Intarsia Pelican Lamp

What a thoughtful gift… and well executed. It looks incredible all lit up. Nice work!

-- "What do you mean, 'Give me some wild cherry gall?' What do you think, this stuff grows on trees or something?"

Nice effect with the lighting!

Looks great for day or night.

Thank you both. He definitely looks better at night or in lower light. Otherwise you’re like “why is this bird standing in front of a giant salt rock?”

-- Galootish log blog, http://www.timberframe-tools.com

A father – son project to make a Christmas present for my wife. That is tops, great memories being made and a good job to boot.

-- Soli Deo gloria!

Great idea, well done…

Wonderful project of the heart….

-- mtnwild (Jack), It's not what you see, it's how you see it.

great team effort,wife im sure loves the result.

-- working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.

Thanks oldrivers, mtnwild and pottz.

-- Galootish log blog, http://www.timberframe-tools.com

Very interesting. Looks great with that light. Had to look up “salt light” as I had never heard of that before. Once again, learning new things on LJ!

Thanks BB1. Salt lamps are pretty easy to find and not too expensive. I really like the glow they give off.
They are a bit of a pain though… at least down here FL with humid conditions. They need to be left on 24/7. The slight heat from the bulb keeps them dry. If you turn them off, they actually attract moisture and start to drip and dissolve.

-- Galootish log blog, http://www.timberframe-tools.com

Nice, Swirt! I saw that on your blog yesterday evening, and wondered when it would appear here.

-- Dave - Santa Fe

Cool project Swirt.

Good switch to the salt lamp, LED’s seem to work best as back lighters or with frosted glass.

-- Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.

What a cool lamp Swirt! Nice work guys! A wonderful gift!

-- St Augustine FL, Experience is the sum of our mistakes!

That is sooooooooo cool, swirt! Creating memories in the process….it doesn’t get any better than that!!

TZH

-- Where The Spirit In Wood Lives On

@DavePolaschek Thanks for reading the advance copy on my blog. I usually post there first, then wait for my wife to find all my spelling mistakes and typos. Then I post here :)

@MikeBUK Thank you. Yah the LEDs might have worked if the whole thing were about 10 x bigger and with a diffuser.

@woodshaverTonyC and @TZH. Thank you both. As my son gets older it gets harder and harder to lure him out for some shop time. So I value every bit I can.

-- Galootish log blog, http://www.timberframe-tools.com

How lovely with a father son project for mom.
The light became wonderful at the first picture.
Lucky mom, father and son. ;-)
Smiles,
Mads

-- MAD F, the fanatical rhykenologist and vintage architect.