Well, some dummy decided he just had to work in the Dungeon Shop this afternoon.

Moved the base on to the floor, to be easier to mark other parts for sizes.

The plan for today was to add the top and bottom drawer rails to the front of the base...Sooo

 

The wider of the two goes in the top of the legs.  Needed to cut a single dovetail to attach the top rail to the leg.  made some marks, and made some cuts..

then chopped out the waste with a chisel or two

then used this to mark on the leg's top where to cut for the socket.

Then repeat the above for the other end of the top rail.  Supposed to look something like this...

Then start to lay out for the bottom rail.   It gets a half dovetail joint.

I got this side done fairly well.   Then, when I went to do the other side...

Would you believe I got to the point of chiseling out the waste, before I found out it was on the wrong face of the leg.... #$##@@$!  About the way things have been going.  Dry fit the whole base together

ehhhh, needed to fine tune one spot, to allow the top rail to slip past the side apron

the plan is to add a kicker between the top rail and the back apron, to keep the drawer from tipping.  Drug out the top, and dropped it on the base, and added the still loose ends

Will have to go back and add a filler to cover the ooops, May get a wild hair and actually try to glue this thing up.....

 

Stay tuned, this might get scary....

Man, you are going to be done before the end of the weekend. I can't even glue up a chess board!