[cabinetman]

I think what you are referring to are called "rosettes". You can do them with a cutter used in a drill press.
http://woodworker.com/2-18-rosette-cutter-mssu-119-666.asp?search=rosette cutters&searchmode=2

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[cabinetman]

I enlarged the image a bit, and it looks like it can be done with a chisel.

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[cabinetman]

Here's some examples:
http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?_adv_prop=image&fr=ytff1-tyc-inbox&va=wood+applique

http://www.osbornewood.com/Carved-Onlays.cfm?

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=wood+applique

I looked at those links and didn't see anything that replicates what the OP is looking for. I probably missed something. Could you post what you were referring to?

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[cabinetman]

I'll explain so even you can understand.

Some reason to get nasty? I just asked a question. My 5 yr old grandaughter knows about "Google". My best guess is that adults using computers know about it. I would think something specific could be derived from members like yourself that has done searches, but, you could say "any help" would be a help.

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