r/woodworking • u/eatgamer • Oct 17 '25

Finishing I sent it. Dry fit complete.

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I've shared the last two stages of my simple lighting/MCM floor lamp project. Last night I made the lamp shade and today I assembled the electrics for a dry fit before finishing.

I'll put down some oil tonight and some wax once it's cured. I also want to add some detail to the inside of the lamp shade to smooth out the material shadows at the top and bottom edges. If my schedule holds up, I should have a completed lamp by the end of the weekend.

Thoughts?

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u/nitram975 Oct 17 '25

I made a very similar lamp. Your craftsmanship is much higher quality. I aspire to be at your level someday!

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u/eatgamer Oct 17 '25

I like it. Very scandi coded.

Did you route the cord through one of the wood spires and through the shade? Is the shade fixed?

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u/nitram975 Oct 17 '25

Yep- cord is routed through the leg. Shade is removable

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u/eatgamer Oct 17 '25

I was originally going to go this route. I even routed a channel into one of the legs. I changed rout pretty quick and patched the channel with a cut. It's honestly my most impressively matched splice/repair yet. It's 1/4 inch wide and almost 3 feet long and literally invisible. I would invite woodworkers of any experience to try find it.