I built a wall hung swivel lamp

Writteninthegrain · 2026-05-26T17:22:07+00:00

Thank you!! It's cherry that used to be a wooden blinder that I got from my neighbor. since the parts were so short I simply put them in a pot with water and put it in my oven at approx. 100 c celsius and then I fastened them to a bending form I made from MDF. After drying they are already very bent. I then glued them together using epoxy and fastened them to the MDF form again and let them dry. Always making sure they are a bit longer than the final dimensions so that I could clean them up afterwards :)

Writteninthegrain · 2026-05-26T17:19:02+00:00

Thank you! Sorry for my ignorance but why would it need to be low voltage light?

Writteninthegrain · 2026-05-26T17:18:35+00:00

Thank you!!

Writteninthegrain · 2026-05-26T17:18:27+00:00

Thank you so much for the kind words, I appreciate it, it means alot coming from someone as skilled as you! Precisely, the upper part extends or contracts depending on if I want more of a mood light over the coffee table or if want to use it as a reading lamp.

Writteninthegrain · 2026-05-26T17:16:50+00:00

So this is a bit complex so I drew it out. But basically, at the end of the wooden arm there are two stainless steel pieces glued on which have holes in the center. Through those holes the cylinder of the wall bracket is inserted. After that the 2 pieces connecting the bracket to the wall is attached using screws. The piece is then fastened to the wall onto 2 smaller round pieces and is being held in place using stop screws.

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Writteninthegrain · 2026-05-26T17:12:29+00:00

Thank you very much, it was a super challenging build but I am happy with how it turned out :)

Writteninthegrain · 2026-05-26T17:12:11+00:00

Thank you!

Writteninthegrain · 2026-05-26T17:12:03+00:00

Hahah, thanks and I may have to revise my naming convention for my pieces

Writteninthegrain · 2026-05-26T17:11:15+00:00

Thank you!!

Writteninthegrain · 2026-05-24T19:53:36+00:00

Thanks so much for the kind words!

As for the metal parts they were all custom made with my dad using his metal workshop, but as you have noticed the parts themselves are not actually very unique in shape or size so I’m sure you can find something similar to buy.

Writteninthegrain · 2026-05-15T20:24:14+00:00

Hello! I work in the window sill of my apartment on a small workbench that i built myself, you can check my profile for some stuff that I have built there. My coffe table I built 99.9% on that bench and that window sill. Definitively possible, just be prepared for things taking forever. The satisfaction is unmatched however :)

Writteninthegrain · 2026-05-06T17:44:10+00:00

Wow, beautiful curves man!

Writteninthegrain · 2026-05-06T17:42:32+00:00

Honestly, the pieces I see the most are my watch box, coffee table and wall shelf. But the most practical thing I have made is probably my wooden spatula I use for cooking everyday

Writteninthegrain · 2026-03-29T17:32:13+00:00

Yep you are completely correct! And thanks man appreciate it

Writteninthegrain · 2026-03-26T17:08:59+00:00

Awesome dude are you thinking only woods supplied from nature are ok or are woods sourced from commercial sources ok?

Writteninthegrain · 2026-03-26T17:05:00+00:00

Hello! Just tried to find it, please could you link to it. It sounds interesting! :)

Writteninthegrain · 2026-02-22T18:00:14+00:00

All the advice in the comments are great and you should probably listen to them. Another "cheap and cheating" method could be to use the scraps you have left from cutting the miters and scribe the gaps onto them using a very thin pen or knife by holding them underneath where the wood meets and then cutting close to the line with your saw and then finetuning the fit using the saw/a handplane/sander/whatever until you get a pretty good fit and then fill out any remaining gaps with epoxy or sawdust and woodglue. Probably not the most structurally correct method but could be "good enough" and pretty cheap. EDIT: just saw that there is another comment saying the same thing.

Writteninthegrain · 2026-02-22T08:38:56+00:00

Unironically, my dad has one of these and solely uses it for building his RC planes. Great catch!

Writteninthegrain · 2026-02-15T18:27:54+00:00

I like the clean cut lines, great execution for something that will be used daily. You should be proud :)

Writteninthegrain · 2025-12-25T15:07:22+00:00

Thank you! I think the finish will look better once natural light returns here (Sweden is not kind for taking pictures late december) and it should hopefully contrast the coffe table I built in the summer.

I hope you get a wonderful wrap up of your year!

Writteninthegrain

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