re: Will be epoxying this bar top soon. Any tips?

Butterfly joints have been used to arrest cracks and join rough edges for centuries. Today it's an aesthetic technique where it used to be necessity due to lack of powered precision tools that can cut glue line edges with ease.

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Butterfly joints have been used to arrest cracks and join rough edges for centuries.

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He has bookmark lumber. Typically, they are straight lined, jointed, biscuited and glued. The bowties add a nice look.

Bowties were often used to stop lumber from splitting and as a way to adjoin two pieces of lumber. However, when joining lumber, typically, you would perform the steps above.

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and as a way to adjoin two pieces of lumber.

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I've never seen this outside of splits/cracks. Personally I've only ever used them on the bottom side of boards used for a dining table. Worried about a knot/crack splitting and showing through the top of the table. Joining two boards that are properly jointed, you don't need biscuits (no strength at all), dominos, etc.. You just need glue and you definitely don't need a bowtie. I have made many types of projects, done my fair share of research on joining boards, and watched too much youtube woodworking videos...and never once seen bowties used to joint two straight, well prepared glue faces. I only use dominos for alignment for slab glue ups.

Again, not sure what the OP was going for. I'm just not going to start criticizing his milling skills when I'm pretty sure it was intentional. Not exactly like the example below, but a tamed down version.

Slightly updated. Gap being dealt with

Epoxy on.

Looks incredible

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Leaving it may come back to haunt you later.

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Yeah, I know I might have to clean it all off and re-epoxy the sides

Total Boat.