Craftsman-style Lamp

It’s time to glue up the main frame, fit the glass and the hinges and apply the finishing touches. This is the final episode of the series in which Paul does all the final fitting and gluing up.

It’s time to fit the stops/planted rebates to the lid of the lamp. Once these have been mitred to fit, Paul glues up the top frame and fits the stops. He then cuts the recess for the hinges in the main frame.

Time to get started on the lamp top by marking out and cutting the half-housing joints. Watch out for the techniques that make sure you get a nice flush finish.

It’s time to cut the half-housing to fit the two glazing bars together and put together the side panels. Once that is done, Paul shapes and fits the small ventilation panels which fit in the top and bottom of each side.

In this episode Paul marks out and cuts the very fine mortices and tenon for the glazing bars. There is more to come on fitting the glazing bars together and finishing the frame.

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.