1. Children's Stilts

Well, this month is my daughter's birthday, and I wanted to make something for her birthday.  So I decided on stilts.  I bought a 12 foot piece of 1 1/2" square of redwood.  The first thing that I did was cut two 5' sections, and four 4" sections.  I cut four 1/2" holes and then glued 2 pairs of them together with a 1/2" dowel.  The results of this is in this picture.

I then took the 3" by 4" blocks.  and molded them for the step platforms.  After molding and sanding the platforms, I then measured and glued them to the poles.  I then sanded the whole project with a random orbital sander.  I then cleaned the whole project and prepared it for the final finish.  For the final finish, I used Watco Danish Oil finish.  I really like this finish as it maintains the true feel of the wood, whilst penetrating and protecting the wood.