Archive for the ‘I Love Lamp’ Category

Oak Lamps

Friday, June 5th, 2020

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I turned a few lamps out of oak and got some finish on them. I experimented with stain (I rarely use stain, but when I do it is usually on oak) and tung oil on one and the other two got some Danish oil. I like how the Danish oil brought out the contrast between light sap wood and the darker inner oak.

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Lake Lamp

Friday, April 17th, 2020

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It’s been awhile since I’ve turned a lamp at the lake, feels good. This hunk of oak was rough turned about two years ago and left to dry. This week I put the final shape on it and now it’s time for the finish.

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Turning Pine

Monday, July 18th, 2016

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Pine wood was pretty much the first “serious” material I ever really worked with. But I haven’t done anything with pine for years. I got my hands on some large logs of pine, from a tree that fell during Sandy, and figured I’d turn some lamps.

The pine is very soft and had a lot of tear out, but I really liked the grain patterns. I think a finish is really going to make it pop.

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Bourbon Jar Lamps from Bourbon Barrel Staves

Wednesday, May 4th, 2016

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I recently made some more Jar Lamps, only this time the bases are made from glued up bourbon barrel staves (parts of the barrel).

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In the Studio Recap

Monday, January 25th, 2016

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Thanks to everyone who came out to the MAD Museum last week. I got a chance to work on some stacked lamination experiments.

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Lot of Lamps

Saturday, January 2nd, 2016

Made a lot of lamps for the holidays.

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Poplar (?) from Highbridge Park Lamp

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Birch from Highbridge Park Lamp

Rotten to the Core

Tuesday, September 8th, 2015

Last one from this tree

I plugged a rotted end of a large log a few weeks back, and recently turned it. Turns out there was a lot of rot in this one. Made for some “exciting” moments on the lathe.

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Last one from this tree

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This is the last of the Big Crack series, primarily because I used up all of the wood I had from this tree.

Vacuum Lamp Round 2

Monday, August 24th, 2015

Vacuum Lamp build

Been working on a new version of the Vacuum Lamp. Surprisingly, a friend found the exact model of Electrolux the original was made from. I’ve made some slight modifications for the better, but pretty much the exact design. Only this time the wooden parts are made out of walnut instead of stained oak.

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Vacuum Lamp build

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One More Biggie

Friday, August 21st, 2015

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Turned one more big guy this week. I’m amazed how different the two lamps look even though they are roughly the same shape and from the same tree (pictures don’t quite show how different they look).

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Big Lamp Making

Monday, July 27th, 2015

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Turned a big one this weekend. Made from the same tree as this guy, so I expect a big split to happen any minute now.

Side note: My nephew helped me out on this one, he did an amazing job.

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