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This is my first real project. It is an oak nightstand that I designed and built for my girlfriend for Christmas. It got too cold in the garage to complete the finish, so I had to move the kitchen furniture out of the way, and finish it in the kitchen. She loves it, but I find many areas for criticism. I would consider the style to be pretty close to Mission, but the hardware is probably a bit contemporary for it. Easy enough to change though. It was a learning experience, though, and I look forward to tackling my next project soon…an entertainment center.
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Warren Rachele
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posted 153 days ago
Good work. I can sympathize with the coldness of the garage shop. A sweatshirt, jacket, hat and it’s almost bearable! Keep it up.
Scott Bryan
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posted 153 days ago
This is a nice nightstand. I tend to like mission and arts and craft style furniture. If your girlfriend loves what is there to question about it. Her opinion is really the only one that counts.
We tend to focus more on what we perceive as flaws in our work. In reality most people never even notice them. Very few of us have completed projects and felt they were flawless. But if its any consolation to you I don’t expect you to make many more mistakes I will continue to make them for your.
Thanks for sharing.
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relic
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posted 153 days ago
It looks good to me.
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Mike Lingenfelter
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It looks really good. I’ve read some articles about some big names in woodworking, and the interesting thing is many of them talk about the flaws in their work. When I look at their work, I just see a beautiful piece of furniture. That just goes to show you most people won’t see the flaws you see. I know it’s hard, because I see all of my flaws. I now try to just show people my work and not point out what I think are flaws. It is what it is.
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SST
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Great job, and I really like the tone of the finish, it shows off the grain perfectly. -SST
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GaryK
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Very nice!
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rikkor
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Good job. If she’s happy, you are happy, right?
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Grumpy
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Nice job PT. A bit different down under, wet but not too hot luckily. Welcome to Lumberjocks.
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MsDebbieP
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posted 153 days ago
gorgeous!
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Napaman
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amazing…especially for first “real” project…welcome to lj’s!!!
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