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They were right of course, so I chose soft maple instead.
I started cutting the through-tenons and dovetails on the legs this weekend and figured I'd have all of them cut and squared up by end of day Saturday.
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Theoretically, the tenons and dovetails will fit snugly in their matching mortises, but not so tight that they can't be knocked apart.
This is going to be tougher than I thought. Maple is unyielding. So in order for all the pieces to fit, they must be square and flat.
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