when you go do the (joinery and details) tour which is led by jim ipekjian a master at g&g furniture. he did all the reproduction furniture for the blacker house. it's about  a 3 hour tour (no gilligan jokes) and he goes into immense detail. he only does several a year so ya gotta plan for it. i did it again last year.
oh i dont even wanna think about ebony plugs, it was a lot. i used charles ng's jig for making the ebony splines on the corners of the top.

working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.