| Project by Candy Hicks | posted 152 days ago | 388 views | 0 times favorited | 18 comments | ![]() |
This table lamp is created from a twisted juniper branch. It has two tables/shelves and stands about 6’ tall with the lamp shade. There are also 4 recessed lights in the base. This particular lamp was custom made for a customer in New York and it took almost 40 hours to complete. All color and shape are natural, we grind off the dead weathered wood which gives us the dark wood grain, we also grind and shape up all jagged edges and make everything blend together. Most of our time is spent on sanding. We finished it with 3 coats of satin polycrylic made by minwax.
-- Tim & Candy Hicks Custom Log Furniture www.rockymountain-twist.com Dust... What Dust
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18 comments so far
trifern
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posted 152 days ago
Beautiful…a true work of art.
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Scott Bryan
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posted 152 days ago
Candy,
This is a beautiful lamp. I respect the abilities of artists like yourself who have the ability to “see” the inner beauty of wood. I would have not seen past the bark of the juniper. Very nice.
thanks for the post.
-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.
pappyjohn
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posted 152 days ago
Candy, this is a Truly Very Very nice lamp, totally unique in the design, I love how you’ve placed the shelves in the design. Curious what did you make the lamp shade out of…..your brother in woodworking John
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Bradford
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posted 152 days ago
Nice work. I’ll bet that sold big time. Very artistic.
-- so much wood, so little time. Bradford.
Candy Hicks
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posted 152 days ago
Thank you for all y our nice comments. In reply to the lamp shade, I have these custom made form me from a lady in Washington state. All shades are made out of lampshade paper, I am not sure where she gets her supplies. I do know that some of her paper comes out of Nepal….. She does wonderful work and I dont mind paying a bit more for the shades since they are well made. If you are interested in her shades, I do have them on my site. If you are looking for some shade to buy wholesale I can get you her information.
Each piece that we make is different so it adds to the fun and it is like christmas everytime we pressure wash off the bark, then we can truly see the beauty that is beneath the surface.
-- Tim & Candy Hicks Custom Log Furniture www.rockymountain-twist.com Dust... What Dust
ww_kayak
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posted 152 days ago
Awesome, great stuff. You must have forearms like Popeye from the amount of sanding that must require ;)
-- Tom, Central New York
GaryK
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posted 152 days ago
That is fantastic! A true work of art.
-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.
Candy Hicks
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posted 152 days ago
Well not quite like popeyes, that is what the bowflex is for, hahaha. What works great is the nice inexpensive 3/4 angle drill from harbor freight tools and the sanding pads from lee valley tools. They work great to get the sanding done, but still everything has to be done over by hand to make sure there are no swirl marks and of course to get into all the crevices that the sander can not reach.
-- Tim & Candy Hicks Custom Log Furniture www.rockymountain-twist.com Dust... What Dust
sidestepmcgee
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posted 151 days ago
great work , the nooks in the wood are stunning.
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Grumpy
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posted 151 days ago
Very impressive work of art.
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rikkor
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posted 151 days ago
Man, that is sweeet. Good work.
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joey
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posted 151 days ago
Nice work
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BrianM
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posted 151 days ago
Creative to say the least. Nice job!
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PanamaJack
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posted 149 days ago
All I can think of is…Wow! Just beautiful.
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jeanmarc
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posted 132 days ago
very beautiful work
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scottb
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posted 89 days ago
gorgeous, simply gorgeous.
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darryl
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posted 88 days ago
wow, that is really impressive work.
I like the inclusion of the tables/shelves that is a very clever addition.
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mcoyfrog
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posted 8 days ago
Just awesome….
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