Lighthouse1

A co-worker asked me to make a lighthouse lawn ornament as her Christmas gift for her in-laws and this is what I came up with. She and her husband will be doing the painting and wiring.

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Bob Hamilton

Registered: October 2005
Location: Forest, Ontario, Canada
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Date: Thu November 10, 2005
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Keywords: lighthouse1

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Gil

Nice work. Is the lower section staved and turned?

#1 Thu November 10, 2005 4:04am

Bob Hamilton

Thanks, Gil:
Yes, the tower was done with tapered staves. This was my first adventure down that road, so I was pleased with the way it turned out. The wood is just construction grade spruce 2x's but I sealed it all with West System epoxy to hopefully extend the lifetime. I have sanded it back and will apply a couple of coats of dewaxed shellac to prevent adhesion problems with the paint.

Take care
Bob

#2 Thu November 10, 2005 4:15am

smoky

Love the lighthouse.

#3 Thu November 10, 2005 12:27pm

Gil

I use West System Epoxy for furniture repairs and building from scratch, and it is a very good 5:1 epoxy. It is used for wooden boat hull sealing, so it should protect a lighthouse.

#4 Thu November 10, 2005 2:54pm

wood2turn

Hey Bob...Great work!
Can you give me some of the Dimensions on this? How many satves did you use...what angles? Of course I could figure out the angles IF I knew how many staves. Oh...and 1 more? ...What was the angle of the taper?
I've tried several lighthouses and so far I've not been satisfied with the results. Mine come out more like a big Dunce Cap!

#5 Thu April 13, 2006 3:31am

Bob Hamilton

I used 12 staves that were ~28" long and tapered from 3.4" at the bottom to 1.8" at the top. After tapering the staves on my table saw I tilted my jointer fence and bevelled them to the 15 degree angle required to close the circle. I made multiple passes on each edge until the bevel extended all the way to the opposite face of the stave. I put a couple of long strips of duct tape sticky side up on my bench and laid the staves out on them, keeping each stave butted tight to the next and pressing them firmly down on the tape. When they were all laid out I was able to "roll" them up into the tapered cylinder shape to check the fit. I got lucky and it was right the first time so I unrolled it and brushed epoxy into the "V" between each stave and then rolled it back up and put a couple of band clamps on it until the glue cured.

#6 Thu April 13, 2006 11:25am

wood2turn

Thanks Bob...I can't wait to try it!

Keep Turnin!
Terry

#7 Fri April 14, 2006 2:16am