A longtime client called looking for a custom coffee table, and instead of overthinking it, I grabbed a leftover Guanacaste slab drop and committed to building it in a single day. After cutting it ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Mike Montgomery of Modern Builds, found this slab of wood at his local lumber yard.

Why would anyone quit his or her job making six figures a year? If you ask Doc Wright, he’ll say to make some of the greatest slab tables and desks Dallas has ever seen. “This isn’t normal,” Doc ...