I made this FLW falling water inspired lamp as a Christmas present to my father, who is a historic preservation architect by trade. I have fond memories of going to Falling Water when I was a child, and lying about my age so I could go in (no kids allowed I guess, and I was only off by a year).
I took inspiration from the bedside lamps to create this oversized version. I wanted this lamp to be more of a centerpiece.
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Author: Stuart
King Triton’s Trident
A friend contacted me asking for assistance with a costume, I make this trident out of MDF, and delivered it in less than 24 hours.
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Craftsman Morris style Dog bed
I wanted to build a bed for my dog that would match my Morris chair (That he thinks is his personal recliner), I had a matching cushion from an old couch, and used the process to practice my hand cut and chiseled mortise and tenon joinery. I used only joinery and glue to assemble this chair.
My dog is apparently very skeptical
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Speedometer Slider
Wood Slider
LED Strip
Snare Drum table
I needed a side table between 2 chairs in my office/theater room. I decided to dig out an old snare drum from my days as a musician. I stripped it down, cleaned and polished it, then reassembled it adding LED strip lights and a dimmer to control the brightness. Unfortunately I didn't take many pictures of the process as it was fairly quick. But here is one of the LED's and a few of the finished product.
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Auto Gauge LED’s
While working on wood interior trim for my 1961 Triumph TR3 (That post coming soon), I decided to replace the dash lights with LED's, here are some pics of the speedometer LED installation. I will try to add more details later.
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