My father and daughter have bought furniture from all over the world and keep going back to Norm Schantz for their finest pieces. He and son, Mike are quality craftsmen in a furniture world which has taken a wrong turn toward mass production. Schantz furniture has a smooth-as-glass finish. They still hand carve whatever you wish--within the capacity of each wood type (and they KNOW about expansion of grains and joints for each type of wood) to make you an heirloom instead of a piece of furniture. Mrs. Schantz is known industry wide for her caning of chairs. Now I follow my daughter's lead.