Church - Tabernacle forged with your own hands for the Competition 2015, DIY crafts

December 31, 2017 handmadebase

This work represents one of the most important utensils found in an Orthodox church.Tabernacle, or, in other words, ark,is located on the Throne in the Altar and serves as a vessel for storing the Holy Gifts for the sacrament of Communion. Its dimensions are: height 93 cm, weight 36 kg. It is very heavy because it is made entirely of iron. The lower part, the base, is welded from sheet iron of the five (i.e. 5 mm thick) and decorated with superimposed bricks cut from the same material. Thus, the thickness of the walls is 10 mm. The width of the lower base-line is 19.5 cm, the upper - 18.5 cm. The shape is a truncated pyramid. The door with canopies made of iron of the five and lines along the contour. Iron canopies, turned on a lathe. Iron strips and a Cross in the center are welded along its contour. The middle of the structure is The pillars welded from decorative elements are connected to the roof and the base with 10 mm studs and bolts. The length of the pillars mounted on the studs is 28 cm. The coffin is also made of iron. It opens with the help of awnings. Its surface is decorated with soldering, as well as a Cross welded to its roof. The roof is cone-shaped, with triangular elements based on 4 pillars on four sides. The outline of the triangle and the Cross are also iron. The windows are a 15 mm black pipe and iron strips cut with a grinder and welded with a welding machine. The pattern on the roof is soldering from electrodes. The dome is square, made of decorative rhombuses with cast-iron patterns, and ends with a Cross made of 5 iron. The final touches of the work were grinding and painting with silver aerosol paint. The tabernacle is all silver, but due to the lighting it shimmers and plays with different shades. This is exactly what is visible in the photo. The tabernacle is shown from the front and back angles.

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