Home Makeover Interior designing and decoration tips

Wood you’ll need: 4 pieces walnut, which you’ll cut to 1 %” wide by 8″ tall by %” thick, plus a few extra pieces in case you mess up 2 pieces contrasting colored wood (such as maple), which you’ll cut to 10″ long by %” wide by %” thick, plus a few extra pieces in case you mess up 1 piece veneer, 27″ by 8″ Tools you’ll need: Table saw Stacked dado cutter or sliding miter saw Band saw or jigsaw Masking tape or a few small clamps Carpenter’s wood glue 1. Start by milling the leg pieces and crosspieces to size. Take your time and make sure your cuts are straight and true.
I suggest that you cut a couple extra legs and cross member pieces to aid you in your setup for the next steps. 2. Next you need to work on the joinery, the recessed spots where the pieces of wood will intersect. This step will drive you mad if you let it, so I recommend taking your time and making sure you have those extra pieces handy for setup, just in case you mess something up. Also, err on the side of milling away too little-it’s easier to remove wood with a file or sandpaper than to fill. Veneer Shade Lamp, continued That’s easy enough. Now mill the ends so they fit into the dados in the legs.
You’ll need the other half of the half laps at each end. This can get tricky because you need a dado at each end of your cross member pieces (now stay with me here) on opposite sides. So basically you need a 11-12″ wide by some deep dado at each end of your cross member pieces. Once you have your legs and cross members milled (or cut) your assembly looks something like this: 216 Appendix 5. It’s all downhill from here. Now it’s time to assemble the base. Put wood glue on all your mating surfaces, being careful not to get too messy, and assemble your lamp base. If you’ve taken your time and cut your joinery correctly, then everything will be snug.
Use clamps where needed, and do be sure all pieces are square to each other before the glue sets up. 6. Cut the veneer to make the shade. Carefully curl it into a tube and insert into the slots, making sure to insert the portion where it overlaps into one of the slots as well. It doesn’t hurt to use a little glue where it overlaps and use masking tape or a small squeeze clamp to keep the exposed seam together until the glue sets up. You can buy the lamp socket and cord at your local home center and install according to directions. Insert a low-wattage bulb, and there you have it: a nice environment-friendly lamp for your place.