Ian, I’m embarrassed to say but this took a few months only because of other projects and family. I built a dutch tool chest in the interim.
We had the carcass done in two marathon sessions leaving the lid, lid hinges, lid stays, and lid moulding along with finishing. I should have been able to do it in four days to so if I stuck with it.
Somewhere in the Lost Art Press Blog there is a posting by Schwarz named something like " How not to run a class". Good times!
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