Where it is desirable to have the wiring of the lamp standard start at the base and go thru the shaft, it becomes necessary to work out a hole about 3/8" in diameter the entire length of the shaft, joining the base at a suitable place. If good facilities are at hand for lathe boring, this will be one way of handling the problem. Bore the hole thru the rough stock, and plug both ends for turning. Where, however, the electrolier is too long, as in the case with a floor lamp, or where no available chuck is at hand for lathe boring, it will be found that the shaft will have to be grooved out of two pieces, half on each piece, glued together, plugged and turned.

The working out of the remaining part of the problem is much the same as that of a candlestick.

Plate XXVII.