Opportunity to make this wood block Edison lamp came to me in the form of a birthday of a very dear friend. He had moved into his new house and was still in the process of setting up his room. It was also the month of his birthday and I thought of making a handsome bedside lamp as his birthday present. This is what I came up with, an Edison lamp with a cell phone holder. This lamp started it’s life as this humble wood block of 3.5″X3.5″ thickness. Nothing special to boast about, but with a huge potential with a little bit if imagination.
I had just purchased my router and was very excited to try that out on this project. I routed a slot for the cell phone with a pattern bit in multiple passes. It is not perfect, but not bad, in my humble opinion, for a beginner. I drilled a hole for the lamp base. I also drilled a hole on the side of the block for the wiring, which can not be seen in this picture, but you can see that in the picture of finished lamp.
I painted an abstract geometric pattern on the wood base and spray painted the lamp socket, steel gray with this spray paint, I had on hand.
The process of painting the base was pretty straight forward. Tape with masking tape in the desired manner, 2 coats of paint, take off tape while the paint is still tacky, lightly sand, and varnish. After letting the varnish cure for about 24 hours, I wired the lamp and covered the bottom of the wood block with anti skid shelf liner which would keep the lamp from moving. Here is how this lamp turned out.
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