Hey folks, this is my first post, so I’m sorry if it’s in the wrong area. I’m making a few kitchen benches for the table I’m also making. The benches will be around 70 inches long by 12-14 inches deep and around 18” tall. Everything will be made from pine, painted. Stained plywood tops. I’m planning on using 1 7/8” or 2” square stock for the 6 legs, and I’m going to use mortise and tenons for the rails that join them(one at the top, one near the bottom). Also plan on using kind of lap/bridle joints on the stretchers to connect the frames. See pictures of table frame, if they show up. Couple of questions... First, using that size stock for the legs, do y’all think it would be ok to use 1/2” thick tenons, or do I really need to go to 5/8”? I know that it’s closer to the 1/3 rule, but is that 1/8” that big of a deal? Honestly, I feel just doing one pass with my plunge router would be easier than plunging in one direction, plunging the other, then cleaning up the bump in the middle. Second, even though I like the idea of using thicker legs, it is necessary to use legs that thick, or could I probably drop it down to 1.5” square? I do have some heavy friends, and I’m no lightweight myself(I’m around 190, but I have friends that are around 400 lbs). Anyways, all thoughts/ suggestions are welcome. Thanks y’all.