Needed a 'countertop' surface for the roughly 4' of cabinet next to the pedestal. Would love to have found a piece of 5/4 stock of the vintage, eastern white pine variety, but not to be. I did find a single board over 16" wide though, and used it. Not a detailed series of pics, but here is the first one taken. But this time I'd already cut it to size and 'framed' it with some 1x stock.

The piece was 1 1/2" too narrow, so I decided to add a small 'shelf board' that creates a small rear tray to the top. It's turned out looking pretty good. Here it is getting a fifth coat of wipe-on "3-2-1" finish.

To support the top, I recreated the step moulding profile of the original as best I could, using the custom profile I made in the previous installment along with some salvage 1/2 round stock we had on hand. And I opted for a simpler profile to top off the pedestal. 

You can see the register in place in the second pic, along with progress placing the moulding inside the relief panels. Here are a couple close ups of that work. Making some...

Nailing some...

And enjoying the results.

Then add some paint! I'm really smiling now!

Then made some base moulding.

And applied it. Lots of mitres.

Next time, base plate and completion! Thanks for looking!