The stool looks great. Sorry to hear about your son. My nephew calf ropes also. We just got back from the Barry Burke in Ardmore. He had tough luck but we got to see some great roping.
I'm riding a saddle that I bought from Leonard Galvin in 1982. It was built by Jay Nordley who was working there at the time. I would love to have a contact phone number or email address for Leonard or Jay if anyone has one.