Tools...

Dont know why I have not bought one of these before, a Japanese pull saw.  super sharp (just ask my knuckles) Very thin kerf and cuts effortlessly.

My old Ryobi ROS is on its last leg so i needed a new one.  This one was on sale at Menards for $60.  5", Variable speed and came with the case.  Thanks mom and dad for the B-day present.

This little guy.....  Didn't expect much for a $8 plane, but after about 5 minutes with a shapening stone......it is constantly used.... I bet it gets used a TON during this project.

 Clamps..... All I can say is you cannot have enough. If you think you have enough, go buy 20 more.  I dont really care for the steel spring clamps from Home Depot, the plastic covering is cheap and slips off very easily.   I got the black plastic ones from Harbor Freight for .99 each.  I like those a lot better.

My low angle block plane and a scarf joint jig I made.  All my full length boards have to be scarfed together since I only bought 10 ft boards.  That was a mistake!!  I should have bought at least 2 boards that were 20 ft long.  Would have made things easier.