Anti-Gravity Tree Stand

Step 8 Is that a Candy Cane or a Shepards Hook Hiking Staff?

 
Hang a cane on a tree or tree on a cane?
So that it seems like you know what you're doing, add a curled bit of conduit
to the top of the boom, made to look like a cane when red ribbon's are wound on to it. 
As i'm reminded, it'd look more like the candy with ribbons red / white
but when put away last year, they were too well-hidden from sight.


Metal electrial conduit is bent into a curve to simulate the curl of a candy cane.  The conduit is slid into the black pipe beam and wedges in place at the start of the bend.

Wrapping the conduit and beam in red ribbon ribbon gives it a candy cane look.  (red and white ribbon would add to the candy cane appearance but I didn't have any handy this year so I had to settle for red and gold)