Project by mnguy | posted 04-15-2019 06:48 PM | 1353 views | 1 time favorited | 6 comments | ![]() |
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For my entry in the Northern Woods show this year, I wanted to build on my segmented turning experience while branching out and taking on some new design and construction challenges. I also wanted to make an item that was completely useful vs. largely decorative. One of my sisters has been asking for a pair of lamps, so I started thinking about making a lamp base and a shade.
I didn’t fully design the shade before beginning; I wanted a truncated cone of a defined size, with visible framework. The top and bottom hoops are 1/16” cherry strips, laminated around a MDF form. I then cut the vertical ribs to fit epoxied them in place. Next, the arms were machined with band saw, router table + template and oscillating belt sander. They are expoxied to the ribs, but are just a tight fit on the central washer; no adhesive. The result is quite stiff and strong. Finish is two coats of blond shellac and a coat of wax.
Around the time I assembled the hoops to the ribs, I realized I had no idea how I was going to add panels for light diffusion. I ended up getting some thin styrene with PSA on one side to back the hand-laid Thai paper I chose. The styrene folds pretty cleanly, and I was able to get tight corners and tabs to glue to the ribs. The faces of the panels are glued directly to the hoops. I then added 1/32” thick cherry on the backs of the hoops to trim out and finish off the edges. I just trimmed the styrene flush with the ribs.
The base is a straight-forward segmented form in cherry. I didn’t even need to hollow it :). The finial is also turned from cherry.
Overall, I am very happy with the result.
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woodcox
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#1 posted 04-15-2019 10:21 PM
Very nice work, Sir. It’s shade looks pretty intricate with the framework and I really like the paper.
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#2 posted 04-15-2019 11:30 PM
I am totally impressed – a segmented base and custom shade
Bravo ! !
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#3 posted 04-16-2019 01:48 PM
Thanks for sharing the details on the shade. I like your solution and the results look great.
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#4 posted 04-17-2019 03:05 AM
Great lamp, love the shade.
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#5 posted 03-03-2022 02:36 AM
I, too am very impressed, especially with the lamp shade!
-- Bob
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#6 posted 03-06-2022 01:48 AM
Bob,
thank you! it was, frankly, a bit of a nightmare to put the shade together :)
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