RayV wrote:


I doubt I can get the top safely up on the drill press to make these
holes without building a giant contraption so I am going to have to do
it with a hand-held drill.

Will a block of wood with a 3/4 hole be enough of a jig?

Time for Fred Bingham.

See Practical Yacht Joinery for details.

He's been there, done that.

BTW, with a hand drill, I'd use a ship's auger.

Much easier to get holes that are square to the surface.

Lew