The main species they carry are Monkey Pod and Perrotta, and they carry cross cut rounds (cut horizontally from the tree) as well as slabs (cut vertically from the tree).

It takes eight minutes to cut each 11-foot-long slab because the wood is so hard, said Tom Rogers, owner of Woodhill Firewood, which takes in 600 tons a day from tree trimming and removal jobs.

Live-edge wood, a slab cut from the heart of a tree with its growing edge intact, gives sculptural heft to built-in furnishings such as kitchen islands, bookshelves and bathroom sinks.

Students and alumni at UVA Sawmilling are transforming 35 tons of white oak and cedar into benches, raised beds and more.

A beloved 200-year-old beech tree in downtown Ashland had to be cut down, ... Merle was cutting slabs this past week, with slabs weighing more than 800 pounds and measure 4-by-10 feet.

A couple of months ago, they saw a listing on Facebook Marketplace for large pieces of an old cedar tree, so they drove from Hudson to Crystal River to take a look in person.

The rest of the tree was cut into the slabs that are to be auctioned off. “I was crying every time I made a mistake,” Auch said. If all the slabs were bought at auction just for their asking ...