So by request I am making some cake stands, from a backyard tree that was precious to my client. I have the platters done, and have not completed the bases.
Having 'dived in' in order to get these platters to dry out (worked great), I have yet to determine how I will attach the platter to the base.
I can
- drive a single screw in through the middle (and plug that hole).
- glue it on
- screw it on and glue it
- install a few dowels to act as small tenons, then glue.
- embed a nut into the platter portion and a threaded rod into the base - making this 'removable'
- nut/threaded rod combo, but glued too
- other ideas?
Anyone have experience or ideas regarding with such things?
Secondly - is there any rule of thumb about base design - specifically how wide it needs to be in order for platter to be reasonable stable?
These are 'lifetime gifts' for now-adult daughters that grew up playing in this tree.
Having 'dived in' in order to get these platters to dry out (worked great), I have yet to determine how I will attach the platter to the base.
I can
- drive a single screw in through the middle (and plug that hole).
- glue it on
- screw it on and glue it
- install a few dowels to act as small tenons, then glue.
- embed a nut into the platter portion and a threaded rod into the base - making this 'removable'
- nut/threaded rod combo, but glued too
- other ideas?
Anyone have experience or ideas regarding with such things?
Secondly - is there any rule of thumb about base design - specifically how wide it needs to be in order for platter to be reasonable stable?
These are 'lifetime gifts' for now-adult daughters that grew up playing in this tree.