Mary Ostler

The skid scrap chest is heading towards the finish line. I painted the whole thing with milk paint stained with tumeric. My test pieces of the milkpaint stain has shown a fair amount of fading, but I just wanted to get this thing done. Once I got one good coat on I did a coat of linseed oil for a bit of protection.

attaching the hinges with clenched nails.

The clenched nails bend and hammered in.

Chest with the lid up. Hinges are stiff enough that it doesn’t flop around much.

Just one last thing to do. Build the lock haspe, and install it.