YOUR OWN CENSER by RiverOwl I had this idea and it worked quite well when I tried it for my Ostara Sabbat incense. Instead of paying around ten dollars (plus shipping) for a censer to burn those charcoal blocks and incense upon, you can make a personal censer. Find a small coffee can, and find a piece of screen with larger holes in it, with each hole being about a quarter of an inch square and more heavy-duty than regular window screen (it's a special type of screen with which you can make gerbil cages, etc.; you'll probably have to buy a sheet of it at a hardware store). Cut a piece of the screen in an octagon shape (eight sides), that is about one inch larger, all-around, than the top of the can; cut four of the opposite sides larger and then the other four will be smaller (or you can cut them all evenly if you wish). Fold the four, larger, opposite sides over (the piece of screen will look more like a square then); this will hold the screen in place on top of the can. Make sure you do not fold them too short, or it will not fit on top. I spray-painted it a silver color and allowed it to dry for about a day or so (you can use any color you like; I used that Instant Crome stuff for cars and trucks). You should do this in a ventilated area with newspaper laid first. When finished, you have a perfectly good censer that took all of about five to ten minutes to make and is relatively inexpensive (especially if you already have all of the materials in your garage).
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