b'It took me so long to make this box because of the wood bookcases and paneling. Wood will not take stain if any glue gets on it. As a result I had to measure, cut, stain and dry assemble all the panels, shelves etc. before gluing them in place. This was almost like making the box twice.Sir Francis Beaufort, 17741857, was quite a guy. He was the hydrographer/chart maker for the British Crown during the time when international trade was an extremely essential source of income for the English economy and successful trade was, of course, dependent upon accurate and detailed nautical charts. In addition Beaufort was responsible for developing the Beaufort Scale, a series of written descriptions detailing wind and sea conditions using a scale of 0 to 12, (zero being dead calm and twelve being a hurricane). His scale is still used today by mariners.My inspiration for creating Beauforts Study came from a real-life sailing experience and from reading the bookby Scott Huler detailing Beauforts life and his many literary and maritime contributions.84'