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    Louvered Lamp

    Here is another of my completed projects. It is based on a plan in Woodsmith but I modified it some. The plan had the louver control bars on the outside which I didn't like so I basicly assembled it backwards with the control bars on the inside. I also added a couple of nylon washers on each end of the # 6 louver
    on each side to add some friction so the louvers stay where you adjust then.
    The lamp has 2 xenon lo voltage puck fictures, one on the bottom and pointing up and another on the top pointing down. The brass thumb screws are for bulb replacement.

    Thanks for looking
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    Neat Dave. Do you have a picture taken at night with it lit up?

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    Interesting design Dave. Nice looking lamp. What kind of wood did you use and what are the dimensions?

    How about a picture of it “in use”
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    Sorry about the delay in answering but it has been a hectic week. The lamp is 30" tall and rhe top and bottom are 13"X13". I built it out of cedar. Never built anything with 52 moving parts before. Here is a pic with it lit up.
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    Very nice.
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    Quote Originally Posted by David Wilson
    Sorry about the delay in answering but it has been a hectic week. The lamp is 30" tall and rhe top and bottom are 13"X13". I built it out of cedar. Never built anything with 52 moving parts before. Here is a pic with it lit up.
    Thanks for looking
    Nice! It has a very soothing ambiance.
    Thanks for posting the pic
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    Like it bye day love it at night! .
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    Very nice Dave!
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    That's just one of those things that looks better in the dark!!! (Not to take anything away from its appearance in the daytime!)

    I liked your idea of putting the center stick on the inside. Now that I see it at night, I think I might consider putting the stick off to one side. Either way - it's a great lamp and I bet all your neighbors want one now.

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    That is really cool, David! With it lit up, it almost appears as thought the louvers are translucent. Very neat effect! Man, it must've been a real "joy" getting all those moving parts lined up at the same time for the final glue-up! Nice job and gives me a few ideas for some needed indirect lighting around here! Thanks for posting!
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    Thumbs up

    David, I like it! What kind of a finish did you use on that cedar? Beautiful!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ken Fitzgerald
    David, I like it! What kind of a finish did you use on that cedar? Beautiful!
    Used spray poly. 4 coats Louvers were finished before assembly
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    Too cool, David! Nice work.
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