Thanks Mike, hopefully I can do it consistently for all the legs! A lock miter joint is authentic, strong, and should outlast us. I am going to try sticking with 2-1/4" for the mitered infills, and if I flub those my backup plan is to go back to the pieces I already cut and do veneers. Those legs would end up narrower than 2-1/4"; probably 2-1/8" or thereabouts.
I am not sure. Space is not a huge issue, but getting heavy things down into the basement is. Plus I don't know if I want more machinery to maintain. A few good planes are easy to move around and simple to maintain. This is only a hobby, so I don't care too much about speed.
Sounds like you are in the home stretch for sure! I look forward to seeing your completed pieces. I guess I will posting by myself here for a while .
Mike