Walnut Floor Lamp.... W.I.P.

[Bryan Cowing]

Swmbo has been wanting a nicer floor lamp. We shopped local stores, anything that she liked ran $300 to $400+ . Found some wood ones during a online search Swmbo seemed to like, so I started looking for plans to build one. Very few plans out there! I did find this one during an image search which looks neat so I got started on the top.

[Karl Laustrup]

Hey Bryan, here's a picture of a floor lamp that someone sent me quite a few years ago. Probably at least 7 years ago. These pictures were posted on another forum and I asked the person that made them if he would send me the pics and plans. He didn't have plans, at least not that I remember, but he sent this pic. Maybe your wife would like this design.



It seems it would be pretty easy to build. The only hard part would be finding someone to do the leaded stained glass shades. I was going to build them using some of the cherry that I harvested from my property, but never got around to doing it. Anyway, if you do build them be sure and post pictures.

[Carol Reed]

I like them, Karl. Got any dimensions? I only need one to extrapolate the rest.

[Karl Laustrup]

No dimensions Carol. If my memory serves me, which it doesn't very often anymore, they were about 60" high.

I think I was going to do them to a height of 60" so it could go behind our couch and light the entire couch.

I would think you could even make a table lamp that looks like them, just cut down the sizes.

[Carol Reed]

Thanks, Karl. That helps.

[Bryan Cowing]

2nd piece turned. Picked up a floor lamp for parts, $3 at Goodwill store. The 5 pound steel ring will add some weight to the base.

[allen levine]

bryan, Id be interested in knowing if you are going to pass a tube to hold the electrical wire through the center of it, and how will you drill out the center?

[Bryan Cowing]

bryan, Id be interested in knowing if you are going to pass a tube to hold the electrical wire through the center of it, and how will you drill out the center?

Laminating 5 pcs of 1" ruff stock for the 4" x 41" turning blank. This is for the centre section, & left a 3/8" gap for the electrical wire. I cut 3/8"x2" piece to plug the ends for the lathe work.

[Rob Keeble]

I enjoy all of your builds bryon. You dont dilly dally around and always use precision planning and technique to get your projects done in a short time and turn out such beautiful work.
thanx for always sharing your craftsmanship.
I always look foward to your projects.

Could not have said it any better 100% agree with what Allen said.

Thanks Bryan for posting here it inspires me for sure.


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[allen levine]

my wife just looked at the lamp, as we need a floor lamp in the new bedroom.
she said, you have a lathe, why dont you make something like that?
I just chuckled at her, and said, ok, yeah, sure.