The lamp was built layer by layer by laminating boards from pallets cut to the rough contour on the bandsaw. Handplanes were used for board prep except for butt joints, which were cut on the miter saw. This was shot right before I started shaping the top portion.

Every layer but the last few had butt joints because the lamp is taller than a single pallet slat. Edge joints were needed as well because it is wider than a pallet slat. In total it almost completely consumed the slats from 2 pallets.

The lamp was built from the center out symmetrically, adding a layer to one side then the other. The middle layer had to be split with a gap so that threaded tube could be installed for a wireway and to mount the socket and harp.