FALLINGWATER TABLE LAMP

NO. ITEM DIMENSIONS (INCHES) T W L M AT E R I A L

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1 Shade halves 4 31 2 16 Walnut 1 Shade bottom 4 31 4 31 4 Walnut 7 Lower base 8 61 4 61 4 Maple 5 Upper base 8 41 4 41 4 Maple 1 Shade support 2 13 4 dia. Dowel 8 Lamp cord and bulb from your local hardware store Hardware kit With dimmer socket: #05D15.11 $16.00 (+$5 shipping) With keyed socket: #05D15.12 $6.00 (+$5 shipping) From Lee Valley Tools, 800-871-8158 or www.leevalley.com

THATS ONE SUPER GLUE

One of the trickiest parts of this generally simple project was gluing the shade together. Because of the odd shape and very visible miter, I originally used a cyanoacrylate glue (Super Glue) to glue the miter and shade base in place. That was before the folks from Franklin International showed us the new HiPurformer glue. What is it? Polyurethane bonding strength and versatility with an initial set time of 30-75 seconds. Even better, because its a "hot melt" glue it doesnt foam out like traditional poly, and if it gets on your hands, it dries, balls-up and rubs off. If you need quick, clamp-free adhesion with epoxy-like holding power (as I did in this case), this is a great option. Im looking forward to trying it in other applications. The glue comes in three blends (so far): two woodworking glues (with 30- and 60second set times) and a third multipurpose blend designed for bonding almost everything else, including glass, ceramics, brick and metal. We were skeptical until we let the glue heat up and made some quick test pieces. We tried long grain-to-long grain, short grain-to-short grain and even butt joints. No clamps. We then waited about 10 minutes. We had to break the pieces over a workbench to get them apart. The short grain and butt joints failed sooner, but the strength provided would easily hold a picture (or door?) frame together. In many cases during our test it was the wood that failed, and not the glue. The system is a little expensive ($99 to start for the gun, carrying case and three tubes of glue), so this isn't going to replace the bottle of glue on your workbench. Depending on your woodworking, HiPurformer may be the product you need. Contact Woodcraft (800-225-1153 or www.woodcraft.com).