I have the top cut to dimension, squared and flat. The top surface needs a smoothing plane but I still have to cut mortises in the under side, so smoothing top will wait until that’s done. I finish planed the end grain sides with a Veritas 14” low angle jack. If anyone is considering adding a low angle plane I’ll vouch for this one. It’s impressive. I pulled full 32” long curling shavings from endgrain that looked like small rolls of crepe paper.

That's a long way from where you started. Looking good

Man, that has to be a bear to wrestle around the shop, but it is looking great.

It's getting there. What a beast!

Working on the support pieces. I’ve had the feet and risers ready for a while, cutting the mortise and tenons to join them now.Fit together, need to make the corner braces.I had to modify the original plans a little to get both the lower and upper corner braces. Used the golden ratio to figure it up. Came out like this.

Cut and dimensioned the pieces for the braces.Marked out the mortise and tenons for the lower ones. Cut and joined. No glue yet. I’ll have to take them back apart when I cut the upper support and top of the riser. Looking at gluing the 3 joints at the bottom and draw bore pinning the upper brace where it joins the riser.

Mighty fine looking mortices and tenons!