Furnished content.
(from Lumberjocks.com)
Sea chest – made the sides from more than 10 years worth of scraps. Walnut, cherry, red oak, white oak, sapele, padauk, African mahogany, wenge. Made the four sides as edge glued – like cutting boards. Then box joints at corners. Base and top are sapele. Top has breadboard ends using 3 glued dominos in the middle with a dominos at. the sides (glued to main part of top, but not glued to breadboard ends.) Screwed ends of breadboard ends to main part of top, and plugged.Bought the compass rose medallion and inlayed it in the top. Bought the beckets (rope handles) on etsy. Used Rockler torsion hinges.Finish is Osmo Polyx-oil.Slideshow of build: https://youtu.be/QQfvCUHXY20