Glued stock for the lamp bases.
On the table are the skirting
pieces for the bases
Smoothing the bandsaw cuts
on the bottom of the skirting
We machine a groove in each
half of the glued stock. Then place a
pipe in the middle and glue both
halves together
As soon as the turning stock is dry,
the clamps come off and they are ready
to turn in the lathe
Lamp bases all sanded and assembled
Turning the stock on the lathe. Before you
make it pretty you must make it round
Starting to take shape. The finished
turning on the right is used for a template
Two pieces are finished and ready
for sanding
Turning is all sanded and ready to be
attached to the base
Time to go into the finish booth
Bob is spraying sanding sealer on the
lamps. After drying they will be hand
rubbed with fine abrasive and given two
more finished coats of semi gloss laquer
The last step, installing the hardware
and wiring
We started out with a pile of lumber
and finished with a torchiere lamp
