Some aged fir being integrated into a new portable workbench. No longer having a proper work bench, the table saw becomes the focus of the little shop. Flat surface, sturdy place to clamp, it does the trick. Yes, that is blood from a chisel nick. First dovetail on the saw bench. A little experiment in my free time.
Preindustrial Craftsmanship 
Cool! Beautiful dovetail! And I can smell the sawdust! 🙂
HUGS!!! 🙂
Vaguely related , ( had to show this one off ) in “Shelter” , a example of Japanese jointery.
Boy , I have a long way to go
Sigh , old age is rapidly over-taking me , here is the link for the above post : http://www.theshelterblog.com/japanese-jointery/
Great stuff. I love the Japanese joinery.