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Use your pillar drill (assuming that's the same as a drill press) to
make a perpendicular hole thourgh a piece of thick scrap. The scrap is
your drill guide to drill through the leg, then proceed with your step
2.

I'd recommend a long brad point bit.

I do the above but make the scrap the same length as the width of the
stretcher with additional pieces of scrap attached at 90 degrees. This
makes a nice jig. I use the same system for bed bolts.