matthew-s Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 I'm building one based in the scale of Chris Schwarz's "carved marquetry" traveling chest. Mine will have a frame and panel lid. I have a copy of The Anarchists Toolchest. Chris does not give guidelines for how to dimension the top to fit the chests carcase. I see two options: 1: make the lid about 1/16 oversize in every dimension, and plane to fit (as you might a dovetail joint) 2: dimension the stock shooting for an exact fit then glue it up. Since he makes no reference to these details, I assume he uses option 2. Option 1 seems a little more forgiving, but no guarantee for success. Any advice from the group? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 Since I'm NOT Chris Schwarz, I always look for that extra room for error. Option # 1 would be the route I'd go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthew-s Posted May 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 Thanks. I'm leaning that way the more I think about it. Funny how much he does specify, and then what is left unsaid. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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