tools and materials, how to carve the lantern faces, how to build and assemble the lantern itself, the router templates, as well as the flameless tea lights I use. Everything you need to know to build these Holiday lanterns from start to finish!

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►Get the lantern build plans:
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· Mini pry bar https://amzn.to/3VirmE6
· Bosch guide bushing set https://amzn.to/49h2z9c
· Standard guide bushing set https://amzn.to/418yJSl
· Long upcut spiral bit https://amzn.to/4icpoyU
· Flameless flickering tea lights https://amzn.to/49jtOjA
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►CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
0:23 Lumber
1:21 Tools
1:58 Route templates
2:29 A note on guide bushings
3:25 Carving the faces
6:23 Lantern parts & assembly
7:58 Flameless lights
8:14 Get the Plans + Templates

►MUSIC
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100270
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