Olive

Winner of Best in Show at the exhibition, this table was inspired by the Sanmon gates used in Japanese Buddhist temple construction.

Mollie Ferguson created this silverware chest by slicing a plank of olive into veneers.

Woodworker: Geoffrey WarnerGeoffrey Warner was inspired by George Nakashima’s use of live-edge slabs with simple, rectilinear bases. But Warner went in a different direction, designing curvy bases...

Woodworker: Geoffrey WarnerGeoffrey Warner was inspired by George Nakashima’s use of live-edge slabs with simple, rectilinear bases. But Warner went in a different direction, designing curvy bases...

Woodworker: Richard Williams Williams' skill as a designer was already evident in these slender-legged tables, which were the first pieces he designed and made after leaving the furnituremaking...

Woodworker: Len Dougherty Len Dougherty's armchair and side chair highlight the unique veneer shading techniques he's built up since learning from marquetry expert Silas Kopf. To add dimension to...

Woodworker: Len Dougherty This early work by Len Dougherty sports an Asian flair that he moved away from in finding his own personal style as an artist. The fully veneered…

Teak cabinet with cherry lining, spalted maple drawer and door fronts, and olive drawers.

This jewelry box created by Paul Schurch is created from native olive and decorated with marquetry.

This Japanese-inspired tiered container, crafted by Benson, is made from solid olivewood, olivewood veneer, aircraft birch plywood, custom brass hardware and suede cloth. The piece is finished with oil.