The first leg goes in. Well goes in a bit then stops!

Well I have to walk the walk of shame and admit to another power tool. With things the way they are I couldn't knock out the mortices by hand and have purchased a router. I refuse to show the photos of such a machine.

Looks like I have mangled my deltoid. I might have to buy a router to finish the bench off I don't want to risk injuring my shoulder again in the next couple of weeks.

Unfortunately I have injured my shoulder probably by pounding on the chisel to make the mortice so construction has stopped hopefully not for too long. So I will leave you with Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings while I put my shoulder in a sling.

I am cutting the mortices for the legs the old fashioned way. A slow process but I am more confident they will be straight. So far this has taken me 1/2 hour looks like I am going to be here for some time.

Its nice to be doing something other than planing. Here's a shot of the first leg. I have decided to cut all the slots production line style then the dovetails followed by a bit of finessing.

Edges are now planed ready for the legs. I have left the bottom of the top rough because I would rather keep as much material as possible and remove more from the top surface to get it flat.

The flattening continues the rough twisty knot at the bottom is taking some work to smooth out it clipped a chunk out of my blade back to the sharpening stone.