Today I continued milling lumber for the nightstands. I cut out pieces for the top and aprons. All the pieces were milled down to 1″ thick – when I am ready to use the pieces, I will mill them the rest of the way.
![The lumber for the nightstands. I will mill the lumber for the drawers after the tables are built.](http://www.curtishome.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Workshop2-C-300x297.jpg)
Next I marked out the mortises on the four legs. I double checked the placement. I only have one spare leg if I mess these up. I am using the drill press to remove most of the material for the mortises. The mortises are 1/4″ wide, 1″ deep, and 3 1/2″ long.
![The leg after the the drill press. The remainder of the wood in the mortise will be removed by chisel.](http://www.curtishome.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Workshop2-B-300x265.jpg)
I was able to complete half of the large mortises on the legs tonight (for one of the tables). After cutting out the mortises, I will taper the legs on the bandsaw (using a hand plane to smooth the cut).
![Completed mortise. I will cut the tenons on the table saw and individually fit them to the mortises.](http://www.curtishome.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Workshop2-A-225x300.jpg)
Also, this is my 300th post on this blog in just under 3 years of writing.