Side Two - Lower Level

All the drawer rails were drilled out, cleaned and painted black. The right hand corner was rusted, this was cleaned and re painted. The bottom timber joint was split and not joined up. This didn't seem to be a problem as there was no movement within it. I inserted a small timber wedge into it just for added security then painted the metal.

Drilling out drawer rails

Rusted corner with split joint

Cleaning out with help from needle file

Torn away webbed lining

Corner repaired

Lining re-glued and taped

Grotty cockroach stained internal drawer

All four large drawers were re-lined as per the smaller drawers.

Re-lined large drawer

As for the out of alignment of the trunks side: The out come was that the bow came only from the right side edge itself. It went from the middle, where the main latch connected down to the bottom metal support strip. 

In the end with the new locks added, the trunk joining together without a problem ...

and all the worry I had over it.... I simply just left it as is. HA!