Thanks for the book recommendation -- I've put an order through Amazon.
Short attention span that I have, I'm already considering a different design! I like the idea of the carbon fibre pipe model (elsewhere in the photo set).
My next project is going to be a telescope. I was going to make a simple box dobsonian but then I saw the example below.
Apparently he made that spherical base with a router and a jig. I'd love to know how. Would anyone be kind enough to describe the process in detail? I'm not too au fait with...