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This is a night table I built for my wife.
We had found a strange old night table on a flea market which looked like it started its life as another piece of furniture.
Obviously night tables go by pair so I decided to build a mate to the first one.
My wife wanted drawers instead of a single door.
The wood is walnut and the structure is rather peculiar as I had to match the features of the existing one.

This is so far the project I am the most proud of.
You can see it in the pictures at different building stages and compared to the antique night table.

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Allright, you're should not be allowed to lable your projects first, second, third. Most of us, on our second project are building a miter box. Just kidding. This is some incredible work. Well done.
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Fantastic carving. I love it!
 

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Very impressive. Now all you need are some bug holes to match the antique ;p
Welcome to LJs :)
 

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Thank you, I am confident that the bugs will find their way to this furniture without me having to point out the path to them.

(Bought a "buffet" 2 years ago and after liters and liters of insecticide, I still have bugs coming out of it every May.. this year they are less of them though, so hopefully I about to see the end of the plague)
 

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Looks like a Excellent Match! Beautiful Craftsmanship. Welcome to Lumberjocks!
 

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I have to agree with getlostinwood about numbering the projects because I'm still building jigs rather than actual projects. :)

You did an excellent job in not only duplicating the shape and style, but also the finish. I had to do a double-take to see which one was the original.
 

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Awesome job!
 

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Paulo, Getlostinwood, when I number my projects I consider only "real" projects, not jigs, book ends, bread boards or other small toys done in a weekend. To me, a project is something that spans over a few months.
 

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Wow! That is some extremely impressive work.
 

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Fifth project? I won't be sharing my fifth now:) The hardware is intriguing and the relief work is fantastic!
 

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Really nice carving (all five). Everything else is great too, but the carving is the show stealer. Great craftsmanship.

Welcome, you'll fit right in here.
 

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It's really nice.Fantastic work :)
 

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Outstanding, You should be justifiably proud. Great match in carving
 

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You're right, the original design is a bit peculiar. Looks as though the top is slightly out of proportion compared to the case/base. You did a great job replicating it however and your carving almost seems "too detailed." Outstanding job!
 

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Amazing work. You have all rights to be proud.
 

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Fabrice,

Wow! Your work (all of it) is really outstanding. We're glad you decided to join LJs. Now we can drool over some more nice carvings. Thanks for sharing.

L/W
 

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Amazing how you can carve such beauty from wood.
 

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I've looked at all 5 projects so far. Amazing work. Beautiful carvings.
 

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Nice to match an older unit
and your changes are a great improvement

jamie
 
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