Mr. Ingersoll's reproduction is exact except for the wood: figured tiger maple that transforms and lends a spectacular flavor all its own.

A Chippendale-type mirror, for example, in tiger maple, a wood with light and dark streaks that can only be worked by hand, costs $280.

His brushes, feathers and artist's oils turn plasterboard into marble, and steel file cabinets into tiger maple.

Constructed mostly in tiger maple, which is also known as curly maple, the exhibition includes chests, chairs, tables and clocks.

Small enough for a child to lift, this rare 34-inch-high miniature Queen Anne chest of tiger maple from about 1765 is embellished with rounded columns.

The desk is $9,400 in tiger maple, left, and $7,900 in cherry.

The place is beautifully appointed, but when asked whether a certain piece was made of tiger maple, she didn't know.

The pipe bowl, which is made of figured tiger maple, was carved with great care.

Aged tiger maple and stainless steel are both beautiful materials, but they are uneasy side by side.

And then there is Stephen Perrin's crooked folding chair in tiger maple that hangs on the wall when not in use.