K! b:





How much is too much? Most times folks split 'em at the seam, but that would show on a 5300, so I took off just enough that I was sure I could yank its guts out. I aligned the cut so that it would have been between the barcode and label on the topside if I were going to try to do a re-cell job on it. This way it's pretty much intact in terms of structural integrity for the palm rest. That's how the four-sided doors/lids are cut out of the completed, enclosed box/carcass of a hand dovetailed toolbox.

edit: do these pics open up to 1024x768 for you? When I open them they look smaller than the preview! :?: