Arts & crafts pole lamp from quarter sawn oak

[Brian Runau]

I'm not sure why you'd need a locking miter for that. This is long grain adhesion...it will be insanely strong, even for a short lamp.

I felt like the lock miter would give me greater precision on the corners. Thanks brian

[Michael Burnside]

I guess it depends on how comfortable you feel making standard miters on furniture. Set your saw at 44.9 degrees and cut the miter. Glue together and use blue tape to hold the seams. I don't think you need anything else. Sometimes I use a domino or two to help, particularly on thicker waterfall miters on 6 or 8 quarter material, but just a little tape is all you really need.