Under-the-Sea Hawaiian Reef Lamp

Cathy Berenberg shapes fish and coral out of Hawaiian wood for her Under-the-Sea reef lamp.

That's Clever! : Episode HCLVR-331 -- More Projects »
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Step 6
6. To turn the wooden column for the lamp body, select a 2" x 2" x 16" piece of bird's eye maple. Using a 4-way chuck, attach the wood to the lathe and turn it into a cylinder about 1-3/4 inch in diameter. Create a 3/4" x 1-1/2" tenon for the column to fit into the mortise.


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