[woodnthings]

kudos to you

Very ambitious project, but probably rewarding each day you make progress. I would not have the energy to make a bench top this way and would have to resort to a wide belt sander 4 miles down the road as I did about 5 years ago. I'm thinking of building another one though, so I'm watching this thread also. :thumbsup:

 

[woodnthings]

Up early today and I got the majority of the frame dry fit together. I still have to add the upper stretchers, but I can't do that until I tenon the top of the legs. Now it's time to go kayaking for a bit.

Huh? Why don't you just mortise the tops of the legs like you did on the bottom? OR are you going to mortise the legs into the bottom of the top? :blink:

A dado/groove in the tops of the legs would allow the aprons/stretchers to be flush with the tops. Table saw, dado blade, depth stop on the fence, run 'em in, flip 'em over, chisel out the waste until square, BAM you're done. OR is this a hand tool only project?

 

[woodnthings]

I stumbled across this build on You Tube

For what it's worth: