592 days ago
by Mark A. DeCou |
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Ok, I promised myself and my wife that I would quit typing so much and work in the shop more. So, I’ve been fairly quiet, only admiring all of the growth of LJ, and the projects and blogs a few times a day quietly. This growing bunch of folks has been truly inspirational for me. But, when I type too much, I don’t make things, bills come in the mailbox, upset spouse, thus the silence. After all, what I have to say isn’t all that important anyway. Something else my wife t...
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266 days ago
by Tim & Candy Hicks |
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The creative process of building the supports for the glass top took longer than expected, but then again we always expect the unexepected, so then again we did expect it. Hahaha did that make sense?
Anyway here it is, we are hoping to spray them tomorrow and sunday if the wind does not blow like mad.
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183 days ago
by Tim & Candy Hicks |
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This coffee table base was finished 2 months ago and we were able to get it shipped to The Netherlands. Out customer was going to put a rock fossil top on this, but had decided that it was so cool and unique that he ended up putting glass on it.
It is 17” tall, finished with 3 coats stain polycrylic.
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184 days ago
by Tim & Candy Hicks |
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Here is the completed lamp it is
70” tall with the lamp shade
21×19 at the base
it weighs 60 lbs
The lamp shades are handmade. I do not make them a good friend of mine makes them for me. She does an excellent job.
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184 days ago
by Tim & Candy Hicks |
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Here are progressive pictures as I am inlaying turquoise in the lamp.
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184 days ago
by Tim & Candy Hicks |
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The turquoise being inlayed in the base
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185 days ago
by Tim & Candy Hicks |
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This lamp is just the coolest. The then ribbon movement and sweeping motion is phenomenal.
71” tall to the top of the shade
The base is 39” x 24”
It weighs 70 lbs
As you can see we added turquoise throughout.
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185 days ago
by Tim & Candy Hicks |
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Scribing is completed, it is bolted to the base and ready to drill the holes for the lamp cord.
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185 days ago
by Tim & Candy Hicks |
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Getting closer to where we want to be
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185 days ago
by Tim & Candy Hicks |
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Okay here is one of the most tedious parts of this lamp. Here are pictures of how the lamp limb looked before we started shaping it to the base.
There are several types of scribing tools available, but we have not been able to find one that works for us. To start the process, we find the point where the limb is the higest from the base. This is our starting point for the line that we draw to start shaping. We use a pencil compass for our scribing lines. The line has to stay level / perpe...
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