This is it! Cutting has begun. This picture above is of a really cool machine called a CNC router. Got all the pieces cut on this thing. Here's how it works.
First you need to draw the tool paths on the computer in a program like MasterCAM. Then you input it into the CNC. It shoots a laser onto the wood delineating the tool path, and then the bit follows it.
Apparently, biscuits are made of wood, and used as joinery.
The bottom layer of the table is all glued up. Day one was a success.