Designed and built around a massive, etched glass work of art, this display is made of solid mahogany and mahogany plywood (furniture-grade).  The cabinet body is dowelled together; the face frame mortise-and-tenoned, then attached to the body with dowels.  From the Chippendale solid wood base, to the substantial fluted columns, to the decorative panel, almost all joinery is executed with glue and mechanical joints--very few metal fasteners were used.