22 Oct Looking for Live-Edge Slabs?
Florida based woodslabs.com offers live-edge slabs for desktops, conference tables, coffee tables, bar tops, gathering tables, dining room tables, kitchen islands, nightstands, wall art, and other fine furniture. Among the newest offerings are some aromatic cedar slabs such as the one shown (item Y18-RME-HD5L), which is an 8/4 slab measuring 73” long. The company says that it “kiln dries all slabs to kill any hidden insects and to make the wood as stable as possible. Many lumber companies only air dry their slabs, which can cause excessive warping, contractions, splitting and even insect infestation many months after installation”.
Board footage is calculated on the rough sawn board before surfacing. For example, the slab shown is 14.7 board feet, and is rated at “medium” figure. The figure can relate to either spalt, curl, swirl, etc.
WoodSlabs.com™ is a division of AdvantageLumber.com®, which says it is “the world’s leading supplier of exotic hardwoods”. Its wood slab operations are based in Sarasota, Florida and the company also has facilities in New York, North Carolina, and California where woodworkers can visit and see slabs in person. Species available at the Florida location include…
African Mahogany
Ambrosia Maple
American Sycamore
Angelim Pedra
Aromatic Cedar
Atlantic White Cedar
Australian Beefwood
Australian Lacewood
Banyan (Cuban Laurel)
Bishopwood
Black Walnut
Brazilian Cherry (Jatoba)
Cambara
Cambara Mahogany
Camphor
Carrotwood
Cherry
Chinaberry
Chinese Tallow
Cocobolo
Cuban Laurel
Cumaru
Cypress
Eucalyptus
Fever Tree
Flamewood
Florida Cedar
Florida Mahogany
Garapa
Goncalo Alves
Hickory
Indian Rosewood
Ipe
Itauba
Jatoba
Laurel Oak
Leadwood
Live Oak
Longleaf Pine
Mahogany
Mango
Maple
Marblewood
Melaleuca
Monkey Pod
Nicaraguan Rosewood
Norfolk Island Pine
Parota
Pecan
Pecky Bolivian Walnut
Persimmon
Peruvian Walnut
Podocarpus
Poplar
Purpleheart
Quaruba Mahogany
Rainbow Poplar
Silk Oak Slabs
Tatajuba
Teak
Tigerwood (Goncalo Alves)
White Oak