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Making a lamp - a freestanding frame

The third magical aha! moment arrives when the frame stands on its own for the first time. After letting the glue dry for a day, I do the final sanding on the frame with a random orbit palm sander, which stresses the joints and tests their integrity.

The frame stands on its own


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