Calvin,

If you've got it working the way you want, that's fine....but I believe the following is what's best (to start from scratch)...

public class MyLabel : Label
{

	DefaultValue(typeof(Font),"Verdana,8pt")]
	override public Font Font
	{
	   get { return base.Font; }
	   set { base.Font = value; }
	}

	public MyLabelClass()
	{
	     //  base.Font = new  Font("Verdana",8);   // no need for the constructor if you're using defaultvalue attribute
	}
}