Weeeell, one of THEM days.....

 

Figured out I needed three boards, 3/4 x 5-1/2 x 25" to have enough for a glue-up to make the top.  Dragged the 1x6 down to the shop, made a few cuts with the old circular saw.   Had enough left over to make the back apron, one of the few good things to happen today.  Left the boards to cook in the clamps awhile.   Brought a couple legs over, and figured out the two side aprons.   Got those cut, and stacked over with the back apron,   Also cut the drawer front.  Took a break for awhile. ......

 

Ok, time's up, time to surface the top.  Found a couple marks that just had to go, though

this and a neon green crayon mark.  Hmm, sand them off?  Nah, we have ways of dealing with this..

A Stanley #70 Label scrapper plane. Notice that the black brand is gone?

 

Got after the surface with a few other planes. From the 22" long Try plane down to the #3 sized #122.

 

Marked out for a bread board edge's tongue

Set up the Wards #78

To cut each section of the tongue.   About...1/2" wide, maybe 1/4" deep.    More of them dang knots, too.   Anyway, here is what it looked like when done

Next, found some 1x3 that needed planed down a bit and cut to length.   Cut two sections with a high tech mitre saw

GEM mitre saw.  18" backsaw did not take very long to make the cuts.  And this is where I should have stopped for the night....but

 

Those two 1x3s needed a groove to match the tongue. I thought to use the old Plough Plane to cut the 1/4" wide grooves.   Set things up, tried different ways to hold things in planes.  Plane was not helping matters.  Setting won't hold, iron won't cut, stuff getting knocked around.....#@#$#@@#!! Plane went flying to parts unknown, never to return.   Dragged out the Craftsman router, dug up the edge guide, and even found the 1/4" bit!  First jig....still hitting the guide fence.   That part of the jig joined the plough plane in exile...

 

Finally, a bench dog along one side, a drywall screw head at the end of the board, with a second one along the guide side cutting barely into the part.   Three passes to get the right depth AND a centered groove.  After a few test fits..

I'll fit the second one tomorrow, I am dry as a .... and plain tuckered out.  Maybe tomorrow I can try to get the aprons and the legs to go together? 

 

Stay tuned, it going to get battier...

I feel your pain! It's been one of those days here, too.

I know how you feel, but hey you got it coming along.