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Summary: After everything is measured and cut, attach wood trim to the table lamp's base. Learn how to attach the wooden trim to the base of a table lamp 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, now I've cut all these pieces, to fit around this base, and now we're going to attach them. The first thing you want to do, is check your hair and your make-up, see if you look ok for the camera. I got these two pieces on there, the way I want them, so I'm going to clamp that piece, to the base, very gently, with these corners lined-up at these corners. Pull around with it, a little bit and take a pop a nail, a small nail, right in here. I'm going to do that all the way around, with all of these pieces. I find, the clamp is really useful because it holds your piece in place, while you're driving a nail in it. As you noticed, driving a nail into that base, knocks it around a little bit and you could lose your corner, that way. So, we're going to pull that up, nice and flush. Some of your corners may not be perfect, right here, but don't worry about it, we're using old wood and when you have an improper corner, you can just pat it, like that, with a hammer and it squares it up. I've got that piece in place, we'll nail that one on and when we're done, basically, it's going to look like this. We'll put on our final piece."