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Craftsman lamp post with copper light

Project by rainymountcraftsman posted 76 days ago 839 views 12 times favorited 15 comments Add to Favorites Watch

Craftsman style lamp post. Post Made from cedar and light made from copper, cedar, and marabu. My wife dont like the bottom of the lamp, I dont like it much either. Think im going to make it out of cedar, wider and a little thicker with a profile instead of just flat. There is going to be another matching lamp on the other arm of the post, I just need to have the owners of the cabin tell me if they like the look of the light. Looks better then the old post at least.


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kolwdwrkr

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posted 76 days ago

Very cool. I would love to have something like this near my bbq. Thanks for sharing

-- ~ Inspiring those who inspire me ~

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stefang

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posted 76 days ago

Beautiful lamp. Tons of good outdoor atmosphere. Excellent work.

-- Mike, American in Norway

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huff

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posted 76 days ago

Perfect style for the setting. Looks like it belongs there. Great job.

-- John @ Myrtle Beach

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kjwoodworking

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posted 76 days ago

Excellent job, the light and post look great together.
The surroundings look neat too, like your deep in the woods.

-- Kirk H. -- http://www.kjwoodworking.com

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Walnut_Weasel

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posted 76 days ago

Looks great – including the base!

-- James - What's your excuse this time??

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Innovator

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posted 76 days ago

Thats one beautiful lamp and post. The materials really work well together.

-- Whether You Think You Can or You Think You Can't, YOU ARE RIGHT!!!

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Joanne

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posted 76 days ago

Beautiful creation, I love the look!

-- Joanne, New York, www.creationhollow.com

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a1Jim

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posted 76 days ago

great lamp looks super

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

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RexMcKinnon

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posted 76 days ago

Very Nice. This would be great in any driveway. No fumbling with your keys and a close electrical to plug in your cars on a cold winter night.

-- If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail!

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hardwoodflooring

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posted 76 days ago

It looks great. does it give you enough light to get to the shed?

-- hardwood, South Carolina, http://www.palmettohardwood.com

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rainymountcraftsman

34 posts in 84 days


posted 75 days ago

Not sure about enough light to the shed. I havent been up there during the night, its a customers cabin. There is a second light that is going to go on the other arm of post…...the one light alone, looks to me like it would cast alot of light.

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paplou

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posted 75 days ago

very nice work and design work. if the owners don’t like it i well send you my address.

-- PAPLOU

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ND2ELK

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posted 75 days ago

Great looking light. You did a beautiful job on it. Thanks for podting.

God Bless
tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

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Tim Pursell

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posted 69 days ago

I like the lamp. If I were to try and improve on the base I would give it a taper, but then the light fixture should be tapered so the two elements of the lamp are balanced. Just my .02. It’s all about what the customer wants. Nice job!

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rainymountcraftsman

34 posts in 84 days


posted 66 days ago

A little update on the post and light. My customers loved the post, and they liked the light….although… They said that the light was a little big, and they were wondering if I could do something with the conduit running verticaly up the backside of the post. I said that I could try and dado out a slot the length of post upto the horizontals and cover it with a strip of cedar. Im not sure if this would even come close to code? Anyone have any ideas of hiding the wiring?

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