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My bride and I made progress on converting our furniture at the cabin to Green and Green design style. We finished the walnut dresser and chest of drawers yesterday.

It was a pleasure having my wife work with me on this project. She is a big help in the shop. The project would have taken several more months if I was working alone.

The Figured end panels and top row of drawers came from a lifelong friend who passed away. I was his paperboy and we became woodworking friends when I got out of the Navy. I think of him when I see the panels.

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i love the g&g style myself and this makes a real beautiful bedroom set,gorgeous grain and i love your handles.also pretty special having wood from a dear friend to keep the memories alive.your lucky having a wife that like to help out,mine hate dust and noise so she's not in the shop when im working.nice work.
 

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I think my friend would enjoy seeing his wood on the dresser. I didn't have any idea what the wood looked like until I cut it in half. It looked like a charred piece of scrap. on the outside.
 

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thats one of the cool things about resawing or turning wood,the hidden beauty you find.
 

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Beautiful set, you are blessed to have your wife work along side you in the wood shop not all are able to do that safety. The figured Walnut is super.
 

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Beautiful set, you are blessed to have your wife work along side you in the wood shop not all are able to do that safety. The figured Walnut is super.

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Several years ago I was using a mounted router and switched it off. My wife came in to the shop, put on hearing protection and started vacuuming. She thought the bit had stopped but it was still spinning. The back of her hand hit the 3/8" spiral cutter. I think it took 13 stitches to close up the hole.

She hasn't spent much time in the shop until we started this project. She did most of the sanding and a lot of the mortises. My wife has a quilting business and can keep a lot of individual pieces organized which is a big help on a large project.
 

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Quite beautiful in both style and construction. Well done.
 

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Nice work! Some of those panels are mesmerizing and one is even a little spooky. The grain matching and craftsmanship look outstanding. Congrats on your DT3
 

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beautiful, beautiful furniture !
 

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Nice cabinets, beautiful style
 

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Wild and wonderful. Love those end panels.
 

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Thanks for the nice comments.
 
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