This bookcase was milled, joined and crafted using only hand tools and traditional wood joinery. The case, drawer and cabinet fronts are crafted from western red cedar. The case is joined at the top with dovetails and the shelves and drawer housings are either pinned into rabbets with walnut dowels, or with through mortise and tenons which are then splined. All the drawers are dovetailed with pine sides, solid wood bottoms and custom turned walnut knobs. The back is hand-crafted tongue and groove made from solid pine, finished in several coats of matte black with a final coat of dead flat overcoat. All hardware, hinges for the cabinets and screws for the back are brass. The entire cabinet has 5 coats of hand-rubbed finish with a final beeswax polish.