Stepping Stones

This came from my brother's facebook status last night: 

Isn't it strange that princes and kings
And clowns that caper in sawdust rings
And common folk like you and me
Are the builders of eternity.

...To each is given a bag of tools,
A shapeless mass and a book of rules;
And each must make, ere time is flown,
A stumbling-block or a stepping-stone.

R. L. Sharpe 

So, what are you making today and how?