Not so long ago I was making a fuss about my kitchen being overrun by chick hatching and beer brewing. Today I came in from my office to find this. Stick steaming! Mac has been whittling thumb stick walking sticks and was steaming them to bend them in to shape.
I let him off because he introduced me to a new word - ferrules - the little metal bits that you attach to the base. He was off to the internet to order some Alpine ferrules from Ferrules Direct (I am not making this up!)