Tool Chest Part II (Lid)

 

Lid content

 

Lid joinery

Lid

The lid also acts as a container for tools that take up little depth such as saws and squares. To create the useful space, I added a beech cornice to the lid frame that incorporates the molded motif of the upper skirts. The lid frame is assembled by means of tenon and mortise joints, of the bridle type, further reinforced with a pair of pins.

Cutting mortise and tenons

Tenon trimming for a tight joint further reinforced by a couple of pins (right)

On the inner side of the frame a groove has been made that houses the panel. The same groove is cut on the panel perimeter so that it can be fitted into the frame. The effect is to obtain the prominence of the panel on the outside of the lid (and a recess on the inside). 

Grooving for panel insertion

Adding a perimetral cornice

After gluing the 45° joints are reinforced by pins

Part 1: Case

Part 2: Lid

Part 3: Skirts

Part 4: Drawers and Runners

Part 5: Finishing 

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