Top glass was removed, all edges and corners of wood are sanded. Used 10-32 1 1/2'' bolts with nuts and used 1" 10-32 fender washers under the wood. $9 wood plank, $6 bags of bolts and nuts and $3 bag of 1 inch fender washers, and $10 worth of 2 1/2" L brackets. predrilled holes for stick bases, wood screws into wood by sticks so I have smooth surface under sticks by knees, bolts everywhere else, Spray painted wood flat black, and used brass screws to dress up L brackets near sticks.