Hi everyone, thanks for the replys, I have been away for the weekend, so sorry for the late reply.
I used the FWW article on trestles as a guide to make this. Yes the breadboard ends are pinned with elongated holes and such. If was actually much easier than I thought I cut the long tenon with my festool and guide, ran the shallow mortise for the end on the table saw and used end grain for plugs. I cut the deeper mortises in the ends with my beadlock. I have a couple of pictures of the process that I took, I can load them up later.
I chose pine because the owners wanted to have the table look used and not a new furniture look.
The finish ended up being a wipe on poly over a minwax stain. I was pleased with it and explained to the customer that they should be kind to it...it should be ready for heavy use by thanksgiving.
I am a big fan of the ceramithane. I have used it on an office and loved the results, it is very durable and is extremely easy to use. However, I didn't think it had the feel that I wanted for this job.
Thanks for the nice comments and have a great thanksgiving.
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