Tonight I was able to: drill pilot holes for the toothpicks I’m gonna use to anchor the legs for gluing, slim down the top taper a little, and round off the nose that everyone so emphatically reminded me was going to kill someone
I’m a little sad to see it go, but the tip now kinda closely resembles the tips of the legs, which is very satisfying, esthetically.
^test fitting on a spare length of dowel with a sanded down toothpick so it didn’t widen the pilot holes
Ended up using a 5/64" bit, with glue it’s the perfect fit that’s tight, but can be done by hand or maybe a little tap tap
Oh, I have no doubt it’ll be his favorite thing in the whole world for like 30 minutes, then barely touch it
I’m okay with that, this project is like 80% for me at this point. I like woodworking, and with two kids it’s been genuinely YEARS since I’ve made anything original, so this is a really enjoyable thing to have done