The key to good woodworking on the Internet is to take a million pictures and pic the ones that make things look better than they are
Thanks, Al, yr kind. It's all a spectrum of ability. I'm still a rank neophyte compared to the majority here. But I wouldn't have it any other way; I like having a ways to go: It's not the destination but the joinery, right?
Putting legs on with a solid panel is a case of wanting both my steak and ice cream in a single dish.