<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">I did see this but didn’t reply to it.....maybe use a band saw to get the rough shape and a lot of sanding..<div><br><div id="AppleMailSignature" dir="ltr">Thank you<div>Dominic P</div></div><div dir="ltr"><br>On Sep 4, 2019, at 6:34 PM, Chuck Steger via Woodworkers <<a href="mailto:woodworkers@lists.sawdusters.org">woodworkers@lists.sawdusters.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 14 (filtered medium)"><style><!--
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">My granddaughter asked me to build a lamp for her bedroom. Would appreciate some advice on the construction.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The picture is off a big box store web and the only dimensions are 29” high and !7” wide. This is the height to the finial and the diameter of the lamp shade. I printed it and extrapolated out some rough dimensions. I realize with the picture skewed it throws off some dimensions and so I wanted more eyes on it.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The height of the wooden piece is 16 ¾”. The width of the base is 9¾” – 10”. At first I thought it was square but looks more rectangular. The dimension of the depth (from the printing) is about 3” but that seems narrow for a 10” wide base. Does 5” sound better? Do I hear 7”. Are my eyes just deceiving me and it’s wider? Of course, the beauty of a build like this is I can make it what I want so does a 5”x10” base seem reasonable or is that even too narrow for a lamp? I’m going to make a cardboard footprint before I start any construction.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">It looks like it is constructed in 5 sections (tiers) with the top being a block of wood. It appears to be mitered. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">I’m not too concerned with the top 3 sections. I can use a router and TS to make those profiles and they are not large.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">4.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The bottom 2 sections concern me. The base would be 5”D x 10”W x 4 ¾”T. How do you do a cove that big? Will a TS do it? Is it a BS and spokeshave approach?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">5.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The 2<sup>nd</sup> tier is about 4 ¾” x 9 ¾” W x 6 ¾”T. How do I make that profile? Is that also a BS and spokeshave approach as well?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">6.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> And then finally, how would you miter pieces that thick? Shape them miter? I think that would be easier as long as I can miter with the flat side down.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> I was really hoping she would pick something round I could make on the lathe </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Wingdings">J</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Brush Script MT"">Chuck<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><dark-russian-oak-titan-lighting-table-lamps-tn-999275-64_1000.jpg></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>I want to be one of my friends for a day so I can see how cool it is to hang out with me.</span><br><span><a href="mailto:Woodworkers@lists.sawdusters.org">Woodworkers@lists.sawdusters.org</a></span><br><span></span><br><span>To unsubscribe from this list -</span><br><span><a href="http://lists.sawdusters.org/listinfo.cgi/woodworkers-sawdusters.org">http://lists.sawdusters.org/listinfo.cgi/woodworkers-sawdusters.org</a></span><br><span></span><br><span>Address to contact the list ADMIN staff -</span><br><span><a href="mailto:woodworkers-owner@lists.sawdusters.org">woodworkers-owner@lists.sawdusters.org</a></span></div></blockquote></div></body></html>