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Saved 2026-05-15 · Posted 2023-08-05 · Status: New

"The size of this music box is 10-3/4" deep x 10-3/4" high x 15" long, with a 72 note musical movement. The woods are holly and Gabon ebony veneers and hardwoods. My goal was to design a music box that would fit into the Art Deco time period between 1919 to 1939, mostly into a setting of the roaring 20s high class society. Diamond shapes were a design element seen in some high-end pieces of furniture. That was my main design focus. The difficulty was in the legs, especially the top finials of the leg. By making diamonds to match the body of the box. It took me several months to develop the finials by trial and error. By mixing solid ebony and holly veneer to produce the diamonds with elliptical rings with the oval shape of the segmented finials for the tops of the legs."

Designer maker: @denniszongker

Photos: Dennis Zongker
World category entry, USA

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Comments (9)

  • @littlebitzongker 2023-11-01

    Absolutely beautiful! ❤️🔥

  • @brandons_bowls 2023-08-29

    Wow this is incredible! I like the contrast

  • @halborges 2023-08-09

    Amazing work. Simply beautiful.

  • @skogie_1 2023-08-06

    Wow

  • @squareandplanewoodwork 2023-08-06

    That’s cool

  • @scottmeyerdesigns 2023-08-05

    You nailed it!

  • @baraka_antika_tasarim 2023-08-05

    Very nice

  • @jamshid_woodturning 2023-08-05

    Hello ;;;;;;;;; nice

  • @woodreview 2023-08-05

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