Sawmill-direct hardwood · Frankston, TX
The sweetgum slab stack, with our shop behind
East Texas sweetgum · 3-1/4" slabs
The sweetgum slab stack, with our shop behindThe stack on a pallet under the shedAn open slab next to the skid steer, full lengthReddish sweetgum grain and live edgeTape on a slab: 3-1/4Tape across the stack: about 26The stack, ready to load with the skid steerFresh log end after the stormThe storm-downed butt logSawing on our Wood-Mizer LT40
Storm-downed East Texas sweetgum

SG001 · Sweetgum Slabs, 3-1/4" Thick

3-1/4" THICK · MOST ~26" WIDEFROM ONE 12'-6" BUTT LOG · 32" BIG END / 30" SMALL END
Live edges (one or two)Sawn Feb–Mar 2026Partly air-driedMantel piece available
$395 / slabas-is · typical 3-1/4" thick × ~26" wide × 12'-6" slab (about 88 bd ft) · plus sales tax
Contact the seller
✉️ jimbeckham@mail.grokbot.com
📍 Pickup at our Frankston sawmill (or meet in Tyler)

A storm took down this big East Texas sweetgum. We sawed the 12'-6" butt log on our mill into 3-1/4" slabs, most about 26" wide. Some slabs have two live edges; others have one, where the log was wider than the saw. Very solid overall, with some punky spots at one end.

Typical slab, as-is · 3-1/4" thick
$395 each
3-1/4" thick × ~26" wide × 12'-6" long (about 88 bd ft). Rough sawn, partly air-dried.
Reserve a slab
Buy / Reserve slabsAsk about the whole stack
Slabs come with either one or two live edges; ask which edge style is available. Sold as-is only. A typical 3-1/4" × ~26" × 12'-6" slab is about $395. Narrower or one-edge slabs are priced by size. Buy one slab or the whole stack. We load with our skid steer at the mill.
One log, one stackEvery slab from the same sweetgum
Thick stock3-1/4" slabs, most ~26" wide
Easy loadingSkid steer loading at the Frankston mill
Honest conditionSolid, with punky spots at one end
The whole stack

Take every slab

Slab count: Ask. Whole stack price: Ask

Ask about the stack
Mantel piece

4–5" thick width-reduction piece

A thick piece cut off where we narrowed the log for the saw. Would make a good mantel. $150–$250; length to be measured, Ask

Ask about the mantel

Whole log also available: one 12.5' log, ~31" average diameter, about 570 bd ft (Doyle), $425–$700. Ask about it.

Every angle

The stack on a pallet under the shed
The stack on a pallet under the shed
An open slab next to the skid steer, full length
An open slab next to the skid steer, full length
Reddish sweetgum grain and live edge
Reddish sweetgum grain and live edge
Tape on a slab: 3-1/4
Tape on a slab: 3-1/4" thick
Tape across the stack: about 26
Tape across the stack: about 26" wide
The stack, ready to load with the skid steer
The stack, ready to load with the skid steer
Fresh log end after the storm
Fresh log end after the storm
The storm-downed butt log
The storm-downed butt log
Sawing on our Wood-Mizer LT40
Sawing on our Wood-Mizer LT40
Buy / Reserve

Reserve sweetgum slabs

Tell us how many slabs (or the whole stack), the option, and pickup. We’ll reply to confirm the total. Sales tax applies.

Option
Pickup

Specifications

SpeciesSweetgum (East Texas), storm-downed
Source log12'-6" butt log, 32" big end / 30" small end
Slab thickness3-1/4"
Slab widthMost about 26"
Slab lengthAsk
EdgesOne or two live edges (varies by slab); ask which edge style is available
Number of slabsAbout 8, Ask
SawnFebruary–March 2026
DryingStickered on a pallet, partly air-dried
Moisture contentAsk
ConditionVery solid; some punky spots at one end
Mantel piece4–5" thick width-reduction piece
Whole logs12.5' long, ~31" avg. diameter, about 570 bd ft (Doyle): $425–$700
Mantel piece price$150–$250 (length TBD)