Description

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Introducing the most unique and innovative Montessori Botany material available focusing specifically on conifer leaf shapes. A perfect complement to existing Montessori Botany materials and Leaf Shape Insets.

Conifer Cabinet Description

The Conifer Cabinet is a self contained box that has 4 drawers. The cabinet includes 8 wooden evergreen leaf/needle shape insets (Spruce, Larch, Fir, Pine, Cedar, Cypress, Hemlock, Yew). Four insets fit in each drawer. The two extra drawers can be used for the optional resin molds, Conifer Nomenclature cards or other materials.

Please see listing for CONIFER CABINET EVERGREEN LEAF RESIN MOLDS for optional materials.

Conifer Cabinet Features

Cabinet measures approximately 13 ¼” W x 12 ½” D x 8” H (34cm  wide x 32cm deep x 20cm high)

Constructed entirely of Baltic birch plywood, no MDF or pressboard

4 drawers – 2 of which contain the included 8 wooden leaf insets (plus two empty drawers)

If you do not order the optional resin molds, the extra drawers can be used for storing other nomenclature materials and printables

Insets measure 5-1/2″ square (14cm) and are made from 1/8″ Baltic birch (similar size to the Montessori metal inset shapes)

Optional Materials

The two extra drawers in the Conifer Cabinet can be used for optional materials such as:

• Conifer Cabinet Evergreen Leaf Resin molds available here
• Conifer Nomenclature cards available here
• Paper, pencils, crayons, chalk or other materials useful for making rubbings, tracing insets or making notes

The resin molds are made from the actual leaves or needles of the 8 conifer trees featured. The resin forms are mounted on the same sized pieces of plywood as the leaf insets and fit perfectly in the two extra drawers.