These days furniture seems to all be made from cheap plywood and plastic. Not at ES&S. This chest is built from solid red oak. Each panel is hand made and assembled with the highest quality materials to last a lifetime. This is the kind of furniture that your kids will hand down to their children. We will be bringing a few to Sailfest in NJ on Sept 8th and we are accepting pre-orders for anyone interested. Red oak, maple and pine are available unfinished or finished. Hickory is available as a finished (clear coated) piece only.