Post #776504 by absolute60 on Wed, May 31, 2017 3:16 PM

-Onto the varnish. I used a spray on gloss varnish for the lamp shade. This is optional, the lamp shade was fairly mat and needed some heavy color pop and shine, just like the one in the movie. I applied 5 coats. The dimples you see flattened out for the most part after drying and it’s one of the things I love most about this lamp. Really finishes off the overall look.

-Added a fast drying poly coat finish to the wood base. Simple one coat, glossy.

-Time to figure out this crappy Ikea lamp assembly I bought from Goodwill. It's a crappy lamp and cheap and was difficult to work with. With some finagling, I was able to pull out the one way cable inserts with hobby pliers, and recut them again because I completely tortured the cable. This was almost the most delicate part of the project. I had to remove the bulb housing because it was the only way for me to run it through the wooden base I made. After disassembling and running through the base, I made sure to tie the electricians knot with the wires before final assembly. Be sure to not forget that. Voila, it worked. I used this particular lamp because it was the perfect height, and it mounted wonderfully to the wood base using bonding glue.