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Had a cheapie chandelier with bad wiring in my dining area. Decided to make one based on those old style edison bulbs. Added some LED downlights for reading and put an LED light behind some cobalt blue glass in the center. It’s big…...5 ft wide! Curly maple and Shedua with metal and painted blue accents. People either love it or hate it when they see it. I think I watched chitty chitty bang bang too many times as a kid. I’ll post some more pics. Just finished putting in new windows and Ambrosia maple casings in the room.
The bulbs can be found at lowes and home depot. The wire is twisted copper from Monster cable.
-- Thom, Westport, www.thomscottstudio.com
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Matt W5MIX
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#1 posted 400 days ago
Beautiful!! Not sure how anyone could hate that!
-- Matt in Austin, TX
CJay
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#2 posted 400 days ago
Absolutely love it.
-- Chris Boreham, Oxfordshire, UK - http://www.chrisboreham.co.uk - http://throughwoodeneyes.tumblr.com/
bowtie
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#3 posted 400 days ago
Very unique, beautiful woods and form, whats not to love about it?
-- bowtie,.....jus passin thru.... cccedar.com
JoeyG
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#4 posted 400 days ago
I wish I could talk my wife into something like that. I think the closest I would get would be to build it and put it up in the shop. Great job, it’s really cool.
-- JoeyG ~~~ http://www.facebook.com/JHGWoodWorks
Benboy
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#5 posted 400 days ago
That is fantastic. More pictures please.
-- If I can't make it, I probably don't need it.
ChrisK
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#6 posted 400 days ago
Really cool!
-- Chris K
drbyte
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#7 posted 400 days ago
Great job! I second Benboy’s motion: MORE PICS!!!
-- Dennis, WV
svenbecca
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#8 posted 400 days ago
Okay, that is the coolest light fixture I’ve ever seen. The proverbial light bulb just went off in my head, no pun intended.
-- A carpenter takes an ugly, knotted, twisted piece of wood and makes something beautiful and pure from it. Jesus was and still is a carpenter, I am that piece of wood.
Ampeater
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#9 posted 400 days ago
Welcome to Lumberjocks. I really like it. Good design and execution.
-- "A goal without a plan is a wish."
Enoelf
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#10 posted 400 days ago
I gotta go with the crowd here. That is one cool light fixture!
Thanks for sharing.
Well done.
-- Central Ohio, Still got 9 and 15/16 fingers!
ratchet
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#11 posted 400 days ago
You are right I hate it! No seriously, it’s very appealing and a nice work of art. Well done.
Bertha
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#12 posted 400 days ago
That’s spectacular. I like that you included some function in the form of LEDs. I can’t get enough of those Edisons and I love the color in the cabling. Really a fine work of art.
-- My dad and I built a 65 chev pick up.I killed trannys in that thing for some reason-Hog
Ken90712
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#13 posted 400 days ago
Great job, I thinks its great. The finish and workmanship it spot on. Welcome to LJ’s as well.
-- Ken, "Everyday above ground is a good day!"
vakman
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#14 posted 400 days ago
Excellent work! Could you include a source for the type of bulbs you used for these, I’m not familiar with them (but have been looking for them all my life!)
-- - Power is not revealed by striking hard or often, but by striking true. -
AKSteve
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#15 posted 400 days ago
that is awesome ! great idea
-- Steve - Wasilla, Alaska
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