Late night layout. Taking my time here paid off when I started cutting. I opted to use poplar instead of pine.

Cutting some tails.

Chopping some tails.

Chopping pins.

Not amazing, but better then the turds I've been squeezing out so far. 

Much better after a little dust and glue. Although I did mangle things a bit while I was planing the pins flush.

Got some help fixing it though.

At least for a minute.

My hinge mounting really needs work. Lid is a bit wonky. Also, I got bright brass screws for some reason. They look wrong AND I kept snapping them off. So it looks awful.

Trimmed/skirted.

I sprayed the whole thing with shellac  to help the milk paint take. I'm not a fan of tills I can't remove, so decided to exclude them from this build. 

Two coats of Pitch Black, one coat of Salem Red, and two coats of boiled linseed oil.