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Scott Bernstein
06-24-2020, 7:36 AM
Here are some pictures of two lamps I made for my kids' rooms. They were inspired by a similar design I saw in Fine Woodworking last year. The one with the straight arm I made several months ago, in Oak. The newer one I made with cherry, including a bent lamination for the curved swing arm. The bent lamination was the first such laminationI've tried - came out pretty well! 1/8" thick strips of cherry, an MDF mold, and a whole lot of glue... I machined a tenon on one end of the lamination and a mortise in the base with my pantorouter. The hollow wooden hinge pins I made with my Router Boss with a Z-axis drive motor and chuck by Sherline, Inc.
The bases are screwed into wall studs and have a sliding dovetail to accept the lamp.
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Prashun Patel
06-24-2020, 8:54 AM
Nice! Where did you source the actual light, switch, and cord? I am making one of these with my daughter this summer. Any tips appreciated.
Scott Bernstein
06-24-2020, 9:20 AM
Thanks!
The cord, plug, light socket, lamp shade, and switches came from colorcord dot com. The electrical cord itself seems good quality; the hardware not so much, but it does work and they make it easy to do the connections, with good on-line instructions.
I had initially thought to use a glass lampshade. However, being above a child's bed I was worried about the possibility of glass breakage or someone hitting their head on it, so I went with the fabric shade.
Consider adding a dimming switch, rather than just a simple on-off.
Bill Carey
06-27-2020, 10:55 AM
Nice work Scott - that bent lamination lamp is really nice - like it a lot. Very graceful. And thanks for the colorcord.com resource - some lamps are in my near future and I'll certainly be looking at that web site.
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