And this is how it looks now!
I think gluing those end pieces on worked ok. I did end up adding some pocket screws underneath, which I did by hand and they ended up being a bit of a mess. (Pockethole jigs are really expensive!) But they did the job and are hidden anyway, so who cares?
Also, when I routed the two end pieces to match, I didn't extend the side sleds out far enough, so even though I tried to adjust, the weight of the router kind of pulled the skid down a bit and now the very end of the bench slopes down.
I'm not too worried at this stage. I suppose I could take off the last end piece, add a new one and relevel the whole thing. But I'm not a carpenter and I suspect that it really isn't going to matter that much to me.
And if I find that I can't live with it after a while, I can always come back and fix it later. We'll see.
Next will be making the table/circular saw insert. I need to get a pattern bit for my router to do that and I'm both excited and terrified at the idea of cutting into my beautiful top!
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