These can also be made without the back or upright; that is, the doll
would be set flush with the back edge of the base. But the metal base
must be added unless the wooden base is well weighted with lead. I have
made them that way, but prefer the thin metal piece instead.
Twenty-gauge brass works out nicely. To fasten it, use small flat-head
screws, countersunk, and give the metal a coat of thin shellac where it
fits into the wood. Wood and metal must be flush along the bottom.
[Illustration: KACHINA DOLL POSTS]