I have been staring at the off cuts for the base for what seems like days. I actually built a scale model today, something I rarely do. I'm glad I did though.
The concept was to continue the gap of the top slabs into the base, with the trestle intersecting in the middle. The table will be most visible from the long sides, and I think the thickness of the slabs as legs looks a bit thin from that view. I decided to try rotating them slightly, showing more than just the edge.


Here is my 10 minute model. I like the visual interest the V shape adds to the base. I do not like the trestle extending the way it does through the intersection. I think shorter will be better.

Next, I split one of the off cuts down the center. I jointed and planed the two halves and cut them to approximate length. I put them under the top and stood them in position. I found an angle that works rotating the legs. standing back looking at it full size, its pretty good...but not quite there yet. I continued to tweak their position and angle, and then leaned them over toward the saw horse. Now we are getting somewhere.

Here is vertical. Lili is not quite sure either.

Here is tilted 8 degrees.


I like that a whole lot better. I've created one of those compound angle geometry puzzles now though. The problem is when you have two rectangular planes and you tilt them from vertical and then rotate them away from each other. The distance between them at bottom stays the same, while it grows larger at the top. That's compound angle number one. In addition to the tilt away from plumb, I have to bevel those edges so they are parallel to each other while in the correct orientation. Compound angle number two is on the outside edge, where it will taper slightly toward the top while remaining parallel to the edges of the table and the gap.

Here's my first attempt at figuring it out. I'm very close. Next I've got to figure out the joint where the trestle will meet these two.

Here is another view from the end. The top still has 6" of length to lose. I'll cut that after it goes through the new sander. Still waiting on the dust collection parts to connect it.