As a break from clock building and a chance to get at backlogged projects, I took a few weekends of shop hours to complete these sconces.The backyard needed lights on the patio. In total the patio will need four, but this blog entry shows two under construction. This was a change from previous large scale furniture projects and thus required much less material. That's a welcome change on the pocket book.
This project is a modification of an Arts & Crafts Sconce found on Wood Store . net
I modified the back for a simpler project. The light socket was changed to use a low-voltage screw base lamp. The light diffuser is a frosted Mylar. The plan calls for Mica sheets, but to date I am all out of that material...The roof material is copper sheet. I pounded the copper against a hard board to give it the hand-hammered look.
The wood used is padauk. This is an interesting species to use due to its reddish/orange color (and dust!). I had two short planks of this lying around for some time. As they say all good things come to pass (through the table saw sooner or later!) http://www.woodmagazine.com/materials-guide/lumber/wood-species-3/padauk/
The design of the lantern is simple enough with a solid back and three identical sides. All are mitred to 45 degrees. The resulting four pieces are then glued together, some copper sheet metal work, add a frosted Mylar insert and voila - you have (most of) a sconce.
Hard to see in this daylight picture, but at night they look just grand!
