Today I'm going to show you how to make this gorgeous looking wooden desk lamp using simple
hand tools. For material I used two solid wood boards. One board three centimeters wide and thick
and another board one centimeter wide and thick. To create the lampshade I used a piece of paper
and the linen fabric. I also need a light bulb, a socket and a cord. So let's get started.
First I marked all the dimensions needed for the lamp base. Then I cut the board using a hand saw.
You can find the exact dimensions down in the video description. Next I'm sanding the edges
of the pieces that I've cut to make them even so it would be easier to work with the glue.
To get the desired shape I glued all the pieces of the wood together using a wood glue, a square
ruler and some clamps. You need a lot of patience because you can't glue all at once but it's
definitely worth the time. Before gluing the last piece of wood I marked the center point of the
lampshade and drilled a hole for the cord 4.5 centimeters deep using 6 millimeter bit. I
extended the hole from the back side of the same piece of wood at a 45 degree angle so it would be
much easier for the cord to pass through. Then I glued up this last piece of the lamp base.
Now let's move on to the lampshade frame. I marked the dimensions of the second board.
I made a cuboid frame 20 centimeters high and 15 centimeters wide. So I cut four pieces 20
centimeters long and eight pieces 13 centimeters long. The last and most important piece of wood
is the frame support with size 5 by 13 centimeters. I used a 30 millimeter bit to countersink a hole
one centimeter deep. Then I used six millimeter bit to drill a hole all the way through so that
it perfectly matched the center of the base. The next step is building the cuboid frame.
I glued all the pieces together and used square ruler along with the clamps to make a perfect
right angle. To make everything nice and level I'm going to hit with 120 grit sandpaper which should
make a quick work of all the unevenness. Then I finished it off with a spray paint. I paint both
the base and the frame with a chocolate brown spray paint because I wanted to create more
contrast between them and the lampshade. I applied two coats of spray paint and left it to dry out.
After that I moved on to making the lampshade. I used a paper roll and cut 62 by 21 centimeters of
it. I also cut the linen fabric 63 by 23 centimeters so that I could easily glue it to the paper and
fold the edges to get nice and smooth look. It took me some time until I finished gluing the
fabric to the paper because I wanted to make sure everything was lined up. I decided to use a wood
glue and it actually turned out quite well. The glue wasn't drying too fast so I had some time to
adjust the fabric to the paper with a ruler. I glued up the lampshade to the frame. It is very
important to do this carefully one side at a time because you need to align the edges of the frame
with the edges of the shade. I folded the fabric on the top of the frame to get the desired look
but you can skip this step simply by cutting the paper 20 centimeters wide at the beginning.
Now I can finally put all the pieces together. I'm mixing up some 5 minute epoxy to stick the socket.
I made sure everything was lined up and then used wood glue to stick the lampshade to the base.
I held it with finger pressure for only a few minutes until the glue started to harden.
I suggest you use LED light bulb because it produces a very small insignificant amount of
heat. This is the final result and I ended up really liking it. Thank you so much for watching
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