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Hand carved from bass wood with X-acto knife and an engraving pen .

Hello, just wanted to share the tool chest I just completed. The chest is cherry with some curly maple. The inlayed name is done in rosewood, and the compass rose is done in rosewood, sycamore and lacewood. The chest features a curved box joint coopered lid, as well as cantilever shelves and hinged saw sheaths. The complete build from start to finish of this tool chest can be seen on my YouTube channel - kenneth paul woodworking- . I hope you find something in this project that you can use on your own work. Ken Paul.

I am very pleased with the final result, with a final weight of 81lbs

How would you finish off the wood?

Case out of Multiplex Birch and sanded with 320 sandpaper.

Unfortunately the wood supplier delivered the wrong wood, and after the wood has been lasered, it turn out quite burned/black.

So I had to sand much more than expected and also using the dremel to not sand for ever, hoped I could make the case in one run but that will stay as Prototype, and I will make a flawless second one.

Curious about your thoughts on how to finish the case!