Japanese influenced lamp

Back in February, Bob Zimmerman sent me a chunk of Mammoth Kauri wood that he won in a Charles Neil sweepstakes. Ive been pondering what to do with it ever since. I decided to make a lamp. I think it is a pretty good use for the wood; I wasted very little of it.
If you follow me on Facebook, you know that the reason I didnt have a video to post last week was because I screwed up this project and had to completely rebuild it. I got sloppy and my first lamp was completely out of square. I am still trying to figure out exactly where I went wrong, but the lesson to heed is this: always double (or triple) check your glue-ups before you glue up.
Im happy with the way this turned out, though. I havent made a lamp in years.

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Cherry wood floor lamp

Continuing my living room re-furnishing with a floor lamp. Sticking with my retro theming, I decided to make the legs using the same chevron shapes I cut out in my Jetsons wall clock. This is the first piece in the room which I built out of solid wood. I wanted to retain the soft, rounded edges of the table part of the lamp and that would be difficult with plywood.

 

One problem I encountered was attaching the light fixture to the 1/2" steel conduit. I was kind of surprised to discover that there are no connectors or adapters to fit one to the other. I ended up just epoxying them together which seems to work out fine.
Also of note in this video is a great method for cutting circles on a table saw. Ive used this technique many times and it always produces perfect circles. You could also rig up a similar sled to a band saw.
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Well pump lamp

Posted by chun | 0 comments | 12:17 PM

Doug in Buffalo, Illinois created a great project in remembrance of his grandfather who died from cancer. Its a lamp in the form of a well pump. As Doug put it, "he was a well of information and with a little priming the knowledge would flow". Nice.

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