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Flute Lamps
Like clarinets, flutes are fairly easy to assemble into lamps, but flutes are longer and thinner, making them a bit less stable than their single-reed cousins.
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This lamp was made in Dec 2009 for a very nice (and very patient, as you'll learn if you keep reading) lady in Texas, using a flute she sent me ... it was a present for her daughter ... I started with a very nice piece of Quebracho for the base, but when I had the lamp all complete and was preparing the final assembly and packing, I saw some small cracks in both sides (see 3rd photo) ... they weren't very noticeable at first, but the next day they had gotten worse ... I tried for several weeks to bring them under control, but finally had to give up and start over, this time with a very cool piece of Makore ... but when that base was nearing completion I started having the same problem with that piece! ... then a piece of Mahogany, and another crack! ... to bring an already long story to an end, my second piece of Mahogany turned out great, and while I am very pleased with the final result, I feel badly that it took SO long to get this lamp to the lady ... it arrived Dec 23 with barely a moment to spare! So I was very pleased to receive this e-mail from her that evening: "I just received the lamp and it is gorgeous. She is going to be so surprised when she gets here tomorrow. I can hardly wait. Thank you so much for all your hard work ..." This is an example of why I have to turn down folks who are on a tight schedule! ;-) (Note: the shade is one of my stock shades that I put on it just for the photo, and wasn't purchased with the lamp.) |
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I made this lamp in Feb 2009 for my sister to give to a friend of hers ... she has asked me to make it over a year earlier, so I appreciate her patience! The base is a very cool wood called Bocote and is shown in its natural color. She provided the shade and finial, so I don't have a photo of them. |
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Beverly bought me a wood lathe for Christmas 2006, so it seemed appropriate that the first thing I made on it would be for her. She played flute in high school, so I decided to make her a flute lamp ... and purple is her favorite color, so I turned the base out of a chunk of purpleheart ... gorgeous stuff (the photos show the natural color of the wood, I only applied a clear lacquer finish). It's sitting next to her computer on her desk in the den. (Note: the shade color is a bit deeper than it appears in the photo.) |
Tips for making your own ... I don't have any tips specific to flutes right now, but check out the clarinet and trumpet pages for some general purpose tips.
Lamps Main Build Me One! Stock Instruments Trombone Clarinet Trumpet Sax Bassoon