I used a scroll saw for cutting out the legs and the edges for the top of the bench, and a table saw to cut the wood into smaller pieces. Then I used a belt sander to sand it down.

For the scrapbook, I put a lot of pictures in, along with postcards and pamphlets from the offices of different senators and congressmen and the Supreme Court. I also had one page where I stuck a lot of pins I collected from delegates from other states.