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I was wrong.

Turned out it COULD and DID come out perfect! The sanding wasn’t that bad and everything is perfectly smooth. Visible at most is a very faint line of wood filler.

For the bottom, I used two dog-bone fasteners and two heavy-duty pocket screws at opposing angles. I also used wood glue – I understand the idea of biscuits and “floating” pieces but the short leg of the “L” is only 12” and I can’t imagine anything bad could happen.

I never used a wood-boring type hole saw before and I never even knew they existed. It worked flawlessly. It seems obvious now, but for the straight rabbits I should have clamped a framing square to the edge to get a straight line with the router, but I guess it doesn’t matter.

I’ll post another photo once the last countertop piece is installed. I still have the tile backsplashes to do, but it’s been over a year and I can finally put the stove back and have a fully-functioning kitchen again!