Alder and LED lamp

[BonPacific]

This lamp came a long way from start to finish. The wood itself was purchased for a sofa table that I never ended up finishing, with the leg and stretcher stock languishing for years on my shelf before I figured out something to do with it. I cut the main parts for this just over a year ago, as one of the last things I did in my old shop before we moved. Amazingly they stayed flat and straight.

I can't remember the exact inspiration, probably something I saw on the net, filtered through watching my wife play Deus Ex. There were no plans beyond knowing I wanted a simple geometric lamp that took advantage of strip lighting. I just started playing with shapes and angles on the bench until I had something I liked. The frame has a full length dado/channel for the lighting strip and the top and bottom rails are connected with haunched tenons. Finish is a simple semi-gloss rattlecan lacquer.

 

[gee-dub]

Very cool.  I like the concept and the looks.  Modern without looking like the Jetson's.  The combo of the soft light and the natural wood do the trick.

[wtnhighlander]

Very slick! Is there some sort of diffuser over the LED strip?

[BonPacific]

On 9/28/2022 at 2:45 AM, gee-dub said:

Very cool.  I like the concept and the looks.  Modern without looking like the Jetson's.  The combo of the soft light and the natural wood do the trick.

Thanks!

On 9/28/2022 at 7:28 AM, wtnhighlander said:

Very slick! Is there some sort of diffuser over the LED strip?

I used a kind of strip that is more like a single long filament than the ones with individually visible chips, which has some kind of mild defuser built in. It looks like a single bead of yellow silicone when off. They advertise something like 500 diodes per meter, but who knows the accuracy of these things. It's a bit bright when looked at edge-on, but from most angles the channel shields you from glare.

I think it was this.

[Chestnut]

That is a great design. It's different and I really like it.