DoItYourself

How to make a stylish lantern

(Francois Oberholster)

Make a lantern for balmy summer evenings.

You will need

• 22mm x 44mm planedpine, cut to:

  • eight 175mm lengths (cut one end at a 45° angle)
  • four 350mm lengths (cut both ends at a 45° angle)

• 6mm x 40mm chipboard screws

• Alcolin Fast Set Wood Glue

• Alcolin Woodfiller

• 120-grit sandpaper

How to

1 Using the Alcolin Fast Set Wood Glue, glue and then screw the 350mm piece between two175mm pieces (angled corners against each other) to form a U-shape. Repeat the process to makethree more U-shapes.

2 Glue and screw the four U-shapes to each other in a clockwise direction(see photo 2). Fill in the screw holes with woodfiller; allow to dry completely and sand thoroughly.

Deon de Goede