PLANT STAND
This is another one of my favorite projects that falls under the category of environmentally friendly as all of the wood used came from a piece of furniture that would have otherwise been tossed into a landfill. Furthermore, the entire thing cost less than $8.00 to build in material so it was a win-win. All profiles were cut on my router table with either a 1/4" or a 1/8" round over bit.  I used a 1" template bit to cut the small curved pieces. Their template was hand cut using 1/4" hardboard.   The piece stand 27" tall and the top is 12" x 12".  All pieces are finished with Bartley's Satin Gel finish.
	Here's the ugly old table before I went to town on disassembling it. It seems like it was made by a hobbyist woodworker a few decades ago so it is even more fitting that it's being used again by another hobbyist!
	Here are all of the pieces cut and ready to assemble.  The apron is joined to the legs via #0 biscuits, and the curved pieces are joined using 1/4" dowels.  The top is attached using table fasteners from Rockler.
	Now the stand is assembled and ready for use.  I made sure to put five coats of finish on the top to deal with any standing water issues.  I think the set-back apron and stretchers add some nice shadow lines. I also rounded over the BOTTOM of the top. On a short piece like this I wanted to draw the eye upward to the plant, so I thought that might work better.
	Since I neglected to realize that making the joinery decision for the top AFTER I cut and assembled the apron to the legs was a bad move on my part.  fortunately, I found another use for the mini biscuit joiner: the fasteners fit nicely into R1 slots.
	Here's a good view of the top, that grain was barely visible on the old table.
	Here's a pic of the template routed pieces.  They are a bit unbalanced and I have some learning to do but at least it's a start.  I rounded over the outside edges with a 1/8" round over bit. I wish I had a pic of the template to show but it cracked right after I finished the final piece (thankfully).
	The apron is set back from the legs 1/4".  It's pieces are joined together using R3 mini biscuits.  I have to say I've found more uses for the mini biscuit joiner than I would have originally thought.  I also rounded over the BOTTOM of the top. On a short piece like this I wanted to draw the eye upward to the plant, so I thought that might work better.
	The stand was designed to hold this hefty plant. UPDATE 2008:  I'm glad to say that both the stand and plant are in great shape. The plant is been transferred to an even larger pot but that doesn't seem to phase the stand. Furthermore, both have survived being knocked over by our cats on two occasions.