I built a wooden 'tank' with brass ends to hide the electric motor that drives the device. And looking to mount the motor on a nice base I hand made these pedestals. I didn't anticipate the forces the motor would be generating.

So then I made a stronger mount.  Not enough. And here I sorta got into hiding hearts in the  design. I made two of each of these. All made by hand with a scroll saw. In the end I dumped them all. I just didn't like how they looked. I ended up using copper!