I’d never seen a plant stand like this. I guess I’d call it Victorian. Mostly it was just broken.		Home HANDY LINKS All Projects On One Page About Me Business Card For You Email Me PROJECT INDEX...A-to-Z Albatross Altar Amboyna Turning Angels Ash Sphere Beds For My Boys Big Woody Bookcase Brass Balls Church Windows Dovetail Box Gold Dolphins Grandfather Clock Hope Chest Hope Chest Testimonial Jewelry Store Jewelry Store Testimonial Lacewood Bowl Lacewood Desk Mendocino Vessel Pipe Smoker's Table Plant Stand Pocket Watch Case Predator Rickshaw Rocking Chair Rocking Chair Frame Rolltop Desk Spalted Vase Stagecoach Chest Stopper & Vessel Telephone Stand Telephone Table Violin Case Walnut Vase X-ray Devices Ron Renner Geppetto's Woodworks Vancouver, Washington 360-606-2949 Website by ~ Neal Lubow
			ABOVE---This is a photo taken after I removed the parts from a cardboard box. It initially looked like a box of loose twisted sticks. It had been repaired countless times with screws, nails, and any variety of glues. Parts were chipped out and some areas were missing. In addition, there was a certain amount of warpage to contend with. Some areas already glued up had to be re-broken to adjust the fit.
			ABOVE and IMMEDIATELY BELOW---My milling machine was indispensable in the repair as seen in the photo above and below. I milled out several bad sections and glued in new blocks for carving. The major problem was final assembly. A total of 6 screws, along with glue, is what put the piece back together, properly. There were quite a number of trial fit-up runs prior to final glue-up. The photographs do not capture the amount of detail work involved in reassembling this stand.
			ABOVE---Completed, prior to the finish work.
			ABOVE---The final product, after finishing.
			SUMMARY---The piece was constructed in a variety of walnut. It stands approximately 55 inches tall; the diameter of the uppermost plate is 10-12 inches and the lower platform is 7-1/2 inches in diameter. The owner did not think it could be reconstructed. His exclamation upon seeing the finished product: “Oh my god!”
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