The other thing that would keep this lamp from joining all the other things I surround myself with is that fact that it doesn't ship to my home here in Canada. But that's all right, we're going to make one of these things ourselves. And then the lamp will have more sentimental meaning won't it.
Where to start? Using my artistic superpowers I stare at the object. Letting my imagination literally pull it apart. I can now see each of the components that it's made of in my minds eye. I will need to either make these parts or purchase these parts. Lets break that down.
Parts List:
1 piece of raw Cedar or any other log you want.
1 piece of metal bar 1/4" - 1/2" diameter (this gets cut in half to make you 2 supports.)
1 piece of metal, heavy wood or stone for the base.
1 lighting kit preferably LED so you don't risk a fire (Home Depot).
Looks like everything but the wood can be purchased at Lowes or Home Depot.
I did some digging and found out that a hunk of raw wood is often called a bowl blank. And you can get a cedar one for around $15 USD on the web. Here is one on eBay. It's close to what I want but we're not just there yet. I'll have to do some more leg work.
Note: Whatever sized metal bars you get. You'll need a drill bit of equal diameter. So you can cut the holes that the bars will slide into.
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