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A couple of photos in my response to Lowell.

Thank you. It's not a difficult build if the wood is flat and the corners are square. Not a lot of room for forgiveness at assembly. Worst problem was figuring out how to apply glue up clamps without...

Thanks for the kind response. I used metal lazy susan assemblies to couple the upper and lower pieces.

The maple piece was more of a flight of fancy thing that will probably be more of an eyeball...

My photos are not very good. This one shows a little better detail on the mahoghany piece.
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I finally got around to making one of these; actually I made two. One is mahoghany and made pretty much to Stickley's design. The other was from some thin stock figured maple I had. The maple size...

Dave,
I think there are a number of authentic methods that could be used if one is willing to have it as a two piece design. I suspect that the original was in fact two pieces but cannot say that...

Mike,
I've pretty well decided to do the Lazy Susan thing also. I'll probably be using an 80 lb rated 8" dia, x .6 thick computer platform mortised 1/4" into both the base plate and the upper unit...

Mike's response above lists a link to some top photos. There's a little historical detail in this article which discusses a very similar inspiration piece and also shows the only known catalog photo...

Thanks for the feedback. Yes, the base of the revolver is a disc about 10" dia. and there is some sort of pin in the center. I'm trying to determine if the upper unit just sits and revolves around...

I am searching for any information on the original design of the revolving base for this small bookstand. I have photo of the finished piece but no view of the base.

Wise advice, David. It applies equally well to virtually any quality hand tool purchase under consideration. I fear many of us spend far too much time debating the relative merits of brands, and far...

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