A gift to my mom for her birthday. She recently went to Chicago and visited a lot of Frank Lloyd Wright. She came back with an idea of doing something with my GF but she didn’t know what. I designed and built this without her knowing. It was inspired by this image https://images.app.goo.gl/jWEm1eGv4DJPc2qKA
After I gave it to her, she was quite pleased and proud, but she found the bulb I used was too hot, she changed it to a fridge bulb and it give a better effect and no heated smell. I am still waiting for those beauty shots.
With LEDs you get a color temperature. Daylight LEDs come in at 5000K which is pretty blue. Warm white tend to be 2700K which feels fairly yellow to me.
I like the philips dimmables that get warmer (in color) as they get dimmer. They’re pretty good. Let’s see if I can find a link…
Gorgeous work.
I have done similar but have used the available LED “candles” that have a flickering light and are very cool with no heating at all . Making the inside White is a great idea.
Wow, love the design. You’ve inspired me to try to make a lamp as well, once my forge comes in that is. I agree with trying an LED bulb. I get mine at Ikea anytime I’m in one lol, super cheap and they don’t get hot at all.
To fit in the 6"x12" walnut panel I used, at first I designed with 3" in width of the lamp, but after designing everything and about to cut, I realise the cut pattern were too near each other. So I hastily correct it by reducing the overall width, from 3" to 2 7/8" by reducing the outer edge of the lamp. But that lead to it being quite thin and at assembly, so broke/ complained. So next time, I will keep the outer edge dimensions to about 1/8, and reduce the inner design instead, longer to do but safer for assembly and long term use.
That’s pretty cool! I found this file somewhere online and cut it out of 3mm plywood and backed it with tracing paper. I put a color-changing LED array in mine and it sort of gives it a stained glass look.
