Thanks Mel for your good wishes and kind feedback! I really appreciate your comments regarding scale/strength. I first got interested in hand tool woodworking reading James Krenov's books in the late 70s. I was really struck by what I saw as the "lightness" and frankly delicacy of some of his pieces, compared to blocky commercial furniture of the age. Consequently I've always had a bias towards "lighter" construction, which has definitely bitten me in the butt more than a few times when projects turned into firewood! I hope this one holds up a little better than saw my previous efforts
Best, Mike