I love using story sticks, keeps the human error out (as much as possible).
The black walnut was used to mark off the tenons and mortises. It was trimmed at each consective point of layout. You can see
my layout plan,

the story stick at work

a shorter story stick for the next layout

the story stick on the breadboard

the layout on the bread board

The layout on a panel
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chrisstef
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#1 posted 503 days ago
Looks like a nice simple way not to screw things up … good looking barn boards too.
-- "there aren’t many hand tools as awe-inspiring as the #8 jointer. I mean, it just reeks of cast iron heft and hubris" - Smitty
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