Making my Sketchup for this project was fairly simple. By adding the view with the lid open, I was better able to predict how I would assemble my parts and where my pocket screws would need to be located. Also, visualizing the hinges helped me realize where they'd be installed (which I later revised, anyway).
Cutting my plywood to size was more difficult than I had planned, because I hadn't considered ripping the wood all the way up. That's when I decided that I wouldn't cut a bottom for the chest out of the sheet, but piece it together later with scraps.
It's difficult to see. but here I went through and labeled my pieces for assembly and edge banding. This is the lid, which required edge banding on all sides.
I came in having seen some videos on edge banding, and it was a lot easier than I had expected. Ironing it on was simple, but I was nervous that I'd leave an air bubble or it would peel up.
Using these tools made trimming the excess edge banding very easy. I did have to go over several times, and still I ended up having to completely unscrew one of my pieces and re-trim it to fit later.
I drilled 10 pocket screws on each side panel to build the frame, which I put together from back to front. Ultimately I ended up drilling more pockets on the four planks that became the support for the bottom of the chest.
After cutting four pieces of 1" x 4" to make supports along the bottom, I fit three cuts of plywood into the chest. I screwed them down to the supports underneath to secure them in place.
Installing the hinges was my biggest challenge, because I had previously planned on securing it to the inside without considering that it would raise the lid. By attaching it to the back, I didn't have to worry about my lid being uneven or bending the edge band.
The finished product looks good! I'm really happy with it, and I like the change of putting the lid flushed with the back of the frame.
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