Woodworker: Jason KlagerThis dressing table and treasure box work as a unit, with the box positioned and kept in place with eight rosewood dowels. The table (18-in. deep by 32-in. wide by 37-in. tall) is veneered with shop-sawn wenge; the drawer sides are hard Eastern maple and the bottoms are afromosia. The box (10-in. deep by 19-in. wide by 8-1/2-in. tall) has 90 bubinga marquetry leaves outside and pearwood inside; the drawer sides are hard Eastern maple and the bottoms are lacewood. Klager says he added the pierced tree carving on both the table and box because it tied in nicely with the marquetry leaves. He played with the bubinga when designing the marquetry on the box, and says when you walk around it, the leaves appear to move. Klager’s father bought the piece as a gift for his mom.

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