Taping and painting Marking the locations for the outside edge of the hinges on both the chest and lid at the same time to make sure they line up Setting a marking gauge to the width of one hinge leaf to scribe the size of the mortise Marking the width of the hinge by referencing against the first mark Chiseling the borders of the mortise and clearing the waste with a router plane Marking the locations for screws and attaching hinges Attaching lid Making lid-mounting tills for my dovetail and carcase saw A small rabbeted piece will make up the tooth guard Using a marking gauge to find the difference in height between the saw handle and the triangle piece Using that measurement to cut a section of dowel to make a small buffer Making a small retaining piece for the handles Attaching the retaining pieces.
I replaced the nails with screws almost immediately because the nails came loose..