Post #761132 by swizzle on Sat, Mar 19, 2016 6:55 PM

Thanks Will. Although i like making the cylinder style because it's pretty straight forward and i'm very happy with the results i get, i am trying to make as many different styles/types as i can. My new one pictured below is something i tried a few new things on.

I go to a lot of thrift stores Wendy but the ones we have here are tiny compared to the Savers and Goodwill stores you guys have over there. Fabric is not something i've ever thought about looking for (i have enough at the moment anyway) but i am always looking out for baskets, however it's not that often i find something that i think i can use for a light.

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So Tikiskip and Wendy, here's the most recent piece i've finished.

Back before i made my first light i bought a couple of packets of bamboo stakes from the hardware store. They come in a pack of 20 and are just used to stick in the ground and tie plants to but i figured i'd be able to use them in some lights somehow. I finally figured out a way and the result is below.
It was very tedious cutting all the pieces down to length and then burning all the nodes but i'm pretty happy with the results, although i don't think i'll make many more like this as was very time consuming.

The other thing i tried on this light which is something i haven't done before is incorporate some shells into it. On previous pieces i have added a few cowrie shells but this is a little different. Those cowrie shells came from necklaces i bought from thrift stores and the way they were made was one cowrie shell to about ten or so little shells so i have a whole bag of them.
What i came up with was gluing the shells into the patterns i carve into the wood with the router. Because it was my first go at this (like using the bamboo) i've made the light for myself and added my fictional tiki bars name onto it, just to see how it would go and i'm pretty happy with it, although i might have to carve the grooves a little deeper on future pieces just so that the shells sit down a little lower.

So here's a couple of pics.

The one on the left was taken at night with the flash on when the light was actually alight. You can just see the fabric behind the bamboo and can notice that it looks purple, which it is, compared to the pic on the right where it looks more pink.
Out of all of the pieces i've made so far, this one gives out the least amount of light but i'm really happy with how it looks. I still wish i could get a better picture of them when they are on.

And below is a pic of the lamp during the day and also the base with the shells.

I have a heap of the bamboo left so i will be making another light like this one but i have no idea when.
And i have been working on a new mug design which is nearly ready to start pouring so the next time i post it will be to show that.

Cheers
swiz