I have been working on some plant stands for a church in the area.  They are getting close to the final assembly and I thought you might enjoy an advanced look!

The two stands feature forged bronze rings as well as bronze sides at the top.  They also include large rivets at the base.  This stand is temporarily pinned together to check for fit-up.

Prior to forging, the bronze pieces were pre-bent. I experimented with test pieces in iron to determine the proper radius to pre-bend the stock so the bronze rings came out as planned.

Here, I am using one of my favorite tools, a old 3-headed drill press made by Buffalo Forge to drill mounting holes in the rings.