Well, I at least tried to get something done in the shop today.   The more I tried to do, the more things were fighting back.....With the legs all turned, I thought I could work on the aprons?

 

Had to figure out what angle to cut the ends...15 degrees was a bit too much, backed it off a bit, now it is maybe at 10 degrees..

Bandsaw to make the cuts.   Too much stuff in the way to get to the mitrebox saw.   Then laid things out to find the length needed..

 

had to do this for both the short aprons, and the long ones.   Long ones also got a bit fancy..

Yeah, well it will need a little more sanding.   Undecided about the shorter aprons....might leave them plain.  Next, needed to get out some toys...er...tools, and make some tenons

just gotta have the stool to sit on.  As for the rest?

Backsaw was nice, but hard to tell how deep I was going.  Mallet and chisel to pop off the waste.  There is a blue knife to make the "Knife wall" for the saw to follow.   Squares for lay outs.  Switched to a few other tools as I went.

Wound up going with the coping saw.  When the top of the blade is below the surface, time to stop the cut.   There is also my version of a shoulder plane. 

Seemed to have found something this old plane can do.   Had to adjust the iron a bit, it was a bit off to one side.  Once all the tenons were cut, time to work on a place for them to go.

 

Started fighting the legs, they did not want to be clamped down to the bench.   Stool was trying to get in the way as well.....until a size 11 shoe showed it the way.

Laid out a mortise.....

Clamp is up close, as this was the only place the clamp would hold onto. 

Notice the clamp?  Yep, still fighting me.  This is test fit #1, will need a little fine tuning.   Rotate the leg and reclamp

Dig around until the second mortise is about done, then test fit #2

Dog holes work nicely to keep the chisels from rolling off onto the floor.   tried one more leg.....kept getting more angry with things.....and then just stopped for the day.   It is when one gets angry in a shop that mistakes start to happen......last thing to do while closing the shop for the day?   That pulley on the lathe.    Found the allen wrench, and found the set screw, too.     One full turn of the wrench, then a 1/4 turn more to make sure it was TIGHT!.   Might go out and get a second set screw to lock on top of the first one.    Well, maybe tomorrow, after I've cooled down enough, I can chop a few more holes into the legs? Stay tuned...

 

Had many days like that- just have to walk away.

 

I really like that cool mallet in the last picture.