1. They have a few of these Cedar slabs, similar to the one in the images below, sawn at 65mm thick and about 1.8m x 0.9m, priced £400, or £550 if we plane it flat – For me, these Cedar slabs are quite “Piney”… With the scattering of knots etc.2. Ash slab that is about 800-900mm wide, sawn at 75mm thick, priced £500, plus £150 to plane it flat – This could be a good option. Looks very clean, and may have the heartwood running through the middle, which will be a much darker brown.3. They also have the one in the images below, about 70mm thick, priced £800 (and it is already planed flat) – I really love this slab… Lots of character without being “messy”, like the Cedar. Pricey though, and very thick. I would probably want to thin this down more, adding ~£150 onto the price here.4. This is an example of a table using a very similar slab to #3, as an example.5. They also have quite a few Oak slabs, typically like the images here, priced generally between £600 and £1000, plus planing costs – Depending of what you want, you can’t really go wrong with an Oak slab! May be worth asking him to pick out a few “clean” options for us to look at. I can fill and stabilize the cracks etc. We could even do a few bow tie inlays, to be fancy!5. Another Oak slab example/option – This one has a large split along the middle. What are your thoughts on this “character”? Filled with some clear or dark epoxy or with some bow tieinlays6. An example of an Oak slab with some bow ties along the cracks.7. Just another Oak slab option he has… This one looks very clean if it’s long enough to cut that knot out. 8. These are all Oak slabs………..9. And another pack!10. Another option. – I really like this one! Good proportions and the flow of the grain is great!11. And finally, he’s got this Spalted Beech slab. I would advise we don’t go for this, mainly because it’s full of woodworm, and while the spalting can look amazing, it’s very soft in the pale areas, not really suitable for a high traffic dining table. ~£550 planed for this one.
