Woodworker's Guide to Live Edge Slabs: Transforming Trees Into Tables, Benches, Cutting Boards, and More

The first-ever accessible guide on making DIY furniture from live-edge slabs, this book will show you everything you need to know about incorporating organic, natural wood pieces into your home. After learning techniques for milling, drying, and preparing your own slab, adding inlays, using resin and epoxy, creating waterfall edges, and more, you'll then move on to complete seven projects that range in size and offer additional ideas and inspiration to implement in your own projects while using the techniques you've learned! From charcuterie boards and floating shelves to desks, dining tables, benches, and more, both beginner and advanced DIYers can accomplish these stunning woodworking projects! Author George Vondriska is the owner of Vondriska Woodworks, one of the premier woodworking schools in the Midwest. The managing editor of Woodworkers Guild of America and a contributor to Fine Woodworking, WOOD, and Woodworker's Journal, George has also taught woodworking classes for the U.S. Peace Corps, the Pentagon, Northwest Airlines, and Anderson Window. Learn from a true woodworking pro as you transform trees into stunning furniture your family and friends will love!

A leading voice and instructor in the industry, George Vondriska has been teaching woodworking since 1986 and is the owner of Vondriska Woodworks, one of the premier woodworking schools in the Midwest. Offering courses in cabinet making, furniture making, lathe turning, CNC work, and more for both beginner and advanced woodworkers, he also teaches classes at woodworking shows, schools, and stores, as well as for the U.S. Peace Corps, the Pentagon, Northwest Airlines, and Andersen Window. George is currently the Managing Editor of Woodworkers Guild of America, has previously worked for American Woodworker Magazine, and contributed articles to Fine Woodworking, WOOD, and Woodworkers Journal. To learn more about George, visit his website (www.VondriskaWoodworks.com) or on Facebook (@VondriskaWoodworks) and Instagram (@Vondriskaworks).