Marzalek spoke with the architects and general contractor intermittently for more than two years, discussing what would and wouldn't work on the job site. All the while he never really considered it a serious possibility for a small company like his. I studied the blueprint for two months. The rotunda design called for a 12-point compass to radiate out from a central time capsule and meet the center of each pillar exactly. A pattern of Brazilian cherry and walnut with a purpleheart band surround the time capsule, and American cherry and Brazilian cherry surrounded by white oak radiate out to the pillars.
Brazilian cherry forms the outer points, all of which are surrounded by a band of all the species.
All the wood was cut on site, routed and splined. Cutting the circle for the 12 points outside the columns presented a challenge. Marzalek measured out and marked the lines on the floor. It's not perfect, but no one's ever going to get above that thing to see that. Our History Read about NWFA's history .