We have a large inventory of live edge wood slabs, burls and bases. We cater to the real craftsman or discerning professional seeking material that is color-matched, grain-matched, book matched or sequenced in custom and hard-to-find sizes.
Denver Wood Slabs offers large wood slab planing up to 60″ wide, re-sawing, surface sanding, stacking, and delivery. We can also coordinate with a tree company to help you take down, mill, dry and finish any trees on your property.
From mantles to vanities, live edge dining tables, kitchen counters and bar tops, we have hundreds of wood slabs, stumps and burls in inventory to choose from for your custom design project. Take a look at our past work.
Denver Wood Slabs is located in the RiNo Arts District of Denver, Colorado, just minutes from downtown. We mill local, urban, sustainably harvested trees and have hundreds of kiln-dried wood slabs available in dozens of species. Our inventory also includes tree bases and stumps, book matched slabs, boules and burls. Open to the public by appointment, our customers are home owners, designers, custom home builders, wood workers, furniture builders, hobbyists and businesses. Our wood slabs are great for countertops, tables, vanities, mantles and more.
We provide custom saw milling, planing and woodworking services and can process and finish wood slabs to your specification. Let us know how we can help you find the right wood slab for your project.
White Ash, American White Ash
65-100 ft (20-30 m) tall, 2-5 ft (.6-1.5 m) trunk diameter
The sapwood is light-colored to nearly white and the heartwood varies from grayish or light brown, to pale yellow streaked with brown. The wood is generally straight-grained with a coarse uniform texture. The degree and availability of light-colored sapwood, and other properties, will vary according to the growing regions.
Ash machines well, is good in nailing, screwing and gluing, and can be stained to a very good finish. It dries fairly easily with minimal degrade, and there is little movement in performance.
Ash has very good overall strength properties relative to its weight. It has excellent shock resistance and is good for steam bending.
Furniture, flooring, doors, architectural millwork and moulding, kitchen cabinets, paneling, tool handles, baseball bats, sporting equipment, and turnings. It is particularly suitable for food and liquid containers since there is no odor or taste.
– Excerpt from The American Hardwood Information Center
