So after months of deliberation, I finally decided on an architectural and construction design for the column wrap for the post on the front porch. The wrap is made up of 4 identical pieces of 5/4 finger jointed clear cedar. Each has a chamfer with a radius stop, and slots for biscuits on one edge and one side. I assembled three of them into a U shape in the garage with some help from Vernon and Mary Lou helped me install the last of the fourth after I installed the partial box around the post. The last board had to have both sides done at once, a total of 14 biscuits. If you haven't worked with biscuits before, they expand on contact with wood glue, leaving you only seconds to get the joint clamped up, or they'll never go together (or come apart for that matter). Fortunately we had prepared for the glue-up quite well, and all went fairly smoothly (big Thank You! to Mary Lou - no way I could have done that on my own!). I still have to install the 3/4" think mitered base up to the 11" mark and then add the base cap and crown to finish it off. That might be a few days, and I thought you all might enjoy seeing something other than that 4x4 PT post sticking out of our front deck.