Straps

In the meantime, this chest is a little bit of a lightweight and may not be durable without iron straps. My research shows that strapping was common, and while it was less common on hutch chests than other kinds it was far from unheard of. In this case, the sides will be the weakest and so the straps will mostly reinforce the corners of the chest. The strap hinges will also be made in the same pattern. Don used the pattern I designed to program the plasma cutter for a bunch of cutouts, and at the present time I am busy filing their contours and correcting the machine's mistakes.