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 "Contained in the medium of fine hardwoods is the essence of the environments in which they are grown. They seem to derive strength, beauty and character from a particular nutrient base of mineral, air and water. We do the same." 

 The woodworking path is an interesting one. I find myself constantly challenged by the tendency to seek shortcuts – because of increased orders, but the challenges only serve to drive me deeper into my commitment to maintain quality and integrity, which cannot be gained by merely speeding things up. I find my attention goes rather to the process of locating more beautiful and better quality woods rather than buying more machinery to process poor grades of wood. The impetus "to be creative" combined with practicality and simplicity of design is a recipe that seems most palatable to me. The furniture buying public seems to follow trends, and you can see the manifestations of these "tendencies" by looking in the Sunday paper and the Macy’s ads and Bargain Barney’s Basement Butcher Block Warehouse – it never fails. The manufacturers seem to trivialize and cheapen and somehow squeeze the very soul out of a good design just to make some quick profits from the unsuspecting public. The final resting-place of such pieces is usually a landfill and does not last to pass on to the next generation.