Thorreain, the nice thing about your bench build was the thought and careful planning. I’ll be attempting to put that much thought into mine. :-)
One thing I’ve been thinking about pertaining to my future build is the glue up. I plan to make all the pieces with dog holes etc and then glue them up in sections small enough to fit through my planer (12"+/-). Then assemble those sections together. Hopefully it will reduce the amount of flattening after assembly. I also plan to use biscuits to help align the boards, and later the sections when they go together.
Losing fingers since 1969