New Live-Edge design
Here is a new line of wood tops from Brooks Custom that we've been introducing to designers and architects looking for something different. You can see the outer ring of the lighter-colored sap wood, and we try to keep the natural beauty of tree when we design this line. Most designers are taken back when they see the library of wood slabs displayed. Have you seen this type of table gaining steam lately?
That piece there looks like maple, with some crotch figure. I recently built a desk for a client using walnuts slabs. And in another project a live edge pair of bookcases in Russian Olive.
Finding affordable slabs can be a challenge.
Check out some of these suppliers.
http://www.goodhopehardwoods.com/index.html ...»
http://www.cswoods.com/csw_claroslabs.php
http://www.anexotichardwood.com/slabs.html
I picked up a nice Cocobolo slab from Mitch at TEH some years back...Shipping on these can be $$$ so a trip from Vegas to Carlsbad may be in your future.
You are not kidding........ Especially here in Vegas, where the shipping alone will add a couple hundred.