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Just a quick peek, all the gory details were run through in a blog

Floor lamp build blog


About 5' tall and about 20 bf. Walnut, finished with Osmo Polyx.



Copper pipe with an ammonia/salt patina

Jatoba trim

Camphor burl veneer for the three "blocks" that stiffen the column


Base plate is stacked walnut frames with tapers



Lamp cluster holds two vintage style LED bulbs

Shade is amber mica



Thanks for looking in!
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32 Comments

Ron Stewart commented 3 months ago
Stellar work, Splint—so many interesting details to draw the eye.
Pottz commented 3 months ago
awesome build splint. loved following the build process. your work is always very meticulous of the highest quality standard.

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

987Ron commented 3 months ago
Really love the lamp.   Excellent!

Ron

Lazyman commented 3 months ago
That right there will be a family heirloom.  So nice.  

--Nathan, TX. Hire the lazy man. He may not do as much work but that's because he will find a better way.

BB1 commented 3 months ago
What to say - another stunning project built with meticulous attention to detail. Your projects are always inspiring to me. Appreciate how you share your process and knowledge. 
Dark_Lightning commented 3 months ago
Amazing! Lots of details to look at.  20 BF of walnut?!

The Other Steven

duckmilk commented 3 months ago
Love it!

"Duck and Bob would be out doin some farming with funny hats on." chrisstef

SplinterGroup commented 3 months ago
Thanks, I'm always trying BB!

DL, yep! I get the bf. of all the boards I pull from my stash. If they have cutoffs of the original width, I'll just deduct that otherwise it gets added to the total.
In the end it is wood used + scrap (10%-15% about)

Thanks Duck!
Oldtool commented 3 months ago
Well Mr. Splint, I've been thinking about words that could express my awe of this beautiful lamp, the best I can come up with is - 👍👍

Seriously, the amount of fine detail work that goes into this beautiful lamp is mind boggling. There are no hidden surfaces that do not need fine finishing, there are a million joints that all have to be perfect, the need to determine the perfect angles at joints & successfully cutting them, awesome to say the least. Beautifully done sir, beautifully done.
Tom Regnier commented 3 months ago
Beautiful work top to bottom. Remarkable right down to the vintage lightbulbs!
GR8HUNTER commented 3 months ago
very beautiful work GR8 JOB 😍😎👍

*TONY ** Denver * ALWAYS REMEMBER TO HAVE FUN

Dave Polaschek commented 3 months ago
Very nice, Splint! And thanks for the build blog!

May you have the day you deserve!

Jim Jakosh commented 3 months ago
Real nice lamp, Bruce. My first thought was Sears Craftsman!!!!

Cheers, Jim ........................ Variety is the spice of life...............Learn something new every day

SplinterGroup commented 3 months ago
Toms, Tony, Dave, big thanks!

Jim, had to laugh. Maybe would make a good shop lamp?
TucsonTim commented 3 months ago
Beautiful.  I really like your lamp projects. I've still got your lamp shade blog saved over at that "other" site. I hope to build some lamps for our bedroom and living room. Your blogs will be invaluable. Anyway, great job. Thanks for the detail. Your work is top notch...
YRTi (Mas) commented 3 months ago
It's really amazing. Thank you for your blog entries, too. There were many useful information! It's a very beautiful lamp.

No name noobie here

hairy commented 3 months ago
That ticked all the boxes. WOW!!

There's roosters laying chickens,and chickens laying eggs... John Prine

SplinterGroup commented 3 months ago
Thanks Hairy & YRTi
I enjoyed making it, but I really need to leave these bigger things for retirement when I can turn turning a few months of weekends into a few weeks of unrushed shop time.

Gonna be a fun change!
James McIntyre commented 3 months ago
Beautiful floor lamp. I like everything about it. Definitely on my bucket list. 

James McIntyre

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