I finally found a decent walking stick at a local antique shop for a whopping $5. It's not nearly as fancy as some, but it's still a pretty cool find. Once I got it home I needed to find somewhere to store it. Enter the ashtray stand!
My late uncle (who died 7 years before I was born) built the stand in a high school shop class back in the late 40's. It's the only thing I have of his, but I never really knew what to do with it. No-one smokes in my family, so it was sitting in the basement collecting dust. Well...a couple of discreet 3/4" holes drilled into the base and voila...instant walking stick/umbrella stand!