After cutting the joinery into the ends of the bench legs, I then traced the joints onto the bench top. Tracing is the only way to do this because each leg ended up being a little bit different. Next, I used an auger bit to remove as much material from the mortise, which I then cleaned up with a mortise chisel. Then I flipped the bench top over and repeated this from the other side and cleaned the mortise all the way through.
Next, I flipped the slab up on its side and cut out the dovetails. I used a miter saw to make the angled cuts and one cut down the middle. Next, I used my mortise chisel to pop out most of the material and then cleaned up the edges with a paring chisel.
After the joints were cut I tried to dry fit the legs into the bench top. After a lot more cleaning up with the paring chisel I still had trouble fitting the joints. Finally got out the sledge hammer and gave the legs a little extra encouragement (A decision I would come to regret).
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