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Frank Lloyd Wright Inspired Lamp

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This is a lamp I built inspired by a lamp designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. It was used in his home Taliesin as well as many other residences he designed. My version is made of walnut with a natural danish oil finish and the shade is made of rice paper applied to a styrene lamp shade material. Most joints in the lamp are splined miter joints.

To learn more about how the lamp was constructed and sources of materials, please visit http://www.randallprice.com . There you will find a blog about the lamp assembly and a resources page for the source of plans and materials used to build the lamp.

-- Randy, http://www.randallprice.com


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ChicoWoodnut

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posted 396 days ago

That is quite lovely. How did you get the rice paper to hold its shape in the corners? I have never worked with it.

-- Scott - Chico California http://chicowoodnut.home.comcast.net

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CharlieM1958

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posted 396 days ago

Vewry elegant!

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

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cheller

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posted 396 days ago

That’s one gorgeous lamp, nice work.

-- Chelle http://artsgranddaughter.blogspot.com

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CessnaPilotBarry

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posted 396 days ago

I REALLY like that!

Very nice work!

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CaptainSkully

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posted 396 days ago

Magnificent! Where did you get the plans?

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Napaman

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posted 396 days ago

truly STUNNING…I love it…WELCOME TO LJ’s…

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sidestepmcgee

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posted 396 days ago

very cool

-- eric post, tallahassee FL

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kewald

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posted 396 days ago

Well done! How is the shade attached to the socket?

-- Always do the Right Thing the Right Way the First Time - if you can figure out what that is! Ken, Spring Branch, TX

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Dick, & Barb Cain

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posted 396 days ago

Beautiful, I’ve always been a Frank Lloyd Wright fan.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

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SCOTSMAN

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posted 396 days ago

nice lamp wel;l done I would like it inm my home regards Alistair

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Les Hastings

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posted 396 days ago

Awesome job Randy!

-- Les, Wichita, Ks. (I'd rather be covered in saw dust!)

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DAN

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posted 396 days ago

Welcome to lumberjocks Randy. I like the design and your craftsmanship is inspired.

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever

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Raymondz

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posted 396 days ago

Very nice!

-- - Ray

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Tim Pursell

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posted 396 days ago

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Dusty56

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posted 396 days ago

very , very nice indeed : )

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dustynewt

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posted 396 days ago

Beautiful work Randy. I just visited your site. You have a nice setup. I had my speakers on and my wife thought we had birds in the house (at 11:15pm!). Thanks for the laugh.

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woodworm

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posted 396 days ago

Very very nice!

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

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Damian Penney

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posted 395 days ago

Great looking lamp Randy.

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cobbler

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posted 395 days ago

Beautiful lamp/art. Frank Loyd Wright would be impressed.
Thanks for sharing and inspiring.

-- ''Carry on my wayward son''

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bfd

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posted 394 days ago

The work of Frank Lloyd Wright is what got me into design and I continued to study his work during college (interior design major!) This lamp exhibits great craftmanship. Nice work! Also, checked out your workshop looks like you have a great shop to build great thing and a great companion to keep you company.

-- Brian, Folsom, CA http://www.brianfullerdesigns.com

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ND2ELK

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posted 394 days ago

Beautiful looking lamp! You did a great job on this piece. Thanks for posting.

God Bless
tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

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Douglas Bordner

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posted 394 days ago

Excellent. If you do more of these, Todd Clippinger has a source for a plastic material that is similar to shoji paper that would work without augmentation. If I were at home (whoops, brief diversion break at work), I could chase that down for you.

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

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Tim Dorcas

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posted 394 days ago

This is exactly the kind of object I like. Nice clean lines. Strong buy simple design (and I hope you take that as a high complement). If you have anything else to add regarding how you built it, I would love to hear. Thanks for posting.

Tim

-- www.responsetolight.com - A Woodworking & Renovation Blog & www.craftedbytim.com - I make. You buy.

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darryl

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posted 393 days ago

it’s a great looking lamp, nice work.
This design looks like it could easily be adjusted to become a floor lamp as well.

-- www.darrylmasterson.com ~ www.darrylmasterson.etsy.com

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Bob47

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posted 335 days ago

Hi,
Love your lamp and the quality of your work.
Were can I get a copy of the plans to build a copy?

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Todd Thomas

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posted 335 days ago

Great looking lamp….really like the design…..would go well in our new home :-)

-- Todd, Oak Ridge, TN, Hello my name is Todd and I'm a Toolholic, I bought my last tool 10 days, no 4 days, oh heck I bought a tool on the way here! †

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OhVlyArtisan

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posted 5 days ago

Great design

-- God grant me the serenity to accept "design changes" which I can not "fix".

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