Another Floor Lamp #4: Shade Experimentation

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This is part 4 in a 4 part series: Another Floor Lamp

  1. Starting Small
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  1. Refining the Staves
  2. Shade Experimentation

I found a few cone calculators online that will give you the details of the flat pattern to use that will roll into the desired cone shape.  I used rosin paper for the material, so I can cheaply make adjustments to the shape before committing to the real shade.

I setup a big trammel out of a strip of plywood, having a pencil hole at the two required radii.




It's looking like a lamp now.  I will make any necessary tweaks to the shape once the hoops I've ordered arrive and I can get their actual dimensions. 
so what is your thought on material ?

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