Nicholson Bench Leg Assembly

We did last-minute tune-up work on the legs today, like cleaning up the notches in the legs where the lower cross braces attach. I had to power plane the cross braces a bit more to make them fit flush, and one of the leg ledges where the apron sits required a little chisel work to trim a little more. Then we "sized the joint" by smearing some glue (in this case, warmed hide glue... specifically Little Brown Glue) on the joints and letting it sit for several minutes. This helps to seal the areas of end grain so they won't absorb all the glue and "starve" the joint. After it partially dried, we applied additional glue to all those surfaces, then assembled and clamped the parts. In this case, screws were added where called for.

I also finished drilling the 19 dog holes in the remaining apron. We made good progress today.