@paulhaynes1955 Welcome to the class, Paul! Your off to a great start with the chest model. The metal looks good with the gashes and dents. I agree with Matthew that the wood splits in the boards is noticeably consistent. Breaking those up will help.
And my last suggestion is to globally tweak the proportions of the chest with a lattice modifier to stylize (de-straighten) everything. I demonstrate this in the last video of the course, which is admittedly out of order since I made the decision later in the recording process.
