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These are Lighthouse Lamps that I made for one of my daughters for Christmas a couple of years ago. I had her take a couple of pictures of them for me. I remembered that I had made them when seeing them again on a recent trip to visit them. She and her husband have quite a collection of pictures of Lighthouses that they have visited along the coast of Washington and Oregon.
These are made from a plan that I found in a plan book (which one I don’t recall, age ya know). They are constructed of pine and then painted. They have a three-way switch that allows you to have a little lamp inside the Lighthouse on by itself (as in one of the pictures) or it can be on with the main bulb or just the main bulb. It has a small storage drawer also which doubles as access to the small bulb inside the Lighthouse.
-- Max "Desperado", Salt Lake City, UT































17 comments so far
RobS
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posted 777 days ago
Very cool, uhm or should I say hot. Great job.
-- Rob (A) Waxahachie,TX
TomFran
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Max,
I love lighthouses, and this lamp is great. If you ever locate the plan or could replicate it from memory, could you send me one. I’d love to make one of these.
I really like the light inside the lamp.
-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28
CharlieM1958
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posted 777 days ago
These would be a great addition to any beach house or condo.
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
Max
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Rob, Tom and Charlie,
Thank you for you the compliments.
Tom,
I sent you a message with the information on where I got the plans and hardware.
-- Max "Desperado", Salt Lake City, UT
WayneC
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posted 777 days ago
Very nice Max.
-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov
Branden
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I very much appreciate this project. I lose sight sometimes that it is okay to paint wood for a project such as this. It looks great!
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Max
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Wayne and Branden,
Thank you, Yup sometimes it is ok to paint wood!!!!
-- Max "Desperado", Salt Lake City, UT
mot
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posted 777 days ago
Max, that’s really neat! My wife is from lighthouse country in the Maritimes of Canada. That’s a really great lamp!
-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)
Max
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Thank you for the kind words Tom, I really appreciate it.
-- Max "Desperado", Salt Lake City, UT
Karson
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posted 777 days ago
Max a great idea about using a light for the windows of the lighthouse.
-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †
cajunpen
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posted 777 days ago
Great looking lamp Max. I really like it.
-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/
Max
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Bill and Karson,
Thank you, I really enjoyed making these it was fun to see them come together. I like the light inside also adds a different look.
-- Max "Desperado", Salt Lake City, UT
oscorner
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posted 776 days ago
Neat!
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Dustmite97
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posted 38 days ago
That’s really cool! Did you use miter joints?
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Max
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Dustmite97,
No I did not use miter joints, just rabbit joints. Thanks for the compliment.
-- Max "Desperado", Salt Lake City, UT
a1Jim
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posted 38 days ago
Very cool lamp unique design.
-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon
Max
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Thanks Jim, they were fun to build, but a pain to paint….
-- Max "Desperado", Salt Lake City, UT