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Triangle Desk Lamp With Interchangeable Matboard Shade

Submitted by Ethan Rodrigue… on
Project Steps
Prepare Your Design
Panel Design
Laser Engrave Your Lamp Base
Laser Engraving Design for Base
Make a 1\" Hole in the Center
Lamp Base With 1\" Holes (x2)
Route a Channel for the Cord
Start the Router in the Center
Cut Out the Lamp Base
Cut Order for Miter Saw (and #6 on Table Saw)
Prepare the Cord Kit
Snipped Pigtails
Press Fit the Cord Kit Into the Hole
Cord Kit Inserted Into Lamp Base
Laser Cut the Shade
Example of Scoring That Was Too Light
Install the Shade
Assemble Your Materials
Resaw/Plane Your Wood

This is a cute desk/bedside lamp with an optional laser engraved shade made using a stippling type pattern. It's extremely inexpensive and fairly quick to fabricate. It makes a great gift, especially due to its interchangeable press-fit shade: you can give the base along with one shade as a gift, and then add to it by gifting new shades for other occasions. Depending on the wood/finish and the bulb brightness you choose, it can also look pretty nice without a shade.