Dear all,
I'm in need of quite a bit of curly hard maple for a kitchen cabinet
project, and it's just not conveniently available where I live
(Sacramento area, CA), as far as I know. I'm contemplating an
experimental purchase from MapleLeaf Hardwoods, about which good things
have been said here in the past. Anybody have recent experience with
them that's worth sharing? (Google didn't provide anything more recent
than the late '90s.) Other recommendations also gratefully accepted.
Price *IS* an object, but reliability and honesty are paramount.
Cheers,
Abe
--
A numeral would be more efficient than spelling out "ONE" in an email
addy, don't you think?
Try http://www.curlywoods.com/
I have been by his shop and he has beautiful stuff!
Grant
Abe wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> I'm in need of quite a bit of curly hard maple for a kitchen cabinet
> project, and it's just not conveniently available where I live
> (Sacramento area, CA), as far as I know. I'm contemplating an
> experimental purchase from MapleLeaf Hardwoods, about which good things
> have been said here in the past. Anybody have recent experience with
> them that's worth sharing? (Google didn't provide anything more recent
> than the late '90s.) Other recommendations also gratefully accepted.
> Price *IS* an object, but reliability and honesty are paramount.
>
> Cheers,
> Abe
>
> --
> A numeral would be more efficient than spelling out "ONE" in an email
> addy, don't you think?
Bob Bowles wrote:
> Rob, owner, forgot my order and sent a piece of exotic hardwood as a
> token that has become parts of a couple of boxes. Lacewood was the
> name that tried to escape. Commercial trucker was used and he
> absorbed frieght charge. I'd repeat. Can't imagine them trucking
> crosscountry.
Advantage Lumber is a few block away from my home. Rob has purchased
his own trucks and is doing his own shipping across the U. S. on large
orders. Small orders are shipped via UPS. IIRC, Rob told me he is now
the second largest shipper in Western New York.
--
Jack Novak
Buffalo, NY - USA
Abe wrote:
> Jack -- you like them? At some point I'm going to have to risk some $$
> with somebody. Any insight appreciated.
I started dealing with Advantage about six years ago. Advantage has a large
inventory, a good selection, and as a walk in customer I'm allowed to pick
and choose. Their pricing is decent. I sometimes feel bad when the workers
have to get a forklift to move their stock around so I can make my selection,
but no one minds. Rob Pelc, the owner, has told me that if I need something
when the shop is closed to call him at home. He said he didn't care if it
was 10 PM on a Sunday, he'd come down and open the office. I've never taken
Rob up on this offer, but with this type of willingness for service, I've
become a dedicated customer.
If you should order from Advantage, tell them what you intend to build. I've
seen the employees sorting through the lumber piles, hand selecting the stock
to fill an order with a particular need.
About the only problem I have when I go to Advantage, is I always end up
talking "woodworking" with a bunch of the guys and blowing a good part of the
day.
--
Jack Novak
Buffalo, NY - USA
Abe,
Gallery deals in figured hardwood. Call before you drive over there.
Nick
Abe <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> In article <[email protected]>,
> [email protected] says...
> > Abe,
> > I thought you were that Abe that is involved in SAW(Sacramento Area
> > Woodworkers) and that you would aware Of Hughes Hardwood, Higgins
> > Hardwoods, & Gallery Hargwoods that are all in Sacramento Phone
> > Directory. I guess there are two Abes in Sacramento. Who would guess.
> >
> > Nick
> >
>
> Heh. You're right -- there must be two of us... I've visited Higgins
> and talked to the people in their office. They didn't *appear* to do a
> great deal of business in figured wood, though they had a few boards of
> birdseye maple on hand. Acres of plain hardwoods, of course. I didn't
> consider them as a possible source for this project because I need more
> than a few boards (of curly maple). Did I miss something? Is there
> somebody on their staff who specializes in figured wood?
>
> Cheers,
> Abe
Rob, owner, forgot my order and sent a piece of exotic hardwood as a
token that has become parts of a couple of boxes. Lacewood was the
name that tried to escape. Commercial trucker was used and he
absorbed frieght charge. I'd repeat. Can't imagine them trucking
crosscountry.
On Thu, 02 Oct 2003 15:22:54 GMT, Abe <[email protected]> wrote:
>Any recollection of the quality/cost/customer
>service associated with their shipping? They truck their own large
>orders, according to their website.
In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] says...
> Try http://www.curlywoods.com/
>
> I have been by his shop and he has beautiful stuff!
>
> Grant
>
> Abe wrote:
>
> > Dear all,
> >
> > I'm in need of quite a bit of curly hard maple for a kitchen cabinet
> > project, and it's just not conveniently available where I live
> > (Sacramento area, CA), as far as I know. I'm contemplating an
> > experimental purchase from MapleLeaf Hardwoods, about which good things
> > have been said here in the past. Anybody have recent experience with
> > them that's worth sharing? (Google didn't provide anything more recent
> > than the late '90s.) Other recommendations also gratefully accepted.
> > Price *IS* an object, but reliability and honesty are paramount.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Abe
> >
> > --
> > A numeral would be more efficient than spelling out "ONE" in an email
> > addy, don't you think?
>
>
He may have beautiful stuff but his 'Continent of Origin' information is
wrong in several cases which leads me to wonder.
Bill
In article <[email protected]>, jtj3
@hotmail.com says...
> Abe <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> > Dear all,
> >
> > I'm in need of quite a bit of curly hard maple for a kitchen cabinet
> > project
> <snip>
> > Other recommendations also gratefully accepted.
>
> Just wondering, but did you look at Wood Finder?
>
> http://www.woodfinder.com
>
> It's a good source for finding stuff in your area, or via mail order,
> or whatever. I'm not associated with them, haven't used them, caveat
> emptor, YMMV, look both ways before crossing the street, i before e
> except after c... (C:
>
> Jim
>
Jim -- I did. It was a bust (didn't turn up anything I didn't already
know about).
It's mighty discouraging sometimes to live in CA when most of the best
and most interesting woods have to be trucked in at great expense from
elsewhere.
--
A numeral would be more efficient than spelling out "ONE" in an email
addy, don't you think?
In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] says...
> Try http://www.curlywoods.com/
>
> I have been by his shop and he has beautiful stuff!
>
> Grant
Grant -- thanks.
--
A numeral would be more efficient than spelling out "ONE" in an email
addy, don't you think?
In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] says...
> Several years ago I bought some stuff from Advantage Lumber in N.Y.
> and it was shipped to southern Calif. Cost was about half of what I
> would have paid local hardwood store including shipping. Estimated
> about 20% more than ordered. www.advantagelumber.com if memory
> serves.
Bob -- many thanks. Any recollection of the quality/cost/customer
service associated with their shipping? They truck their own large
orders, according to their website.
Cheers,
Abe
--
A numeral would be more efficient than spelling out "ONE" in an email
addy, don't you think?
In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] says...
> Abe,
> I thought you were that Abe that is involved in SAW(Sacramento Area
> Woodworkers) and that you would aware Of Hughes Hardwood, Higgins
> Hardwoods, & Gallery Hargwoods that are all in Sacramento Phone
> Directory. I guess there are two Abes in Sacramento. Who would guess.
>
> Nick
>
Heh. You're right -- there must be two of us... I've visited Higgins
and talked to the people in their office. They didn't *appear* to do a
great deal of business in figured wood, though they had a few boards of
birdseye maple on hand. Acres of plain hardwoods, of course. I didn't
consider them as a possible source for this project because I need more
than a few boards (of curly maple). Did I miss something? Is there
somebody on their staff who specializes in figured wood?
Cheers,
Abe
--
A numeral would be more efficient than spelling out "ONE" in an email
addy, don't you think?
In article <[email protected]>, [email protected] says...
> Bob Bowles wrote:
>
> > Rob, owner, forgot my order and sent a piece of exotic hardwood as a
> > token that has become parts of a couple of boxes. Lacewood was the
> > name that tried to escape. Commercial trucker was used and he
> > absorbed frieght charge. I'd repeat. Can't imagine them trucking
> > crosscountry.
>
> Advantage Lumber is a few block away from my home. Rob has purchased
> his own trucks and is doing his own shipping across the U. S. on large
> orders. Small orders are shipped via UPS. IIRC, Rob told me he is now
> the second largest shipper in Western New York.
>
Jack -- you like them? At some point I'm going to have to risk some $$
with somebody. Any insight appreciated.
Cheers,
Abe
--
A numeral would be more efficient than spelling out "ONE" in an email
addy, don't you think?
In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] says...
> Abe,
> Gallery deals in figured hardwood. Call before you drive over there.
>
Aha. Thanks!
A
--
A numeral would be more efficient than spelling out "ONE" in an email
addy, don't you think?
In article <[email protected]>, [email protected] says...
> Abe wrote:
>
> > Jack -- you like them? At some point I'm going to have to risk some $$
> > with somebody. Any insight appreciated.
>
> I started dealing with Advantage about six years ago. Advantage has a large
> inventory, a good selection, and as a walk in customer I'm allowed to pick
> and choose. Their pricing is decent. I sometimes feel bad when the workers
> have to get a forklift to move their stock around so I can make my selection,
> but no one minds. Rob Pelc, the owner, has told me that if I need something
> when the shop is closed to call him at home. He said he didn't care if it
> was 10 PM on a Sunday, he'd come down and open the office. I've never taken
> Rob up on this offer, but with this type of willingness for service, I've
> become a dedicated customer.
>
> If you should order from Advantage, tell them what you intend to build. I've
> seen the employees sorting through the lumber piles, hand selecting the stock
> to fill an order with a particular need.
>
> About the only problem I have when I go to Advantage, is I always end up
> talking "woodworking" with a bunch of the guys and blowing a good part of the
> day.
Jack -- many thanks. Your experience is comforting indeed.
Cheers,
Abe
--
A numeral would be more efficient than spelling out "ONE" in an email
addy, don't you think?
Abe <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> Dear all,
>
> I'm in need of quite a bit of curly hard maple for a kitchen cabinet
> project
<snip>
> Other recommendations also gratefully accepted.
Just wondering, but did you look at Wood Finder?
http://www.woodfinder.com
It's a good source for finding stuff in your area, or via mail order,
or whatever. I'm not associated with them, haven't used them, caveat
emptor, YMMV, look both ways before crossing the street, i before e
except after c... (C:
Jim
Several years ago I bought some stuff from Advantage Lumber in N.Y.
and it was shipped to southern Calif. Cost was about half of what I
would have paid local hardwood store including shipping. Estimated
about 20% more than ordered. www.advantagelumber.com if memory
serves.
On Thu, 02 Oct 2003 00:29:39 GMT, Abe <[email protected]> wrote:
>It's mighty discouraging sometimes to live in CA when most of the best
>and most interesting woods have to be trucked in at great expense from
>elsewhere.