"Mike W." wrote in message
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that it uses Mortise and Tenon jointery. I can make the tenon with a

I just finished a similar project and considered myself too inexperienced to
tackle M&T in addition to the other things on the project. I went the
"loose tenon" route. Specifically, I used BEADlock, as mentioned here many
times, but there are other ways to get there.

Someday, I'll sneak up on real M&T's.
Benchtop 12" Delta drill press cost me $100 - was a refurb model from
www.toolking.com. The model will take a morticing attachment. But having a
decent drill press makes so many other projects easier.