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Outdoor

Lantern

Add some mood lighting to your next outdoor affair with this great Arts & Crafts luminary.

Call me dull, but I've never been a Tiki torch kind of guy. And the last time we lit an outdoor party we used oil lamps - which, because of the flammable nature of oil, almost ended in disaster. So my task before our next party was to build a lantern that's low-key and electric (to ensure that only ribs were barbecued and not the neighbor's dog).

This lamp can be used in a variety of ways. It looks great on a patio table, or you could glue 6"-long dowels into the feet and stake it in your garden. Either way, it's going to stand up to the elements.

The lantern's body is made from quartersawn white-oak scraps. The "rice paper" behind the slats is actually acrylic ($4 for an 18"

x 24" sheet) that I sanded on both sides with a random-orbit sander and installed in the lantern using waterproof silicone.

The light fixture itself ($3 from my nearby home center) is vinyl clad and is intended for outdoor use. It's also installed in the base of the lamp using silicone.

Construction

There's no complicated joinery in this project, but it does require more precision and care than most outdoor furniture. Essentially, the four panels are glued at the edges to the four posts. This is a long-grain-to-long-grain joint, so no real joinery is required. However, to keep all the parts aligned during glue-up, I used a single No. 10

by Christopher Schwarz

Comments or questions? Contact Christopher at 513-531-2690 ext. 1407 or chris.schwarz@fwpubs.com.

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