Benches

 My buddy Taylor is renovating his house. They had to take down an old oak tree that they really loved, so he had a portable sawmill come over and cut a bunch of slabs out of the trunk, then he brought them over to my house to air dry for a while. After going to his house and checking out the addition, I'm going to build him an outdoor bar, some outdoor bench seating, a coffee table, some floating shelves, and a dining room table & benches. 

Live edge stuff is pretty straightforward, you just have to work the wood until it's done. No complex joinery or anything. Just plane out the sawmill marks, get the top flat, and clean everything else down good. Put a good finish on it and some legs and you're done. 

The Full Stack

That's a lot of lumber.  Going to make for some mighty fine furniture. 

Rough cut

Cleaned off, I dumped some water to bring out the grain

From the top  all sanded & ready for finish

Now with finish - Old Master's Ascend Exterior

This bench is ready, his wife hasn't decided on what kind of legs to put on these benches. Once I get some legs this one is ready to deliver. The grain really pops, the live edge is cool, it sits great... just need some legs.

The big thick slabs at the top of the stack make 2 of these benches and the thicker one for a coffee table. Taylor loves it.