Speaking of buying handmade gifts this holiday season, I took a quick look at Etsy.com, a site which lets all sorts of craftspeople market their wares easily, and found that plenty of talented woodworkers are selling some really nice furniture:

• Surrender Desk & Apex Rocking Chair: solid cherry & curly maple
• Curly Cherry Dean: maple legs & curly cherry top
• square Mission coffee table: solid ash, great grain
• Charles Rennie Mackintosh design king bed: solid ash. massive! - also in a queen
• plant stands / tabourets: solid ash, lighter stain
• simple Amish farm bench: solid butternut
• small display shelf: pretty wood, fantastic price