I built this table for a lady who had to have a couple of large and very old trees taken down. She wanted a table and bench seat made from them. One tree was far too large for my mill, so I was limited to the other. Between rot and knots there wasn't that much usable lumber in it, but I got enough for the tops of the table and bench. I milled the logs in June, the lumber air dried until November and then I kiln dried it. The limited amount of wood turned out to be a hidden benefit, it forced us to rethink what to do for the base. We settled on legs from Osborne Wood products and painted them a simple white. I think it fits the country farmhouse look she was after.
Here's the table in all it's glory tucked into a corner of my living room, awaiting better weather for delivery. Bringing that 42" x 95" x 1-1/4" top up out of my basement shop was quite a grunt. Oh to have a ground level walk out!
No cheating was done on the breadboard ends.
I used the classic approach but with a twist. Instead of pinning the tenons with slotted holes, I used Zipbolts. The center tenon is glued in the normal fashion. The bench seat has the breadboard ends done in the classic way.
They are invisible once the top is installed on the base. You can see that I finished the breadboard ends separate from the field. I'm pretty sure the film finish would crack at the seam had I finished it after the ends were attached.
John