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Summary: Measure and cut wood for a table lamp shaft. Learn how to cut wood to make a table lamp shaft in this free video on home decor and lighting.

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Michael McGeary Michael is a musician, artist, and woodworker in Austin, TX. He has been designing and building furniture for 25 years. He received his training in restorat... read more

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Cutting Shaft Pieces for a Table Lamp

Okay then. The next fun step is to make the center shaft for our lamp. We've already glued up the pieces for the base and while they're drying we're going to cut the lumber to make the tall piece that goes in the middle. I found a couple of pieces here I really like and they have great weathering on them and they're really appealing looking. So I'm going to use these for the lamp that we're making today. The first thing that I'm going to do is square off the edges. So I'm going to take both and lay them down here on the table saw and push them right close up next to the fence. And you want to make sure these are pushed firmly against the fence. Remember this wood is not straight so you want to make sure it's as straight as possible when you do this cut. And we'll hold them firmly down and trim the edge. Alright, still holding both pieces together, we've selected our length for this piece to be eighteen inches. And I've already set the saw up with a spot down here that's eighteen inches from this side of the blade. I push the pieces up, get them as square against the fence as I can. And I cut them to length. These are the proper length. Now these are two other pieces that I've already cut that make the center part of this shaft. And they're going to go on here pretty much like this. And then we're going to nail this piece on top. So before you cut these, there's a couple of things I want to go over about cutting this wood on a table saw. And I'll tell you about that in a minute.

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