When pine is sanded smooth, stained with a quality golden oak stain and finished with a high quality gloss polyurethane it produces a beautifully deep rich amber wood. Highlight that by framing it with the deep reds and mottled whites of Missouri's cedars and you get a beautiful piece of furniture like this "Hope Chest."

There's nothing like the fragrance of Missouri's red cedar. This chest has it in just the right amount. It is lined with cedar cut from our farm, sawn by a neighbor and allowed to air dry for over 20 years. I only have enough of the original cedar to make one more of these so if you like it…..