It is the master crafter's hands that the wood surrenders: the selected wood, the wood with promise. And it is in that surrender, that the journey to beauty and significance begins.
With strong hands, the master planes the wood to level and to remove the unwanted roughness of character.
With gentle hands, the master shapes the wood to define the wood's purpose, its uniqueness.
With loving hands, the master polishes the wood to reveal the wood's inner beauty.
In the master's hands, the wood surrenders and is refined to live out its purpose for generations forward.
With joy and with beauty, and with grace.