Gord Graff
06-06-2004, 7:31 AM
Hello All,
There was no way that my wife was going to let me off the hook with just making a couple of Mission end tables and a coffee table, she wanted more, my answer to her was a pair of Mission table lamps. I called Peter and asked if he could spare a few more of the boards he had so graciously donated to the Mission coffee and end table cause, he gladly agreed.
For anyone who hasn’t read the story behind the history of this white oak, I’ve provided a link to the original story…………………it’s a good read about a couple of dedicated woodworkers that refused to give up on a material that was deemed useless. http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=9347
The table lamps are 26” tall and have handmade silk shades. The corbels on the lamps are a shortened version of the ones on the tables, stain and finish is also the same as on the original tables. The column of the lamp started life as a laminated 3”X3” post and was tapered on the table saw on all four sides from a 3” square base to a 2” square top. The two cross sections of the base are joined with a half lap joint and the total footprint of the base is 12”X12”.
Hopefully this will keep the wife happy for awhile……………..not likely.
All the best
Gord
There was no way that my wife was going to let me off the hook with just making a couple of Mission end tables and a coffee table, she wanted more, my answer to her was a pair of Mission table lamps. I called Peter and asked if he could spare a few more of the boards he had so graciously donated to the Mission coffee and end table cause, he gladly agreed.
For anyone who hasn’t read the story behind the history of this white oak, I’ve provided a link to the original story…………………it’s a good read about a couple of dedicated woodworkers that refused to give up on a material that was deemed useless. http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=9347
The table lamps are 26” tall and have handmade silk shades. The corbels on the lamps are a shortened version of the ones on the tables, stain and finish is also the same as on the original tables. The column of the lamp started life as a laminated 3”X3” post and was tapered on the table saw on all four sides from a 3” square base to a 2” square top. The two cross sections of the base are joined with a half lap joint and the total footprint of the base is 12”X12”.
Hopefully this will keep the wife happy for awhile……………..not likely.
All the best
Gord