Thanks, pictures aren't great. The joinery is actually dovetails. The top is just 1 1/2" staves ripped with a slight bevel and joined together and then smoothed out with a spokeshave. I determined the bevel by making a full scale drawing first. Its screwed down in the center and nailed off around the perimeter, and a gap is left on the sides to allow for any potential movement. All is concealed with the 1/4" "frame," which is simply glued to the carcass, not to the lid. The stiles were steamed for bending on my grill lol. I'm sure there's an easer/better way but that's what I came up with and it should stand the test of time.
Thanks, I looked at those but I wanted the hinges to be morticed in the body so the lid sits flat. I guess there's no reason why those hinges couldn't be morticed, even though there not designed to be. I'll have to try them out at some point.
My intention was to actually to go slightly stiffer than the Rockler calculator indicated. (I preferred to have the lid stay up when partially opened and less risk of slamming down.)
