The Winners

1^st Place - Karen L - Tigerwood Slab Dinning Table

Boston, NY - My husband built this Tiger Wood table and matching benches from 2 slabs of wood. We started to build our house in 2009 and decided to incorporate our large extended family into our kitchen plans. We designed our kitchen to hold a large kitchen table. We found this product and went with it! We used pipe to gain that rustic look, and were successful to seat 22 people at our 14' Tiger Wood table for our 1st Thanksgiving dinner.

2^nd Place - Mary H - Numerous Wood Slab Projects

Helena, MT - Mary submitted a few wood slab projects to out contest. They include the following projects:

This is a little table top piece I call "Fishin on Cherry Lake". It was made from a cherry slab where the middle fell out. I've also attached a picture of the table that it came from. Look close and you can see the little fish and even the hook attached to the pole of the modified Christmas ornament. Snow is fused(kiln-fired) on crushed glass!
This is coffee table is made of burled blue pine. It has a realistic river running though it. Pine is a soft wood, so I've topped it with a tempered glass! drift wood is actually sage brush branches! Epoxy filled bottom to make it look like water and the sides are formed from heating plexi-glass.
)ne of my faves! Small 32" spalted maple coffee table. Epoxy top coat with 1/4" laminated stained glass!

3^rd Place - Bryant T - Angelim Pedra Wet Bar

East Aurora, NY - This project was a pantry/beverage center remodel. I created the pantry counter with a slab of Angelim Pedra. The sink was fabricated by a local welder and was made out of a keg that was cut in half. The area features a sink, shelving and a kegerator.

Honorable Mentions - More Slab Projects

Mark S - Black Walnut Kitchen Island

Holiday, FL - Kitchen: Beautiful Walnut with live ends from Advantage Lumber. We cut out the sink and sanded to 400 Grit and sprayed with lacquer. Resin has light underneath and makes a great conversation piece! Mark

Cathy W - Pecky Walnut Island

Sebring, FL - Pecky Bolivian Walnut Center Island

Steve N - Walnut Slab Table

Redford, MI - Solid slab of walnut 2 inches thick that came split in two pieces. Made a mold around slab to separate wood pieces to make the river. The middle river portion is made of clear epoxy resin and river rocks that I tumbled and imbedded in the resin. Used a rub in finish and buffed to a shine. Use pipe for the base with a combination of black pipe and solid brass sections

Tom W - Monkey Pod Coffee Table

Shelby, NC - I made this coffee table from a monkey pod slab for the top and matching rosewood slabs for the legs. Unique features of the monkey pod slab made a very nice coffee table.

Tom W - Monkey Pod Coffee Table

Shelby, NC - I made this coffee table from a monkey pod slab for the top and matching rosewood slabs for the legs. Unique features of the monkey pod slab made a very nice coffee table.

Adam R - Slab Dining Table

Mechanicsville, VA - This is a character slab of boxelder I made for my wife. Table top is finished with a clear epoxy finish. And metal hairpin legs. In the voides in the slab I filled it with seashells from our family vacations. One of the holes goes all the way through so when the light shines on it you can see a reflection on the ground below the table.

Jack S - Beefwood Table

Billings, MT - Table is Australian Beefwood with IPE base, the tap wall is Indian Rosewood. All finishes are a catalyzed tongue oil ( Waterlox ).

Jack S - Beefwood Table

Billings, MT - Table is Australian Beefwood with IPE base, the tap wall is Indian Rosewood. All finishes are a catalyzed tongue oil ( Waterlox ).

Doug K - Vintage Edison Light Bulb Fixture

Matwan, NJ - My project is a vintage Edison light bulb fixture featuring a monkey pod live edge wood slab. The concept was born out of seeing a gorgeous chandelier in a Restoration Hardware catalog a few months ago. There was just one problem, it cost over $5,800! Necessity being the mother of invention, I challenged myself to design and build my own awe-inspiring fixture. After a few weeks of considering different concepts and designs, I stumbled across the use of a reclaimed wood beam as the base. However, I felt I could do better and wanted to kick it up a notch. A searched the web for live edge wood slabs and found several companies, both local and across the country. However, Advantage Lumber had not only a wildly diverse inventory, but the pictures, description and ease of narrowing down my options made them the clear choice for me. Other companies, if they had their prices posted, did not come close to providing quality material at an insanely reasonably price like Advantage Lumber. After waiting just a few days for delivery, I knew the moment I opened the perfectly packaged piece of nature that I was headed on a very special journey. Besides the semi-gloss clear-coated slab, I used black twisted rayon covered wire, aged bronze hardware and nine antique Edison style light bulbs to give the fixture an old fashion feel, which easily complimented the warmth provided by the reddish-brown tones in the monkey pod wood. Since the fixture is viewable from all angles, it was critical that every detail, including the power wire, was flawless. Soon after I completed my project, I searched the Internet for similar items to get an idea of retail prices. I was shocked to see [somewhat] comparable light fixtures beginning at 3-4 times the cost for my project (which was only $350). With the wood slab representing the largest part of the budget, I was able to not only save a significant amount of money but it allows me to continue my new found hobby without breaking the bank. Take it from me, if you have some basic skills, you can easily create an heirloom and have it look like a million bucks! Thanks to Advantage Lumber, I can't wait to start creating more unique and stunning works of functional art for friends and family.

Chris T - Cumaru Wet Bar

Lewiston, NY - This live edge cumaru slab was used as a counter top for a wet bar. It looked great in this customers man cave! We sealed it with a layer of epoxy.

2018 Slab Contest

The Winners

1st Place - Karen L - Tigerwood Slab Dinning Table

2nd Place - Mary H - Numerous Wood Slab Projects

3rd Place - Bryant T - Angelim Pedra Wet Bar

See More Contest Winners

Deck & Outdoor Project Contest

Woodworking Contest

Slab Contest

Honorable Mentions - More Slab Projects

Mark S - Black Walnut Kitchen Island

Cathy W - Pecky Walnut Island

Steve N - Walnut Slab Table

Tom W - Monkey Pod Coffee Table

Tom W - Monkey Pod Coffee Table

Adam R - Slab Dining Table

Jack S - Beefwood Table

Jack S - Beefwood Table

Doug K - Vintage Edison Light Bulb Fixture

Chris T - Cumaru Wet Bar

1^st Place - Karen L - Tigerwood Slab Dinning Table

2^nd Place - Mary H - Numerous Wood Slab Projects

3^rd Place - Bryant T - Angelim Pedra Wet Bar