Craftsman-style Lamp: Episode 1
Posted 21 May 2014
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Paul gets started with the lamp by showing some of the design aspects and construction methods used in this projects. He then lays out the uprights, ploughs the groves and lays out and cuts the mortices and tenons for the cross rails.
Thanks guys, this is looking like a really good project.
Matt
Looks like my Record 044 is going to get a workout on this project.
Thanks Paul and Staff this looks to be a fun project as well.
Steve
these classes are getting better and better .love em i do!
Hi Paul. What a great episode. You’re taking this project up a level or 2 with detail and accuracy. Really looking forward to it.
David
This a real skill builder. I agree this up another level.
Even preparing the timber is a bit of a skill all done by hand.
Well
Also this is one I can do because of its small size. 😉
Thanks Paul and team.
Enjoyed the episode however the lamp looks quite intricate. Is there a drawing of it and if so how can I access it. Hoping to here from someone.
Barry Ch.
hi Barry have you seen the two drawings on the project info page .
Where is project info page?
Thx
Hello Julie,
There is a “Previous” button below the video which will take you there.
Best, Phil
Paul – did I miss when you said the dimension you had set the fence of the plow plane? I’m wondering where the groove is landing – it doesn’t appear to be centered.. This looks like a great project! – thanks! Cynthia
i don’t believe paul gave that distance however in gregs drawings it indicates 1/4″or 6mm.
thank you !
Paul and camera staff, excellent skill builder. I must thank your camera person, we are able to see clearly how this work can be accomplished with just a few simple tools.
No router jigging and noisy fuss to deal with. Just real woodworking as always.
You and your crew are great. Absolutely PERFECT!
Looking forward to starting this project (not finished my current project yet!) Paul – how do you recommend preparing the very thin stock for this project (by hand). When it is so thin it is difficult to plane…
Have you seen the thicknesing jig video?https://woodworkingmasterclasses.com/2014/05/thickness-planing/
Awesome!!!!
Hi Paul
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Where is project info page?
Thx
Could Mr. Sellers show alternative planes to use as many people have wooden planes.
Thx
Nice project! Way to set a challenge for your students! And working with small pieces is always safer with hand tools than on power equipment.
One question: when you use the shooting board to make pieces of identical length, would it not be possible (useful even) to gang the parts together, index the far end and shoot them all at once? Is that possible, or is it just too difficult to handle that many pieces in the shooting board?
Could they for instance be indexed then clamped together against the shooting fence? Or, if not, registered then locked together with some blue tape? Or, maybe find the shortest piece in the group, shoot it then clamp a stop to the fence at that distance? I can even envision a longer fence to accommodate longer pieces.
And finally, could the shooting board (or something like it) be used to make all the thicknesses identical too? Say by clamping a right-angle fence in place at a specific distance from the plane fence (shooting the fence might be the first step here).
Or is this going beyond the intent of the project?
I asked Paul and he suggested “Try it”
Why dual mortise gauge lines when mortise thickness is determined by with if chisel?
Why not one line + chisel width
Thanks,
Ken
Correction
Why dual mortise gauge lines when mortise thickness is determined by width of chisel?
Why not a single line + chisel width
Thanks,
Ken