Post #707000 by KAHAKA on Thu, Feb 6, 2014 3:36 PM

Thanks A Frame, TikiPops, and foamy!

TikiPops... resin is fun stuff, just messy as hell, expensive, and fumy. It does open up windows of possibilities for lamp making!

I haven't done a thread of a lamp build from start to finish in the ten years I've done this, so here goes.

I'm making a drum style lamp with bamboo sides with a resin, ship wheel style bottom.

I use this goofy caveman "tool" a while back to make my circles. I then divide the circle so that there are 8 spokes leading to the center circle.

After cutting out the windows between the spokes, I line all inner walls with woven edging I get from Benson's Imports.

After cutting down some bamboo into 3/8" trivets, I use 2 part epoxy to glue the pieces into place on a sheet of synskin, before I pour the colored resin over the top.

Next to fill the other windows with shells, and pour the resin...