Shadrach's Lamps

[Sequel]

I had a spell of making a series of lamps, each with a 'technical' joke. All the lamps have names. The lamp with the two glass domes for example, is called balance. When you view the lamp from the front, the two pieces of wood in the glass domes represent equal weights. However, the base of the balance is on an angle. Would this be the correct orientation if the lamp was a set of scales?
One of the lamps in the first set of pictures is a lighthouse of a kind. The lamp is called strobe. Would the lamp produce a strobe effect if the lighthouse bulb was lit and rotated?
The designs in black I'm rather fond of to. It took a while to get the slate and adhesive paste right.

I just this thread! Oh your work is very impressive! Thanks for sharing!

 

[CrazyChookChookLady]

I started making lamps three years ago.
In the National Park where I live and the surrounding area hundreds of hardwood trees are cut for firewood every year. All the lamps and other wooden items are made from pieces of firewood that would otherwise have got burned.
Most of these items are made from various types of hardwood that grow locally; Alzina (Holm Oak) Alzina Surera (Cork Oak) and a fruit bearing tree called Arboc, Boix (Box) and Pollancre The Beech used comes from another area.

All these items are hand made using traditional woodworking hand tools. The only machine used is an electric drill for the cable and lamp stem holes.
I do the rough work outside and the engraving and fine work on my kitchen table.
The designs in black are carved into the wood and the voids are then filled with a paste made from slate dust and adhesive; these are sanded and refilled until flush with the wood.
No paints or varnishes or wood dyes are used. The finish is achieved with various mineral and wood based oils and beeswax.
They really are hand made.

I have a product name which is Llenya Art (Llenya, means firewood in Catalan) and I sell a few each year from commissions, or through the local arts and crafts fair. I seem to give quite a few away.

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The pictures below are from an arts and crafts fair last year.
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Incredible work!! I love the one with the bare tree on it, beautiful.

 

[MROO]

I started making lamps three years ago.
In the National Park where I live and the surrounding area hundreds of hardwood trees are cut for firewood every year. All the lamps and other wooden items are made from pieces of firewood that would otherwise have got burned.
Most of these items are made from various types of hardwood that grow locally; Alzina (Holm Oak) Alzina Surera (Cork Oak) and a fruit bearing tree called Arboc, Boix (Box) and Pollancre The Beech used comes from another area.

All these items are hand made using traditional woodworking hand tools. The only machine used is an electric drill for the cable and lamp stem holes.
I do the rough work outside and the engraving and fine work on my kitchen table.
The designs in black are carved into the wood and the voids are then filled with a paste made from slate dust and adhesive; these are sanded and refilled until flush with the wood.
No paints or varnishes or wood dyes are used. The finish is achieved with various mineral and wood based oils and beeswax.
They really are hand made.

I have a product name which is Llenya Art (Llenya, means firewood in Catalan) and I sell a few each year from commissions, or through the local arts and crafts fair. I seem to give quite a few away.

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The pictures below are from an arts and crafts fair last year.
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WOW! Just ... WOW! And we thought all you did was sit around studying chickens!

 

[Shadrach]

WOW! Just ... WOW! And we thought all you did was sit around studying chickens!

I do a bit of that as well.

 

[Shadrach]

A few people have asked if I would post some more lamp pictures. Soooo....

I made these for a couple of people in the UK. Along with the lamps, I sent some pictures showing the making of them.
These are the lumps of firewood I started off with.

A bit of a clean up and rough shaping with a Bill Hook and chisel later.

Putting some curves in and working out a theme. The one on the right is called Cliff Face.

The shapes are carved into the wood and a slate paste is pressed into the voids.

Sanding back and refilling eventually gives this.

The finished items.

 

[BY Bob]

A few people have asked if I would post some more lamp pictures. Soooo....
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I made these for a couple of people in the UK. Along with the lamps, I sent some pictures showing the making of them.
These are the lumps of firewood I started off with.
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A bit of a clean up and rough shaping with a Bill Hook and chisel later.
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Putting some curves in and working out a theme. The one on the right is called Cliff Face.
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The shapes are carved into the wood and a slate paste is pressed into the voids.
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Sanding back and refilling eventually gives this.
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The finished items.
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They are just amazing. Real works of art. Thanks for sharing more pictures!

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Just .... gorgeous. Do you have a web site wher I can go to drool?

 

[Shadrach]

Just .... gorgeous. Do you have a web site wher I can go to drool?

I don't. It's a hobby really and they're not of a high enough standard to warrant a web site. I sell a few and enjoy doing the arts and craft shows. I wouldn't really want to put it on a business footing. They take me ages to make and worse still I'm a bit temperamental in my output.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I don't. It's a hobby really and they're not of a high enough standard to warrant a web site. I sell a few and enjoy doing the arts and craft shows. I wouldn't really want to put it on a business footing. They take me ages to make and worse still I'm a bit temperamental in my output.

Gotcha. Thanks.

 

[Shadrach]

Some of the work in progress.