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MsDebbieP
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posted 889 days ago
that is gorgeous!!
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jockmike2
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posted 889 days ago
beautiful lamp, and the glass from a kit huh. wow. Nice . jockmike
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mot
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posted 889 days ago
I really like that. I have just the place for a lamp like that one. Thanks for sharing!
-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)
WayneC
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posted 889 days ago
Well done. Thanks for sharing with us. I’m looking forward to seeing more of your projects. Are you mainly a turner or more of a generalist?
-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov
TomFran
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posted 889 days ago
Wayne,
I guess I’m a generalist, since I had to sell my woodlathe a few years ago. The shop I have now is too small for any more machines, so I don’t know if I’ll ever be so blessed as to own one again. I really enjoyed it while I had it though.
-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28
WayneC
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posted 889 days ago
Yes, I had guessed you were a generalist after I saw a few posts. Any thoughts to a mini lathe?
-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov
CharlieM1958
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posted 889 days ago
Great lamp!
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
LJ
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posted 889 days ago
A shining achievement! Beautiful.
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mot
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posted 792 days ago
I was just perusing your projects, Tom. I really like this lamp. I’m disappointed to read that you don’t have room for your lathe. You do beautiful work. That’s a tragedy! Get another one. You obviously are meant to be turning!
-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)
TomFran
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posted 792 days ago
Thanks a lot, Tom.
I do hope to have a larger shop someday. And, if I can get a larger shop, I will get a lathe, because they are just FUN! I know that you like yours a lot – and are a good turner too.
This lamp was probably one of the most “original” projects I’ve ever made, since I had no plan or anything particular that I copied it from.
Thanks for looking ;^D
-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28
Max
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posted 792 days ago
Tom,
What a beautiful lamp and the shade is wonderful. Where did you get the kit for the shade??
-- Max "Desperado", Salt Lake City, UT
TomFran
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posted 792 days ago
Max,
When I lived in Pennsylvania, there was a crafts store called “American Handicrafters” (which I don’t believe is in buisiness any longer). I bought the kid there for the leaded glass shade. It came with the glass precut. You had to cut the leaded material to size and then solder all of it together. It was not hard to do.
Because the shade was so heavy, I had to come up with a “substantial” base, and so this design kind of evolved as I went along.
Thanks for the kind words and thanks for looking.
-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28
Thos. Angle
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posted 791 days ago
Tom,
Glad I found this in Pulse. That is a great lamp. You do need to get back to turning. Maybe you could rent time on someone else’s lathe. I’ve got two and you’re welcome to use them for free, any time.
Tom
-- Thos. Angle
TomFran
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posted 791 days ago
Tom,
Thank you, Thank you! I appreciate the compliment. I really do hope that I’ll be able to have one again. Turning is therapeutic in my opinion – it’s “good for what ails you.”
I’d love to come over and use one or yours. I saw the view you’ve got at your place and that would be more than therapeutic in itself!
-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28
woodgrain411
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posted 395 days ago
great job thumbs up
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TomFran
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posted 395 days ago
woodgrain411,
Thanks for looking! I appreciate your kind comment.
-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28
John Gray
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posted 395 days ago
Beautiful and beautiful work!
-- Only the Shadow knows....................
TomFran
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posted 395 days ago
Thank you so much, John.
-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28
Grumpy
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posted 394 days ago
Tom, another good one from the past. Well done.
-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python
TomFran
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posted 393 days ago
Thanks a lot, Grumpy. You are a great encourager!
-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28