diy live edge table building

Are you planning on building your own live edge table? If so, this guide is for you.  In this step-by-step guide, we plan on breaking down how you can build the table of your dreams as easily as possible! Table Building Materials & Tools You’ll Need To build a live edge table yourself, you’ll need…

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debarking live edge slabs

A common question we get from those buying live edge slabs is whether or not they should remove the bark from the slab. In short, debarking the slab is something we always recommend. In this blog, we’ll go into the reasons why. Reasons Why We Always Debark Our Slabs There are a number of reasons…

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flattening live edge slabs

Flattening a live edge slab is a relatively simple process if you have access to the right equipment. We use Wood-Mizer’s SlabMizer slab flattener, which is basically a large router attached to a moving head that glides across the slab and removes fractions of an inch with each pass. After you surface across the entire…

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bookmatched live edge slab

A bookmatched live edge slab is essentially multiple slabs joined and glued to make one. The goal of this is to find closely matched slabs that have matched, or mirrored, wood grain. Although two slabs will never be exactly the same, the closer they are, the better of a bookmatch you’ll have. The best way…

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Cutting live edge slabs is an art to many woodworkers. There is nothing more satisfying than building a customer or yourself a live edge dining room table that will last them for years to come. However, DIY live edge slab milling is growing in popularity among skilled woodworkers and DIYers. To do this, one will…

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Drying live edge slabs properly is a process that can take over two years. I know, you just cut some beautiful slabs that you’re ready to use for your next project, but the problem is that they’re green and not quite ready to use just yet. As a general rule of thumb, you should let…

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