Advent Candle Stand or Floor Lamp

[pbacot]

Nice, Dave. Might you want more of a drip catcher on the arms? We used to have the candles on the table, with a wreath. This was one of my favorite traditions as a child. Thinking back it seems it must been picked up from the Menorah tradition.

[Dave R]

Thank you. I think the candles will be oil-filled so they shouldn't drip. If they aren't going to use oil-filled candles I'll probably make some drip catchers out of brass.

[davidheim1]

Dave,
Nice looking piece, but your method for joining the vertical pieces has me puzzled. How about adding another view to show the joinery?
Best,
dh

[Dave R]

Hi David,

Thank you.

I don't have the model at my disposal at the moment so I made a quick sketch showing the joint.

You cut this with a dovetail cutter in the router table. Each piece gets a pass with the edge of the board against the fence and then with a face. all four pieces are identical. When I made the table lamp I spent quite a bit of time making test cuts. With SketchUp, it's dead easy by using copies of a component arrayed around the center.

[davidheim1]

Very clever, as always.
dh

[Dave R]

I wish it was my idea. It is pretty cool. Much like the birdsmouth method used to make hollow masts and spars for sailboats.

[Dave R]

Here's the floor lamp with a mica shade. I added a couple of Morris chairs and Gregory Paolini's Limbert-style coffee table for scale.

[mwm5053]

Very nice Dave. I've always like the Arts and Craft furniture.

[Dave R]

Thank you, Walt. Now I just have to get the mica and get moving on it. If I'm going to make one I might as well do two and the shades should come first.

[Dave R]

FWIW, I've simplified it to use simple rabbets for joining the vertical pieces. It should be less fussy to cut those joints.