If you’re not into the rustic, live-edge aesthetic, you can build it with a solid slab of dimensional lumber. Usually used to build log furniture, this tenon cutter fits into a drill chuck and cuts a uniformly round tenon on the end of a log—or in this case, your bench leg. Trevor RaabProtect the bench top with tape and use a handsaw to cut off as much excess tenon as possible. Sand and FinishWhat grit you start sanding with depends on how smooth your wood slab was to start with. Blind Through Pegged TuskSourcing Live-Edge SlabsYou won’t find a selection of live-edge slab wood at your typical big box stores.