Artist Reply: Thank you Nikolay, I used to have a lot of stuff, (tables, saws etc) when I lived in LA, but I got rid of a lot when I moved back to Chicago to help mama. I prefer hand tools and like to work outside, so my workshop is the backyard and sometimes the basement : )

Artist Reply: I like to use boiled linseed oil a lot or danish oil . I've also used a deck stain on pieces that I kept outside in the elements. Sure would like to know someday where this one ended up. They go on journeys some times : ) looking forward to your #7 ... we are still getting some warm temps , but not so hot that I can't work outside thankfully.

Artist Reply: Thank you so much Joanie : ) you should try it ! although once you're hooked, you'll have a desire to do more and more, I'm pretty much self taught and still learning. There are scores of tutorials on you tube as well as people that blow me away.