A NOTE FROM THE ARTIST ABOUT MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUE: "I hand-make furniture with rough cut oak and cherry lumber. Construction techniques include steam bending, edge gluing, mortise and tenoning, dovetails, screws, anchor bolts, and pocket holes. Everything is sanded with stroke, balloon, edge, and hand sanders. I create unique finishes from skip planing, hand planing, wire brushing, painting, staining and glazing. Everything gets a base and top coat of acrylic based conversion varnish, with flex sanding in between coats."