Thanks Peter, that's very helpful.
Oh, I was in Homebase a few minutes ago and they were selling 1m lengths of piano hinge for 25p. I bought a couple. They didn't have any suitable drawer pulls small enough for a jewellery box though, so any recommendations on that front would be welcomed.
I'm not entirely sure at this point. I am inlaying moissanite into the front door of the chest to portray the star map on the night my wife was born, so it would have to be something that doesn't detract from the diamonds. I think the edge banding I have is oak. I don't have anything fancy...
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I salvaged a large quantity of this reddish MDF from a local high quality furniture maker, but I have no idea what it is. The pictures don't really do it justice, this stuff is very nice - several orders of magnitude better than any MDF I've ever seen at B&Q/Wickes. I was hoping the...