LOOKING FOR PLANS

The construction looks pretty straight forward. You might take a stab at your own plan if your search comes up bust.

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

Really! Build it from scratch. Then you can make it any size you want, or make a few in various sizes!

-- Bob Vila would be so proud of you!

I am not sure how to find angles for top shade.

-- Do it right the first time. Becuase fixing it is a wast of time.

Hey, I like that lamp too. If you manage to find a plan for one like that, please send me an email. I’d like to make one.

-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28

Looks like it’s about 40-45 degrees.

Draw the lamp on paper and fine tune it until it looks good to YOUR eye.
Then just build it. If you have never built anything from scratch then this looks like a
great one to start with. They get easier after each one you make.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

Here you go …

You can adapt these and adjust the size as required. The shade instructions should work as is.

http://www.popularmechanics.com/home_journal/woodworking/1273236.html

http://www.minwax.com/projects/accessories/pdfs/2006_Arts_and_Crafts_Table_Lamp.pdf

http://www.canadianhomeworkshop.com/weekend/mission_lamp.shtml

http://www.woodworkersworkshop.com/cached_files/23156_files/

http://www.am-wood.com/jul98/lamp.html

If you don’t want to use the plans propcarver listed you could always ask Dusty if he could give you some help. He’s done a couple lamps similar such as this one.

-- remember always measure once and cut twice

Also, this might be a nice opportunity to learn SketchUp—you can do everything by dimensions and centers, and just measure the angle, OR you can work the opposite way, and do all by easy angles and measure the resulting dimensions.

-b

We can sure pile on, at Lumberjocks, can’t we! Lots of different options thrown your way. This group really tries to push personal limits and to challenge ourselves by doing stuff we aren’t sure about or have never done. As you go through the design process, blog it, ask questions and we can all try and design it together if you like. Otherwise lots of other options as well.

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

Take it as a challenge. Start by drawing it to 100% scale and take it one piece at a time. This is a great project.

-- making sawdust....

Check this out: http://lumberjocks.com/projects/4289

As for the angle, I’d say it’s whatever you want it to be!

Hope you don’t mind me showing your good work around Scott!

-- Bob Vila would be so proud of you!

Thank you for the comments.

I guess I will have to takle this one half blind.

-- Do it right the first time. Becuase fixing it is a wast of time.

I’m curious – where did the original picture come from – it’s a beautiful lamp! I’m sure the various links that people provided will help you see how to build one of your own.

-- Nils Davis, Menlo Park, CA

Make sure you log the progress and post it for the rest of us. (Karson sez: no pictures, no project.)

-- Maplewood, MN

I have a reproduction of an old Arts and Crafts furniture catalog that has a similar picture inside. But, there are no measurements or plans. The overall size of mine says 22” height, shade is 14 1/2 by 14 1/2, and base is 7×7.

Good luck and let us know how this project goes.

-- Bill, Turlock California, http://www.brookswoodworks.com

thank you for the sizes.
and when I get started, i will keep you informed.

-- Do it right the first time. Becuase fixing it is a wast of time.

I think that might be a photo of one of Gustav Stickley’s lamps. A great source is “Schlabaugh & Son” (check on-line) for parts, plans and shade making instructions. Wood Magazine has at least one design that “Schlabaugh & Son” carry all components and plans. Another source is “Arts – Crafts Lamps & Shades – How to Make Them”, Algrove publishing, Classic Reprint Series (I think Amazon.com carries this book)

I used the Wood Mag Plans for this shade
I know Mark DeCou has made many lamps as well as Dusty, I’m sure they would help if they can.
Hope this helps!
Schroeder

-- The Gnarly Wood Shoppe

Shroeder is right – over the past few years, in WOOD magazine there has been a series of articles on Mission/Arts and Crafts furniture and accessory plans. I’m pretty sure there has been a lamp like yours. Check out their web page – they sell plans for most things that have been in the magazine.

Make it your own, but their plan should give you a starting place.

-- Paul, Texas