All windmill heads come with assembly instructions showing how to assemble the windmill head and how to build a wood stand.  These instructions are located in the large square box that the windmill head ships in.All metal windmill stands come with assembly instructions showing how to assemble the metal windmill stand.  These instructions are located in the long rectangular box that the windmill stand ships in.Note that if you purchase a complete metal windmill, you will get both set of instructions.