The vertical fixture is something you alway want to have if you are going to use a lock-miter bit which incorporates the 45º angle but with a kind of...
While I use my CNC for this kind of thing normally, for those times when I've put dog holes in an existing bench, I used a combination of a Forstner...
I can't remember a time when I couldn't wait for January and February to be in the rear view mirror. Being semi-retired now they are easier to endure...
I was going to suggest that, but didn't know it it was just ceiling rafters with a floor above or something "truss like" where you have space above. ...