The large Veritas Router Plane is a great tool, but in order to route large dados and groves you need a expand its footprint. Here’s are a few simple steps to make a larger wooden sole. Same process if you’re using a Lie-Nielson No. 71 or Stanley Router Plane as well.

The last and final step is the glue the benchtops to the base assembly and plane them level.

With all the components ready, it was a matter of bolting it all together. Measured and marked the bolt holes, ratcheted them tight and drove in an additional lag bolt - just as a precaution.

This was an exciting time since it was the last major task before the workbench could be assembled. I’m certain that I will use the essential skills that I honed to created the housing dado on projects in the future.

Using some creative techniques to cut the wedges that will be housed inside a dado which will lock the leg frames in as everything moves through the seasons and daily use.

Final step in prepping the aprons is to square up the edges by referencing the finished sides/faces.

If you’re lucky in finding straight lumber, then this task is a breeze. But if you don’t, there are some very good tried and trusted methods to get the large boards flat and true.

All that was left to do was attach some bearers to completing the base of the workbench.

It felt so good to have another pieces assembled. When the leg frames came out of the clamps, I could see light at the end of this tunnel. My variation of the Paul Sellers Workbench was starting to come together.

Sometimes power tools are the ticket that will allow you to keep the project moving. I have no qualms about using my table saw to creating the 5” by 3 1/2” tenons for Paul Sellers Workbench leg frame.