Kumiko Lamp Shade

I have been fascinated with Kumiko panels for a while and had made a few square lamp shades, but square would not do in this situation… it had to be round. My research yielded nothing and so I headed out on a voyage of discovery, and you are welcome to come along and participate in my journey. The lamp shown here is the fourth in the series, two were set aside as learning experiences.

The place to start for me is always drawing and I find a lot of problems are solved before starting to cut timber if the drawings are correct. The lamp shade frame drawing gives an overall view of how it was going to work. The Kumiko panels are missing here for clarity.

The drawings detail how the upper and lower hexadecagonal rings will be made using dowelled drawbore half lap joints.

There are 16 segments for each ring. Please note that dimensions given suit the Kumiko panel