I set out to build a modern live edge coffee table from a large wood slab using a router sled jig to flatten the surface and turn it into a clean modern centerpiece, but like most slab projects the ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Mike Montgomery of Modern Builds, found this slab of wood at his local lumber yard.

Why would anyone quit his or her job making six figures a year? If you ask Doc Wright, he’ll say to make some of the greatest slab tables and desks Dallas has ever seen. “This isn’t normal,” Doc ...