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I'm making rectangle butcher block mesquite tables with four legs
Ah. Cool.
I've been around a couple of true antique butcher block "tables".
Massive hunks of end grain sitting on stout legs.
None of which had aprons.
At that time I wasn't much into woodworking an didn't inspect the construction.
However, all were very solid ... i.e. no wobbly legs.
So, I suspect they were made the way NBGeorge describes :
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On an end-grain butcher block I'd mortise into the top and go 3/4 of the way through. Grain direction would be the same, that way.
Or, again as he suggests ... 4 legs with mortise/tenon aprons then whichever top-structure fastener you are most comfortable with.
I like using "buttons" (these are not mine):
Route a groove all the way around the aprons.
That way you can place them where ever you wish.