His design isn't quite what I'd go for, and I think your overview is pretty close.
I've wanted an excuse to get a biscuit jointer thing for ages, which I might use in preference to tongue-and-groove for everything.
Agreed on the seasoned wood, you'd be surprised at the lack of sawmills in SE23 though, sadly.
The chap in the link considered the mortice and tenon situation and decided on floating tenons, which if I understand things correctly is basically a big biscuit joint.
This chap used a hand-held router (and warns about how it likes to tip over mid-cut).
His design isn't quite what I'd go for, and I think your overview is pretty close.
I've wanted an excuse to get a biscuit jointer thing for ages, which I might use in preference to tongue-and-groove for everything.
Agreed on the seasoned wood, you'd be surprised at the lack of sawmills in SE23 though, sadly.
The chap in the link considered the mortice and tenon situation and decided on floating tenons, which if I understand things correctly is basically a big biscuit joint.