Bob Sherman generously shares his method for making this moon/asteroid candle. It could pass for a golf ball too. One of the tools used to make this is a ball peen hammer. I never heard of that before today but apparently metal workers use them. See the Moon/Asteroid Candle Project page for details.
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How to make translucent paper
I recently unearthed my stamp collection and it it was an oversized stamp of an old fashion slide frame. So I went on the hunt for tutorials on how to make translucent images and I found this video on how to make Glassine paper on YouTube by Our Upcycled Life. Pop on over to the video to watch how to make translucent paper in a few ways.