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This is a Hall Tree that I'm nearly finished with. I purchased an Earlex sprayer to spray the topcoat, it should be here any day. I built this for my Sister-in-law and her husband. A few months ago, after an epic failure on a piece of furniture I nearly gave up woodworking. I sat down one morning and evaluated my woodworking hobby. I had to ask myself what my major hangups were, what tools/equipment were non performers, what I knew I was doing right and what I knew I could improve on.
I put down the woodworking magazines that I learned so much from, but were making me feel like I had to hand cut dovetails on every piece of case work I built, I stopped trying to prep garbage lumber, and stopped over-complicating my thought process in the shop. I think we all have ideals that we strive for in and out of the shop. I have always viewed Maloof and Thomas MacDonalds's work as what I would strive for, but for now I'm happy again with the stuff I'm building.

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That is really beautiful
 

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Good looking cabinet ! Why is it called a Hall Tree ? As for the ww mags, I quit FWW after 10+ years after a similar reaction to yours. IMO they create a false sense of a lot of aspects of woodworking. FWW started out as such a super magazine but it's all about image and spin now. When is the last time you actually saw some sawdust in FWW ?. Don't want that, it might put people off . . .
 

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Very nice!! Glad to see you got back on the horse. It is very frustrating and maddening when things do not come out right. But we need to take a deep breath, walk away, refocus and learn from what went wrong. Many times I have wanted to get rid of my tools and move on to other things, I am so glad I got back on the horse. Again, great job!
 

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That is a lot of joinery that all has to come together excatly. Looks really beautiful, and very precise to me.
 

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Nice Job, you will love the Earlex sprayer…... just pratice with it and make sure your using the right needles….
 

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The journey is yours. Glad I stopped to see what you are doing. You aren't a wanna be anymore! Looked back on your projects. Your joinery , color choices and flow of pieces makes me say Wow, I wish I did that! Looking forward to your next step.
 

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Very nice work all the detail are just right. Always seeking perfection can take all the fun out of a hobby, ENJOY!
 

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Is this nice and useful, or what!
Don't give up, buddy, you can always peg in an ebonized dowel and call it G&G furniture ;)
 
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