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A woodturning of a small lamp.

Project by Dick, & Barb Cain posted 474 days ago 705 views 0 times favorited 25 comments Add to Favorites Watch

I had this small 4 light ceiling fixture, that had a broken globe that couldn’t be replaced.

It sat in a box for quite awhile, so one day I decided to make a small lamp with my lathe.

I glued up two pieces of a Pine 2×6, & cut a starter disk for the lathe.

It has a Walnut Watco finish.

The base is 4 1/2” in diameter, the total height is 9 1/2” tall.

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I tore the cover off of the bottom, to show the wiring.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1


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TedM

1844 posts in 630 days


posted 474 days ago

Cool! A great new use for an old light!

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jeanmarc

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posted 474 days ago

beautiful lampe.a great job

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thetimberkid

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posted 474 days ago

Great job!

Thanks fror the post

Callum

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Lee A. Jesberger

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posted 474 days ago

HI Dick;

As always, very nice. Creative too.

Lee

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Diane

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posted 474 days ago

Really nice you can never tell it was something else once and it is beautiful. Are you going to make more out of the other globes left?

Diane

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Dick, & Barb Cain

7043 posts in 1197 days


posted 474 days ago

Diane, They’re sitting on a shelf, while I attend to my long, long list.

Thanks All!

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

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Les Hastings

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posted 474 days ago

Great lamp Dick!

-- Les, Wichita, Ks. (I'd rather be covered in saw dust!)

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CharlieM1958

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posted 474 days ago

Great use of materials, Dick!

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

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Dadoo

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posted 474 days ago

Would make a nice night light for finding your way to the bathroom! Nice job Dick.

-- Bob Vila would be so proud of you!

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brianinpa

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posted 474 days ago

Nice save of the old light. Nice work.

-- Brian, Lebanon PA, If you aren’t having fun doing it, find something else to do.

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trifern

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posted 474 days ago

Great re-purpose of materials Dick. I bet your wife is pleased. Thanks for sharing.

-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.

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Dusty56

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posted 474 days ago

that is truly unique…great idea and workmanship

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Grumpy

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posted 474 days ago

Great job Dick.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

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Dick, & Barb Cain

7043 posts in 1197 days


posted 474 days ago

Thank you,

Les, Charlie, Dadoo, Brian, trifern, Dusty56, & Grumpy

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

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Jeff

997 posts in 991 days


posted 474 days ago

Pretty cool, Dick. I sometimes wish I had a lathe so I could do some projects like this. Is the shaft for the switch a piece of tubing or something? I can’t quite tell how you did that.

-- Jeff, St. Paul, MN

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Tony

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posted 474 days ago

Nice adaptation – It would have been a shame not to have used that nice lamp shade.

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Dick, & Barb Cain

7043 posts in 1197 days


posted 474 days ago

Thanks Jeff, & Tony.

I just edited the post to show the innards of it.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

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Jeff

997 posts in 991 days


posted 473 days ago

Thanks for the update Dick!

-- Jeff, St. Paul, MN

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Dick, & Barb Cain

7043 posts in 1197 days


posted 473 days ago

Thanks Jeff, I’m glad you asked about it.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

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SteveKorz

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posted 473 days ago

Hey, that is preeeety neat… I wouldn’t have thought to do that… creative, and looks great too!

-- As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17) †

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Dick, & Barb Cain

7043 posts in 1197 days


posted 473 days ago

Thanks, Steve old buddy.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

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sharad

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posted 468 days ago

You have made beautiful lamps out of something lying unused. Turning job is very professional and the lamps look enviable.
Sharad

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Dick, & Barb Cain

7043 posts in 1197 days


posted 468 days ago

Thank you Sharad!

I appreciate your comment.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

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cabinetmaster

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posted 453 days ago

I like the idea of using those fixtures and globes. Great job. Wish I had thought of that.

-- Jerry--A man can never have enough tools or clamps

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Dick, & Barb Cain

7043 posts in 1197 days


posted 453 days ago

Thank you, cabinetmaker!

If you shop around flea markets, or garage sales, you may find lamps with missing parts like this.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

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