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Desk Light

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This lamp, initially used as a desk lamp, was built and partially designed by my grandfather.  I came up with the overall concept and dimensions but since I didn’t know (and still don’t) how to weld, he did all the manufacturing.  He was also really good at finding and repurposing parts designed for different applications.  The interesting thing about this lamp are the parallelograms at the base and elbow.  These allow to have 6 points of friction to maintain the angle and hold the lamp in place without having springs or counter-weights.

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Coffee Table

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I was looking for a sturdy coffee table with simple, modern lines.  Something with solid wood and a steel frame.  I used to have a coffee  table with a shelf underneath.  That was extremely convenient to store all the stuff that would otherwise lay on the table itself so I wanted a table with a shelf.  I went to the usual places, IKEA, CB2, Crate and Barrel, Room and Board, Pier 1, Ethan Allen and a few other local stores but sure enough I couldn’t find the right coffee table (at a reasonable price too).  Since nobody ever built what I needed, I had an excuse to do what I wanted to do anyway, build my own coffee table.

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