DIY Wooden Tripod Table Lamp ~ DIY Woodworking

How I made a pair of wooden tripod table lamps using some Oak offcuts and a DIY lamp wiring kit from eBay. Really elegant and perfect design for you bedroom or living space.👇 Links to tools/materials below👇
TOOLS/EQUIPMENT
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BUILD PROCESS
This build started with cutting out a hand drawn sketch of the leg design and making an MDF template on the bandsaw. This was refined with a hand plane and sanding.
Then using some Oak offcuts I traced the template and cut out the rough shapes of the six legs on the bandsaw. I attached each leg to the template, using the masking tape and CA glue method, and using my homemade router table (and a hand plane when things got a little scary) trimmed everything back to its final shape.
I made a quick temporary jig on my table saw cross cut sled to ensure each leg was cut at the same matching position and angle, and ran all six through.
I created the center triangle pieces for each lamp out of a left over piece of Oak - using the table saw and MicroJig push block to make this awkward cut as safe as possible.
All the legs were glued onto the center pieces one at a time using masking tape as a clamp because the shapes were very difficult to get clamps on.
Once everything was dry I created some DIY wood filler using Titebond II wood glue and some leftover Oak sanding dust and filled any gaps I could, before using a chisel and sandpaper to flush things up.
I then took the lamp bases over to the drill press and used the longest drill bit I could, that still fit between the base and the drill chuck, to drill a hole through for the wiring. This hole was then made slightly wider at the top to accommodate a slightly larger diameter brass tube.
The bases were then finished with 3 coats of OSMO Polyx Satin Clear.
In order to keep the brass tubes as straight and vertical as possible I used a bit in the drill press to keep it all aligned while I screwed it into the Oak using some pliers. This actually worked really well and I will use the technique again!
Then it was just a case of adding the bulb holder and wiring the lamps up. A couple of nice small drum lampshades later, and the build was done!
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