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Making a lamp - cutting the frame and kumiko

The bandsaw makes it possible to safely cut very small pieces (and also to cut the precise dihedral angles that are found in some of my later lamps). My goal with this particular lamp design was to have a minimal amount of wood in the frame, so as to maximize the surface area devoted to light.

Cutting the frame and kumiko


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