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    TV stand (kind of)

    Good day

    The unit was designed by my wife (as usual), 3 separate units, each 3’ (1 meter), so it can be “re-positioned”.

    Oak, 1” thick.
    Finish, Nitro-lacquer, they use it here for floors because of its durability and fast drying (10~15 minutes), interestingly, it does not leave any brush marks but stinks like hell during application.

    I attached 2 general pictures and 3 close-ups so you can see all my “Fashla’s” (Arabic, mistakes, goof-ups or failures), but its allowed to amateurs.

    Regards
    niki
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    Nicely done! I like the wide rails and stiles on the doors. It gives the unit a sense of heft and ties together with the drawer size. I wish I had an eye like that for dimension and scale.
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    Nissim,
    All your gizmo, jig and modification postings have been fun, but this is the the proof of all your efforts.
    Well done.
    Thanks for sharing.
    TJH
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    Thank you so much Glenn and Tyler

    Glenn
    I would wish to have such an eye too but…

    I build all my units in the method of “Lets kill a turkish and rest”, which means, my wife makes a general drawing and I build the carcasses. After that she decides about doors and drawers.
    I had to cut 3 different widths of door frame (from cardboard) and she decides with which one to go.
    I never have “cutting list” from the beginning.

    niki

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    Very nice piece. I like the size - nice proportions.

    I'm going to remember "fashla" - I will try to convince my wife that it adds character to the piece, as in "look at all the fashla's on this piece!"

    -Ryan

    <edited for spelling>

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    A very nice set

    Niki,

    That is a very impressive set and no "fashla's" worth worrying about. On the contrary, it has great proportion and style. Great workmanship. Appreciate the chance to see it.
    Cheers,
    Bob

    I measure three times and still mess it up.

  7. I bet you and your wifes' design approach is familiar to alot of us out here.
    Nicely done.

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    Thank you all so much for your kind replies.

    niki

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    Niki,

    Nicely done. What type of wood is it? I'm having trouble telling from the photos.

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    Thank you John

    Its Oak, maybe a little bit different than the American (I’m in Poland).

    niki

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    That's a beautiful setup, Nissim!
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    Niki, no matter how hard I try, I can't find any fashlas in the pics. Nor can I find any errors, slip-ups, boo-boos, goofs, snafus, bugs, undocumented "features", or Vaughnisms.

    Great-looking furniture, and as Tyler mentioned, it's nice seeing the results of some of your handy shop jigs and gadgets.

    - Vaughn

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    Nissim,
    Sure looks fashla free (or is it fashla-less) to me! My wife often helps with design too but usually after it's built (as in why didn't you ....) Well done.

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    You and your wife make a great team there, Nissim. Well done, the furniture looks great.

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    I don't see and Fashlas. Just good design and execution. The finish turned out great. Your wife should love, but of course she designed it. Keep up the good work.

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