I’ve been working on the medieval road lantern, and I’m thinking about maybe adding like a rock or a boulder at the bottom of the main beam, to make it look like the entire lantern is held up by the rock.
Or maybe make it taller and the latern smaller?
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GuestCapone has a good idea. I think if you decreased the size of the chain and lamp a tiny bit, it would feel acceptable. Normally in real life for a post like this you’d see the post go down 4 feet, with concrete around it. That’s how come they don’t counter-weight.
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You could also angle the top log so its not completely horizontal. Top log could be longer as well in the other direction, which might look nice and further balance it.
I wouldnt use a big rock, because it seems more realistic that there would just be some extra diagonal support near the ground, or that the overall design would just be more balanced. (rocks are heavy)
If its in a place where they dont necessarily go for the most practical solution, a big rock doesnt seem like a very aesthetically pleasing solution.
Something liek:
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By decreasing chain size, do you mean the thickness of the metal? I already raised it a bit, and reduced the size of the lantern, and it already feels better.
This was already the case. Subtly, but noticable when you walk past one.
no amount of counterweights can cure the instability caused by improper wood grain
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It’s looking good though I have a few observations to make:
- Judging from the studs on the baseplate the lantern appears to be a little large
- The lantern also seems to be unusually low to the ground and it might be a good idea to make the post taller
- I’m sorry but that wood grain is really annoying me (I’m not WoodReviewer but ever since my bad wood grain was pointed out to me I’ve gotten a little paranoid about bad woodgrain)
- You could also make the post a little more interesting by adding some kind of poster tacked to the post
Other than that it’s looking really nice 
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