This was a small cabinet that I ended up making basically to practice wood carving. I had seen a similar but larger and more detailed piece at a friend's house and I wanted to imitate it, while simplifying it enough for a beginner's level.

In terms of the carving patterns, I got some inspiration from patterns online, but I had to draw all of it myself, as most of the patterns online were very complicated, and some did not appeal to me. I mainly drew inspiration from Thai wood carving patterns.

Since I made this to practice carving, I did not really think ahead about the joinery, which is why I ended up joining things very simply with brad nails and butt joints. As I have experienced before, carving often exposes a lot of end grain, so with the finish, I would either have to use only a clear coat, or go very dark with the stain, and I decided to go with the latter. The stain is a mix between minwax Sedona Red, and Walnut. I did not like either separately so I decided to blend them together.