A Moment of Tiki Episode 64: How to Make a Shell Light

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There are quite a few items that are considered iconic for tiki bars, but few are as stylish as shell lights. In my ongoing efforts to create more classic tiki lamps for my home tiki space, I decided to try my hand at making one of these gorgeous showpieces. Had I ever worked with resin before? No! Had I ever tried to drill seashells before? Never? Did I have any idea what I was doing? Not in the slightest! But longtime viewers of this channel know that has never stopped me before! This may not be the best way to make a tiki shell light, but it is one way and I hope it inspires you to try your hand at making your own!
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@richardk6196 3 месяца назад

Nicely done there Clark Kent-Looks great!

@LagoonofMystery 3 месяца назад

Thank you!

@jamesgivens6127 7 месяцев назад

Great project. Would love a tour of the tiki room and how that is coming along.

@LagoonofMystery 7 месяцев назад

There's not been much progress since my lauhala episode, because life, but I'm about to start a new phase in there that should turn into an episode a few months down the line. Honestly, I avoid recording much in there because some walls and the ceiling are still bare resulting in absolutely terrible sound. I'm hoping to improve that in the near future.

@lenalight3788 8 месяцев назад

Turned out great!

@LagoonofMystery 8 месяцев назад

Thank you very much!

@MakaiGenovese 7 месяцев назад

Oh my ...this is amazing

@LagoonofMystery 7 месяцев назад

Thank you!

@billbrydon3725 7 месяцев назад

Great tutorial. I actually have a ceiling fan by where my bar is going, so this might just happen.

@LagoonofMystery 7 месяцев назад

Good luck with it!

@thefrostypea4040 2 месяца назад

Beautiful! Great job and tutorial.

@LagoonofMystery 2 месяца назад

Many thanks! 😀

@butteryunit 8 месяцев назад

Really nice work! Looks great! I'm in the process of working on my first Tiki lamp with shells, so this lines up perfectly. Thank you for taking the time to share your process and work flow. :)

@LagoonofMystery 8 месяцев назад

Glad to be of help! Remember, my way isn't necessarily the "correct" way to do things, but it should be enough to give you a decent starting point!

@patrickahoffman 8 месяцев назад

Holy crap! Nice. I got a pile of scallop shells from an estate sale. I’ll have to try this.

@LagoonofMystery 8 месяцев назад

Let me know how it goes!

@dwaynedeocampo 6 месяцев назад

👍👍👍👍👍

@hawksfan 7 месяцев назад

so amazing !!!! thanks for the lesson, can't wait to try one, Mahalo

@LagoonofMystery 7 месяцев назад

You're welcome! Thanks for the kind words!

@danboutell9363 8 месяцев назад

Love it! I may need to make a shell lamp for my Tiki Lanai!

@LagoonofMystery 8 месяцев назад

I recommend it!

@mikeblitzen 5 месяцев назад

great idea using the dremel underwater! also, i have been looking for tutorials on how to make resin lamps or chunk lamps. thank you

@LagoonofMystery 5 месяцев назад

My pleasure! There are quite a few resin videos online, but be sure you use a respirator. There are some on RU-vid who don't and what you can't smell *can* hurt you!

@glennkoenig6078 8 месяцев назад

Another great DIY Tiki video. I am almost finished with your tapa cloth lampshade design and was actually thinking about doing another with scallop shells, but never thought about using resin for the base. Something to consider. Thanks again for these confidence-building vids. Mahalo.

@LagoonofMystery 8 месяцев назад

Glad you liked it Glenn! I went with the resin base for one big reason--it needed to be rigid enough to support the whole shade on that downrod! Were I making it a swag, I may take a different approach.

@adambhoy 8 месяцев назад

YES!!!!! AMAZING, thanks Jayme! What a great, iconic piece.

@LagoonofMystery 8 месяцев назад

Much appreciated, Adam! Glad you approve!

@CaptRich-bi3gp 8 месяцев назад

Cool beans! Love that Aloha Shirt too!!!

@LagoonofMystery 8 месяцев назад

Thank you!

@juliegrey5280 8 месяцев назад

Lamp turned out great!!

@LagoonofMystery 8 месяцев назад

Thanks for the kind words! I agree--I'm very happy with it!

@alanhoare9138 8 месяцев назад

Looks incredible

@LagoonofMystery 8 месяцев назад

Thank you, Alan!

@JaclynGault 7 месяцев назад

Just wanted to say that I believe the formula you have at 8:13 is slightly incorrect. It should be radius squared. So, radius x radius x π x depth. Just in case anyone was trying to follow along!

@LagoonofMystery 7 месяцев назад

That may very well be. Math has never been my strong suit.

@GnikWoc 7 месяцев назад

I'm not sure if you said, what size were your scallop shells?

@LagoonofMystery 7 месяцев назад

These were Irish scallop shells, used for cooking, roughly 5" (12 cm) across.

@Phoenix2443 7 месяцев назад

Anyway you can link to where you purchased the items used to make the lamp?

@LagoonofMystery 7 месяцев назад

I bought the hardware cloth from Tractor Supply. The Irish scallop shells came from Ebay. The sliced shells I used in the resin came from www.seashellco.com/. The resin is Pudo brand off Amazon www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07TVWTG82/. The bamboo embroidery hoops came from Michael's but you can find them at any craft/fabric store.

@wildcatdiva4974 7 месяцев назад

Regarding that first layer of resin being clear and not tinted… my dad is a chemist specializing in resins (several patents over his career). I asked him previously about resin yellowing with another project I did and he said yellowing is pretty much going to happen over time, it’s unavoidable. Maybe with that specific one you got it won’t end up yellowing though. Fingers crossed.

@LagoonofMystery 7 месяцев назад

Thanks for the comment! The resin I used is supposed to be resistant to UV and less prone to yellowing, although there's no guarantee it won't. The main reason I poured a clear layer, however, was because I didn't want the blue tint in front of the shells skewing their colors. When the light's on the blue is just completely overwhelming, so in hindsight I probably could've just skipped that step. Hindsight is 20/20.

@wildcatdiva4974 7 месяцев назад

@@LagoonofMystery thanks for explaining. You always do your projects so carefully. I am sure that attention to detail pays off a vast majority of the time. What a great build!