kcflyer
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This is a follow-up to my earlier lighthouse thread. Some background: My father partially finished this lighthouse as woodworking project before his untimely death of a heart attack six years ago at the age of 58. We decided to finish Dad's project and make it into a memorial at our lake house.
Some asked me to post pictures when construction was complete. Here they are! This first photo shows the size of it. The second one is closer view of the top. I decided to paint it as close to the Cape Hatteras light as I could get. Hatteras was one of Dad's favorite lighthouses, although this wasn't the original paint scheme. I know, the stripes would look better if it was skinnier and round like Hatteras, instead of the hexagonal shape we had to work with, but I think the results are fine.
I had the copper roof cap made by a local sheet metal fabricator, and the memorial plaque was made by a trophy shop. Also note the gray "bricks" on the base. Each of the family members has carved their name in one around the memorial plaque. I'm still waiting on the ones from my sister's family, so that's why one side is still missing.
This will be mounted on a stone base next to the lake.
Some asked me to post pictures when construction was complete. Here they are! This first photo shows the size of it. The second one is closer view of the top. I decided to paint it as close to the Cape Hatteras light as I could get. Hatteras was one of Dad's favorite lighthouses, although this wasn't the original paint scheme. I know, the stripes would look better if it was skinnier and round like Hatteras, instead of the hexagonal shape we had to work with, but I think the results are fine.
I had the copper roof cap made by a local sheet metal fabricator, and the memorial plaque was made by a trophy shop. Also note the gray "bricks" on the base. Each of the family members has carved their name in one around the memorial plaque. I'm still waiting on the ones from my sister's family, so that's why one side is still missing.
This will be mounted on a stone base next to the lake.
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