I'm on the final stretch now with the mini bench just 4 mortices to go and the pins. It has been a good learning experience as a result I will be making a few changes to the full size one. I'm leaving out the end pieces and am going for a top made out of 2 pieces this should cut down the gluing process. The legs will be square 4x4 rather than rectangular giving me more room for the joints and the pins. I'll also be chiselling out my tenons in more than two blows to avoid any blow out on the shoulder. I'll be glad when the pile of wood starts looking bench like. One more job to do on the mini bench is to adjust the shoulder height of the joints for the top so they set level and add a small wedge to cover an overly zealous mortice cut. Overall this mini bench is super sturdy if the big one retains this strength I'll have no problems with a jumpy bench.