Novice Builder-
Sorry, I don’t have photos available – the shtenders I built were for others, not me.
I mostly copied the design of shtenders in the Mirrer Yeshiva bais medrash from about 30-35 years ago.
There isn’t only one right way of building a shtender, which is why I strongly recommend you check out different styles in yeshivos and shuls to find one you like.
Hopefully the ascii-based illustration below will make my foot/side piece instruction a little more clear.
Also presented is an alternate plywood-only integrated foot/side design.
(everything is presented in side view)
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|__|_|__| <- attach side piece s1 to foot-piece f1.
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|f2|_|f2| <- attach two foot-pieces f2. "snug them up" to side piece s1.
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|_______| <- attach foot-piece f1 to side piece s1 and foot-pieces f2.You will now have a sandwich with 2 f1 pieces on the outside and 2 f2 pieces plus 1 s1 pieces on the inside.
As viewed from above (not drawn to scale):
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| f1 | <- 1x3
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| f2 | s1 | f2 | <- 2 small pieces of 1x3 with side piece in the middle
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| f1 | <- 1x3
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Some people make the side pieces out of a solid piece of plywood cut like this:
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|_/_| <- note that the side is a solid piece of plywood (3/4" for strength)
with an angle on top for the top-piece, and an upside-down "V" on the
bottom for "feet".