With the basic plan in place I was ready to start cutting my joinery. I started by cutting the dado on the bottom of the top the same width as the legs. I then used the drill press to drill out the mortises in the top to accept the tenons on the legs. Then squared up the mortises with a chisel. I used my table-saw and dado blade to cut the tenons, slowly creeping up on the perfect fit.
For Christmas I got a new 1/2" up-cut spiral bit, which is perfect for cutting the mortises on the legs. Using my Festool OF1400 and the edge guide I was able to cut a perfect mortise very quickly. This is my first spiral router bit, and I love it!
After all the mortises were squared up and multiple times dry-fitting everything I was ready for the final glue up, which went very smoothly.
Bench dry fit (no stretcher yet).
Cutting the mortises in the legs with my new 1/2" up-cut spiral bit, this thing is awesome!
Final glue up (can't have too many clamps).
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