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The body and shade frame of the lamp are made from quilted cherry, with the shade featuring mica panels and cut sheet copper in a pine cone motif. The lamp is deceptively simple: there is close to 20 hours of handwork in the shade alone, which includes double compound miters and half laps. Both the corbels and lamp shade arms are let into the main body by stopped sliding dovetails.































18 comments so far
MsDebbieP
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posted 696 days ago
beautiful.
hmm “deceptively simple” “20 hours in the shade alone”... Simple as in easy techniques … just time consuming to do these easy techniques… ok I get it… :)
the pine cone: is this cut on a scrollsaw or did you purchase it “as is”?
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Scott Tinker
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posted 696 days ago
I mean that for the average person, they would not see that much work in the shade (which is, indeed, the bulk of the work). The pine cone I cut out myself from sheet copper on a scroll saw.
MsDebbieP
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posted 696 days ago
I think the average person doesn’t see most of the work needed to provide the beautiful projects.
And sometimes, what I am learning, is that the “simple” stuff takes the most time to complete
Beautiful pine cone!
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Scott Tinker
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posted 696 days ago
You are totally correct. It is, many times, the most simple appearing portions of a project that prove to be the most challenging.
Critterman
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posted 696 days ago
Scott, very nice really like the shade. Where did you get the mica panels from??
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Scott Tinker
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posted 696 days ago
I ordered them online from a company in California, I think. I would have to look back through my files.
TreeBones
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posted 696 days ago
Wow, a lot of time into this project. Very nice, it was worth it.
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Chip
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posted 695 days ago
More great work. Thanks for letting us see it Scott.
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Dadoo
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posted 695 days ago
Nice one Scott!
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Douglas Bordner
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posted 695 days ago
That’s a beauty, Scott. Please keep us informed about the sheet Mica source.
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rikkor
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posted 695 days ago
Very impressive in its simplicity.
SPalm
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posted 695 days ago
Scott,
Very very nice.
Dang it, now I have another project that I want to try :)
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Mick
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posted 692 days ago
I would be very interested in your Mica source. The lamp is beautiful. I want to make wall sconces using Mica but have not found a supplier for it.
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GaryK
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posted 692 days ago
Very cool. Nice job.
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dennis mitchell
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posted 568 days ago
Beautiful!
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DAN
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posted 568 days ago
What have you been up to ? Been a while since you posted any of your work. Hope all is well.
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jeanmarc
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posted 491 days ago
very nice.The lamp is beautiful
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CessnaPilotBarry
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posted 436 days ago
I’d like to know where to get the mica, too.
I love the lamp!
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