It started with me saying we need a small lamp for our guest-room nightstand. It ended, two months later, with A.’s first lamp.
One evening in October, after C. was in bed, we sat together on our black leather lounger and scrolled through a New York company’s website for wood.
We were looking for 4×4 blocks, and for wood that doesn’t irritate skin. We were looking for wood that would polish well, and that A. could shape on his three-inch metal lathe. We went with ebony and zapote.
A. bought miniature wood-turning tools. He practiced on small pieces of oak — and then made the base.
He turned and threaded ebony to hold the bulb socket and the shade that he bought from World Market.
And voila! Here it is. A. just got a bigger lathe for his next project. He’s hooked.
Happy Living 