Wow Robert,  what a wonderful bench build and cozy/inviting looking shop
space as well.  I really enjoyed the self guided tour. (nice shop radio as
well)  Thanks for sharing this.

In terms of worrying about dryness, I'm with Schwarz as well but with one
important caveat.   I used the same joinery you did when connecting the
legs to the bench top.  My mistake was I left too much time between cutting
the joints out and banging them it and it that time the wood twisted a bit
and the alignment was off.  I have four witnesses (of the Flea Bag variety)
now with premature hearing loss that were required to help drive it home.
It's against all natural inclinations of a galoot but this is one area
where you can't afford to dilly dally.

Paul, in SF