The wooden tripod stand features wooden round legs, each with solid brass fittings and a screw 1. Set a target near 300 meters 2. With a firm but gentle grip, hold 1st tube piece of the telescope 3. slowly by moving focus screw in both directions using fingers, focus the target image 4. Once you are able to focus small distance objects, you can look for the larger distancesrelease to let you adjust the height, and the brass chain holds the three wooden legs together so the telescope can maintain its position. . With a firm but gentle grip, hold 1st tube piece of the telescope Once you are able to focus small distance objects, you can look for the larger distances.