Craftsman style floor lamp build

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1 Intro: 'ello, 'ello, 'ello, what's all this then?

Some time back I made a floor lamp project and at the time I also made two shades since it is easier to knock a few out versus just singles with al...

2 Those funky blocks

orStarting here since these form the basis of it all. I want this column to be all finished before making the lamp base. There are target dimension...

3 End caps and some copper prep

WIth the blocks assembled, time to move on to the end caps. There will be one for the top side of the lower block and top/bottom for the middle blo...

4 Another few days in the shop

Well, last time I left with the copper soaking up ammonia fumes. It worked, but not quite the effect I was after: [IMG_9271.jpeg] The black is w...

5 The Corbels Commeth.

Its been a few weeks! The top block has been veneered and otherwise finished. Upper copper tube ready for the patina. In the fuming blocks, clean...

6 Mission complete!

Ok, long project I'm glad is over. Hopefully get this over to the gallery and see if the guy who wanted one is still interested. If not, It'll jus...

7 Making of the shade

I pulled this from "over there" and made some minor updates. Figured it fits in with the current blog series title. Part 1 of the shade constructi...

8 Make some cuts

Part 2 of the shade construction (pulled over from the other site) I decided to use walnut for this set of shades. I recently scored some narrow, ...

9 Assemble the Frame Panels

Part 3 of the shade construction (pulled over from the other site) If everything went well prior to this point (snug lap joints, equal part length...

10 Completing the Frame Assembly

Part 4 of the shade construction (pulled over from the other site) Time to bevel the sides and put the darn thing together! On a previous episod...