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Summary: Enhance the looks of a homemade table lamp with trimming. Learn how to cut wood for table lamp trimming in this free video on home decor and lighting.
Michael is a musician, artist, and woodworker in Austin, TX. He has been designing and building furniture for 25 years. He received his training in restoration at the nationally...read more
"Ok, it's now time to cut some of the trim pieces to go around our base. I've set the saw up for an inch and a half, that's as wide as I want my trim to be, and I'm cutting it, with the rough edge in towards the fence, because we're going to want to have this rough edge and this rough side to show. So, we're just going to lay it down on there. (cutting board). Now we've got a piece of trim. We may have to do this several times, depending on how much trim we need and how many pieces work or don't work. So now we're ready to go and cut the miters on the ends on this trim."
eHow Article: Cutting Trim Pieces for a Table Lamp Base