Finishes range from oil and varnishes to laquer and acrylics, all pieces being sanded and polished with adbrassive grits up to 600 in most cases. Some surfaces are wet polished with oil, waxed and buffed to a high lustre. Some of the laqured peices are hand buffed and polished to a high gloss, glass-like finish, while others are kept to a rich satin sheen.

Most boxes shown are custom, one-of-a-kind, which may be duplicated (if out of stock) in terms of size, design and proportions, but never with the same grain pattern, as pattern is unique to each piece of wood. A desired design (as seen on this website) may be ordered with different dimentions or changes in the wood type and contrast combinations. Custom orders with other specific features may be considered and estimated upon request.

DB Boxes are not "production-line" generated. The necessary care, selection and artful handfitting of pieces, require unrushed devotion to craftsmanship expected of museum quality. Woodworking is a passion driven by an appreciation of wood's natural beauty and a desire to present it in an imaginative, striking display.

The images you will find on this website in the Showcase Gallery, are of "good" quality and the original photographs of these works are "great", but the pieces themselves are "best." I don't believe you will be disappointed in any way should you decide to own a DB Artwood creation!