Accomplished during 2013 and 2014. All inlays and turnings personally made – no commercial inlays. Primary woods are Sapele and maple with dark, curly sapele veneer. Turnings are Kiatt. Checkerd inlay banding is ebony and holly. Yellow-colored inlay on top is satinwood. Federal-style fans are maple and ebony using hot sand to shade the maple. Lunette Banding was accomplished using bullnose and cove router bits and using hot sand to shade the maple. Drawers are quartersawn ash with combination hand/bandsaw dovetails. Drawer handles are hand-made from genuine Gaboon ebony. Approximately 120 man-hours.

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