1 yr. ago • 99%

Itse finished! Xmas present for my parents

The Kumiko lamp is finally finished. It took the longest time to wait for the arrival of the power cable, light and light socket (e14). I like it so much that I will probably make it again for myself, haha.

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How big is this? I need something like a fruit or a cat for scale. Btw it looks very nice, love the style

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- One little square is about 1x1cm. The whole thing measures about 12x12x35cm.
  
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- I think a cat would be a bad choice, as it looks taptaptapcrashable! But it's a fucking beautiful little table lamp.
  
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  Definitely crashable. I have to touch it with silk gloves. The T joints lack glue and are pushed apart by the inserted Kumiko frames, because my measurements were a little off. I'm happy it stands as it does 😁
  
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- I'm also very confused by the scale. Looks about 8" tall maybe?
  
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Lovely! Well done!

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This is amazing, I'd like one too please!

The anxiety I feel when I see some people already having Christmas presents ready is immense.

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It's pretty neat. Go for a more daring kumiko pattern next time :)

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- Yes 😄 though I like the simplicity of it.
  
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  I was thinking more from the POV of practice. It's just a lamp, even if you screw it up a bit, it'll still light up.
  
  Once you practice on such things you can make more complicated things with confidence.
  
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I uploaded five pictures in total, but somehow they don't load for me. Can you see them? I also cannot edit the post details.

Anyways, here they are again:

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- And some progress pics
  
  My jig:
  
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  What the hell are those clamps? Did you make them yourself? I've never seen anything like them. I probably won't buy or build them, but they do look cool!
  
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  Incredible results, and I really love seeing the progress pictures! Thank you for sharing!
  
  Is there any advice you would give to someone following your footsteps here?
  
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  Would you mind sharing the joint you used for this? I’ve gotten a few books on kumiko and wanted to make a lamp similar to yours. I’ve been trying to figure it out from a photograph and have most of the wood dimensioned already. Japanese joinery is pretty fascinating and complex, and I’ve been trying to find a good joint for these corners. I started making one that might work but I cut a bit too much off and I really don’t know what I’m doing here.
  
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- I see all 5 pics. That is gorgeous.
  
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Wow that's beautiful!

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Super cozy. Would love to have one in the living room

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Great job!

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Really impressive work! Looks clean and sturdy.

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What’s the name for that type of long lightbulb?

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- You can find them by looking for 'edison' bulbs. Any of those distinct visible coil bulbs are edison, vintage look.
  
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Wow this is beautiful. It looks amazing. Nicely done!

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