custom work done by President of the company Dennis Zongker

1. “Griffin End
Table”
Next 7 Slides
Dennis Zongkers
Work
“Old World
Craftsmanship”

2. Carving the
Griffin’s for
The “Griffin End
Table Legs”

3. Dennis Lee Zongker
“Old World Craftsmanship”
“The Making of a Majestic
Griffin Style End Table”

4. 3 Hand Carved
Lions
For “Griffin
End

6. Drawing out the Marquetry… for the
End Table Top

7. “Griffin End
Table”
Marquetry
Table Top

9. Chess
Table
and
Chairs
Built by,
Dennis
Zongker
Next 4 Slides

11. Chess
Pieces and
Playing
field &
Storage
drawers

12. Chess Table
Legs
The center post of the
table is the king
upside down.
Scaled up 9 times.
And the four feet are the
knights scaled up.

13. The chairs back has a abstract
figure of a lady queens body.
The top of the chairs have a
queen’s crown. And the
bishops are on booth sides of
the crown.

14. Decorative Parquetry
Dining Table

15. Decorative
Parquetry
“The Window
Method”

16. The table pattern itself is
called parquetry.
Geometric forms brought
together in a
picturesque scene,
representing planets and
streaks of shooting stars.
Center of Table
Looking through
the glass >>>

17. “Carving Out a New
Life for Old
Furniture”
By, Dennis Zongker
Wood Carving
Illustrated

18. Before
After

19. Carving on the
Published in Fall
Edition of
Wood Carving

20. Beginning of a Carved Box
By, Dennis Zongker
Currently In

22. The Top
of the
Carved
Box
“Roses
for the,
assemble

24. Teaching Project: Purple Heart
Chair
Apprentice Learning

25. Apprenticeship
Under Dennis
Zongker
16 Year Old
Millard South
High School
Student: Eric
Zongker

26. Apprenticeshi
p
Under Dennis
Zongker
“In most parts of Europe, by law
around 1600 to 1800, a boy
approximately 9 years old was
chosen by family trade to become a
cabinetmaker. It required at least
eight years of mandatory
education. The training consisted of
a high degree of technical training
that would ensure a high standard
of work.” By, Dennis Zongker

27. “First an apprentice spent several
years in the workshop of a
master furniture maker, followed
by at least as many years as a
journeyman. In order to become
a master, a journeyman had to
prove his competence. A young
man around 22 to 24 years of age
could be a master of his trade,
and could be commissioned for
cabinet making jobs.”
“All of this training, one could see how
cabinet making, furniture making, carving,
joinery, marquetry and many other related
skills, could reach such a high standard of
technical skill. In today’s world one could be
called an Artist. While yesterdays Cabinet
Maker was considered a tradesman.”
By, Dennis Zongker

28. Acanthus Leaf Theme"
Dinning Table & Chairs
Next Slide Completed Table

30. Hand Carvings,
Marquetry and
Furniture Making
By, Dennis Zongker

31. “Lion
Carvings”
Each lion’s size 17”
tall x 12” deep x 9”
wide.
Dennis carved both of these lion’s seven
years ago. He mostly carved them to for the
experience on carving.
Dennis favorite animal is a lions
because he loves the way they show
strength, loyalty & pride.

32. Carvings…Corbels and
Replica's

33. Carving Houses from’
“Old Photo’s”

34. Zongke
r
Brothe
rs

35. Purple
Heart
"Medal
of
Honour“

36. Back &
Front Of
Purple
Heart

37. “Gothic Cat
Carving”
Wall
Plaque
“When I first started carving
nine years ago. I spent most
of my time sharpening my
carving gouges. On this
“Gothic cat” I didn't use any
sand paper. I was really
trying to make it look like old
world style of craftsmanship.
By showing the carving
marks that gouges leave.”
(Dennis Zongker)

38. “Gothic Cat
Carving”
Wall Plaque
Close up Pictures

39. Wall
Plaque
For the owner of Werner
Paint Supply

40. Carving a Replica of a 150 year
old music box top

41. Marquetry
Of Rose’s
Made into Wall
Plaques

42. Marquetry
Rose Bud
Made into
Wall
Plaques

43. Armoire’