shavings & still not done......

from yesterdayThis was the last thing I did in the shop before I killed the lights yesterday. 1/8" plywood I have learned is more than sufficient for a box of this size.hmm......Put the Soss hinges in and checked the swing and how much clearance there was. It is basically 2 frog hairs and beveling either the lid or the box wouldn't help. The hinges are too close the edge - the bevel would eat into the hinge holes.I was going to make a new lid with the hinge mortises inset further in away from the edge. That plan went south on the express in a hurry so I stuck with what I got. flushing the bottomSawed off most of the bottom overhang before planing and sanding it flush. I paid attention this time to make sure I wasn't throwing it out of square again. The front edge was bit on the wonky side. There was a hump in the middle with the left side corner square but the right one was out to lunch. Some things you just let go because it still looks good.signature lookI went back and forth about…