Hale is one of those rare companies today that continues to currently employ second-, third- and even fourth-generation woodworkers, cabinetmakers, woodcutters and wood graders. Although much of the present work is done by automated machine tools, all wood selection, joinery, staining and finishing is still done by eye and by hand, by skilled artisans. Wood stains are hand sprayed and hand rubbed between coats, for aesthetic perfection.