Hi All:
Getting cought up on my posting. Here are some pic's of a pioneer chest I made for my brother for christmass. All jointery was hand cut. I used a moving fillester plane for the shiplapped top. The only electrons burned were on the inital jointing and planing of the boards. After glue up all boards were hand planed to thickness and jointed. On the inside of the lid I put a little detail on the shiplapped joints in the form of a beading made with is 3/8 beading plane. Hide glue throughout. The finish is classic cherry stain with several coats of shelack in a 1.5# cut, with a last coating of a 3# cut. I need to work on my shelack finishing as it is a little bumpy. Steel wooled between coats, tack clothed it etc.
Any comments on what I could do better and how to do it would be app. as this is my 1st neader (mostly) project and except for a sample piece, my 1st dovetail project.
Take care
Bob Oehler