This Christmas I gave these projects as Christmas presents. My soon to be 89-year-old mother had mentioned to my brother-in-law that she could use a cane to steady herself at times. He suggested that I make her one. This one was constructed from walnut & quartersawn red oak left from a previous project. The handle is called a Derby style. I learned a lot about canes in the process. Mom was surprised and delighted, which brought me great joy.
I drew my niece for Christmas this year in our family gift exchange and made this step stool for her. We put our names in a hat and got a present for the person we drew. It was a lot of fun! Before, everyone got everyone a present and it was getting out of hand. This works much better for us.
