This picture says a whole lot. First, in the background, note that I have a Performax thickness sander that I would normally use for sanding the glued up desk top.
   I chose, instead, to use a cabinet scraper because it gives a finer end finish. Secondly, the top was so flat, that little scraping was required. Lastly, I am trying to do this project sticking to the SuperStation. To use the Performax would be like Norm* going to his $14,000 Timesaver wide belt sander — not really fair for the rest of us. So scraping I did. and I enjoyed every minute of it.

* No ill meaning towards Norm. On the contrary, I love what he, and the New Yankee Workshop,  has done for woodworkers.

  I cut the width of the desk top using the sliding table. I said last week, that this top does not get any edge treatment other that the slightest round over, which I will do later on.

    Cutting the legs to length is a breeze, too. It helps to be using the fence stop — the table should stand level with four equal legs.
  

   Last week, you will remember that I practiced making sliding dovetails. I use the practice cut-offs to help me determine the length that I should cut the sides. I have carefully set the blocks back 2" from both edges and am now measuring from dovetail to dovetail. This way, I don't have to measure and then calculate setbacks, socket depths and all. For me, this is a much safer way.

    To the SuperStation. I start, by moving the Incra TS III to the router section. By the way, I am following the exact same procedure that I did when making the test cuts (click here for that section.)
   I will show much of the steps that I used today but not in the same detail as last week.

   I am going to start by installing the 5/8" dovetail bit that I used last week. I won't make the dovetail cuts yet, but I want to use the bit to help me "zero" everything to where it was last week.

   And, yes, just one picture using the bent wrench, my favorite tool.

   I lock the insert plate in place.

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