Well, it seems to me that the setup of stopblocks and even the need for a pilot hole would make router plunge-cuts not worth the effort. But I'm only working in pine, so maybe the chisel work wouldn't be too bad.
I'm not very impressed with those joints made with coping bits for routers...on a cabinet or a heavy wood door it seems like a recipe for early failure, unless there's some wildly-amazing glue I could use. Any experience with polyurethane glues?
No, us old farts still sniff the real stuff.