If you’ve read the threads I’ve started lately I’ve been working on a Dutch tool chest. I gave up on the knotty, pringle shaped wood (if you can call it that) I got from the borg.
Long ago, I started on one made of birch. I got it cheaply at the local lumberyard but it’s pretty nice stuff. Part of the reason I stopped is that it’s 15/16” and heavy. Before I stopped I cut the sides for a large one (including the angles) and a 140 rabbet and dovetails on one side.
I have some 3/4” poplar I have left over (was meant for a second ADB book case). It should be enough. It would certainly be lighter but part of me wonders if the weight would be enough different to abandon the work on the birch version?
Thoughts?