Finally, the last of the finish is done...
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Front view
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Top view of the lid....has a finger rest..
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Just enough for two fat fingers...
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view of one of the ends..
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Back of the chest....just a pair of small hinges..
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Bottom panel is 1/2" thick Poplar. Corner joints are Tongue & groove glue joints, done with a Stanley #45
2 coats of Amber Shellac, 1 coat of clear gloss poly. 1/2" thick Cherry panels for the sides of the box. Panels were all "raised" using a hand plane.