On Feb 12, 11:24*am, Mike wrote:
I bought some nice looking octagonal oak surrounds for my basement
poles. *I've glued them up and they look pretty nice, albeit a bit
70's (but I'm not looking for decorating advice). *How do I attach
these things to the posts? *I thought about using an expanding foam,
but experience suggests that this could be a PITA (Great Stuff is very
good at pulling glue joints apart). *What kind of expanding foam is
well suited to this? *Any other suggestions?

1 - Cut 3 (or more) octagons from some 3/4 stock. The outside
dimensions should equal the inside dimensions of your oak surround.
2 - Cut these octagons in half.
3 - Cut a semi-circle into each half, the same radius as the radius of
the pole.
4 - Pre-drill and screw these octogons around the pole at the top,
bottom and in the middle. Use construction adhesive where needed to
hold them in place.
5 - Place your surrounds against these octagons and glue/screw them to
the supports.