It all started with polka dots. My daughter Amanda and I had our business up and running making wooden Anniversary Banks. We were always looking for creative new designs, and she suggested that she wanted to make a polka dot bank. In any good brainstorming session, rules one and two are to keep an open mind and not shoot down any idea on the spot. But this was far from anything I had envisioned.

As you might guess, I enjoy spending time in my wood studio. When I built my woodshop, there were many things to consider.