The blank sheet of paper didn’t stay blank for long. Archer used a charcoal pencil begin to begin his sketch. He already had a vague shape in mind, but scratching the visual down on paper always helped him see the shapes and angles he needed to clarify before he could start any kind of actual carpentry work. What he had in mind was a table made of cypress, not too finished, but not overly rustic either. He had a nice batch of river cypress that was at least one hundred years old. It was sometimes called pecky cypress because the wood at some point in its life had been invaded by a fungus that created pockets of black when finished. He considered them badges of honor for a life well-lived. Archer always thought of it as Florida’s answer to tiger striped oak favored by Arts & Crafts furniture makers. As he sketched out various ideas, he let his mind wander. He never rushed this part of the process, because to be impatient here would only cause him to lose huge amounts of time during the actual building process due to poor planning. He’d learned that the hard way.
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