Hi Mr Rick, 
This chest took around 6 weeks as I started it about the time I posted my Chabako which was early June this year.  The veneering was relatively simple as I cut the strips on a guillotine. The plywood chest and the cedar drawer construction was basic lap joints and splines.  The edging and the finishing as every take most time as there's around 8 coats of satin poly on the outside rubbed down between coast and then polished up to 4000 before applying wax polish.