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It’s starting to really look like a tack trunk!

The lid and top trim are done and I think that this might turn out to be a tack trunk yet!

The lid attached to the tack trunk

Another shot of the lid attached to the tack trunk

I tried to get the lid done yesterday but only succeeded in getting the [...]

Top Edging, Tray and Shelf Supports added to the Tack Trunk

Corner Trim and Top Edging

Shelf and Tray Supports

I’ve been busy with other tasks lately so I haven’t had a chance to work on the tack trunk, but today I finally found some time and added the top edging to the plywood carcase and also milled, drilled, glued, and screwed (that’s [...]

Vertical Trim and Hardware

Well I didn’t get the rest of the trim added to the carcase this weekend as I had planned. I had a small problem trying to glue and clamp the vertical corner trim pieces because I didn’t have the correct clamps available, but after some trial and error I decided to glue the corner [...]

Bottom Trim and Gussets added to the Tack Trunk

It’s been a busy week, but I wanted to at least make an update so you can see how I’m progressing with the tack trunk build.

After the carcase glue-up I decided to strengthen it even more by adding screws to all the joints. This will be covered by the oak trim so they [...]

Assembled the carcase tonight

After completing all the dados on the tablesaw yesterday I did a dry fit and clamp of the carcase. Everything looked good, but I decided it was too late to start the glue-up so that would have to wait for the next day.

Tonight I did the finally check for square, dismantled the dry [...]

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