noun
inlaid woodwork; marquetry
Refers to decorative woodwork where pieces of different woods are fitted together to create patterns or pictures.
この箱は美しい嵌め木細工で飾られている。
This box is decorated with beautiful inlaid woodwork.
寄木細工 is a type of mosaic woodwork using geometric patterns, while 嵌め木細工 specifically refers to inlaid woodwork where pieces are fitted into a base.
Compound of 嵌め (hame, 'fitting in', from verb 嵌める) + 木 (ki, 'wood') + 細工 (saiku, 'craftwork').