Converting an old marble table to a coffee table. I haven't worked in my shop recently and forgot how much work even the most basic thing like cutting to length is. Anyways, I'm happy how things turned out.
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If it is still possible, can you please post a picture of the joints from the perspective of the feet? Is it simply rectangular holes to fit the pegs (not sure if that's the correct English word)?
Unfortunately I didn't document that part of the process. But you figured it out correctly. It's two rectangular pockets that meet in the center of the leg. I drilled a bunch of holes using an 8mm drill bit and then chiseled out the rest. This process works quite well, even though it's not extremely precise, especially since I used pine.
From the last picture, it looks like legs can slide from the bottom direction onto the joint. So the legs don't have a "rectangular hole", but a "L-shaped slot from the top". I hope this description make sense.
No, It's the rectangular holes meeting in the middle.