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18/06/2014 12:46 PM

Wood Suppliers

Hi all,
New to the forum.
I'm starting a small project and need to source some Cherry lumber. I
wonder if anyone has openions (good or bad) about the following
suppliers. Or if you have recommendations for your favorite supplier.
Unfortunately my local source had recently gone belly up, so I'm force
to go to the internet.
Thanks in advance for any advice.
BF

http://www.constantines.com/
http://www.exoticwoodsusa.com/
http://www.woodworkerssource.com/


This topic has 19 replies

JW

Jim Weisgram

in reply to [email protected] on 18/06/2014 12:46 PM

18/06/2014 12:46 PM

On Wed, 18 Jun 2014 12:46:28 -0400, [email protected] wrote:

>Hi all,
>New to the forum.
>I'm starting a small project and need to source some Cherry lumber. I
>wonder if anyone has openions (good or bad) about the following
>suppliers. Or if you have recommendations for your favorite supplier.
>Unfortunately my local source had recently gone belly up, so I'm force
>to go to the internet.
>Thanks in advance for any advice.
>BF
>
>http://www.constantines.com/
>http://www.exoticwoodsusa.com/
>http://www.woodworkerssource.com/

You can also try http://www.woodfinder.com/,
http://www.woodmizer.com/us/ResourceCenter/FindaCustomSawyer.aspx, or
do a google search for hardwood and give a location.

>> Jim

mk

mungedaddress

in reply to [email protected] on 18/06/2014 12:46 PM

19/06/2014 7:54 PM

Have you checked craigs list yet?

On 6/18/2014 12:46 PM, [email protected] wrote:
> Hi all,
> New to the forum.
> I'm starting a small project and need to source some Cherry lumber. I
> wonder if anyone has openions (good or bad) about the following
> suppliers. Or if you have recommendations for your favorite supplier.
> Unfortunately my local source had recently gone belly up, so I'm force
> to go to the internet.
> Thanks in advance for any advice.
> BF
>
> http://www.constantines.com/
> http://www.exoticwoodsusa.com/
> http://www.woodworkerssource.com/
>

UC

Unquestionably Confused

in reply to [email protected] on 18/06/2014 12:46 PM

18/06/2014 7:47 PM

On 6/18/2014 11:46 AM, [email protected] wrote:
> Hi all,
> New to the forum.
> I'm starting a small project and need to source some Cherry lumber. I
> wonder if anyone has openions (good or bad) about the following
> suppliers. Or if you have recommendations for your favorite supplier.
> Unfortunately my local source had recently gone belly up, so I'm force
> to go to the internet.
> Thanks in advance for any advice.
> BF
>
> http://www.constantines.com/
> http://www.exoticwoodsusa.com/
> http://www.woodworkerssource.com/
>

I'd go along with others' opinions on these three.

Suggestion... Have you tried Craigslist for your area. I'm in the NW
suburbs of Chicago and have stumbled across a number of small, out of
the garage, wood sources. While I haven't yet taken a bite of the
apple, the wood and ads looked enticing both for quality and pricing.

A lot depends, too, on what you need and how much work you can do
yourself. Looking for S4 or can you run it through a planer or jointer
in your shop?

B

in reply to [email protected] on 18/06/2014 12:46 PM

28/09/2014 9:08 AM

On Wed, 18 Jun 2014 12:46:28 -0400, [email protected] wrote:

>Hi all,
>New to the forum.
>I'm starting a small project and need to source some Cherry lumber. I
>wonder if anyone has openions (good or bad) about the following
>suppliers. Or if you have recommendations for your favorite supplier.
>Unfortunately my local source had recently gone belly up, so I'm force
>to go to the internet.
>Thanks in advance for any advice.
>BF
>
>http://www.constantines.com/
>http://www.exoticwoodsusa.com/
>http://www.woodworkerssource.com/


Craigslist came through. Scored about 30 bdft of nice 4/4 and 6/4
board for $4 / bdft.

Thanks to all who responded
BF

KM

Kevin Miller

in reply to [email protected] on 18/06/2014 12:46 PM

18/06/2014 10:28 AM

On 06/18/2014 08:46 AM, [email protected] wrote:
> Hi all,
> New to the forum.
> I'm starting a small project and need to source some Cherry lumber. I
> wonder if anyone has openions (good or bad) about the following
> suppliers. Or if you have recommendations for your favorite supplier.
> Unfortunately my local source had recently gone belly up, so I'm force
> to go to the internet.
> Thanks in advance for any advice.
> BF
>
> http://www.constantines.com/
> http://www.exoticwoodsusa.com/
> http://www.woodworkerssource.com/

If you're in the pacific northwest, I'd go to edensaw.com.


--
Kevin Miller
Juneau, Alaska
http://www.alaska.net/~atftb
"In the history of the world, no one has ever washed a rented car."
- Lawrence Summers

Sc

Sonny

in reply to [email protected] on 18/06/2014 12:46 PM

18/06/2014 3:28 PM

On Wednesday, June 18, 2014 3:51:21 PM UTC-5, Bob La Londe wrote:
>
>=20
> How much is the postage on that gator?

Probably more expensive than, if, you spent for a week's vacation, down her=
e, and caught her yourself. She's about 1/4 mile from our pond, so she wil=
l need to be removed, along with her babies. Papa gator, about 10' long, =
is in the back slough. He needs to be removed, also.

Sonny

JM

John McCoy

in reply to [email protected] on 18/06/2014 12:46 PM

30/09/2014 1:37 AM

"dadiOH" <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:

> If you need more in the future and if you live close enough to North
> Carolina for shipping costs to make sense, here are a couple I favor.
>
> http://hardwoodstore.com/lumber-prices
> http://www.walllumber.com/default.asp

Second the recommendation of Wall Lumber. They are good people
to deal with.

FWIW, they are north of Greensboro in N Carolina, just a stone's
throw from the Virginia border. Probably a tad too far to drive
from Ohio, but shipping should be reasonable.

John

Sc

Sonny

in reply to [email protected] on 18/06/2014 12:46 PM

18/06/2014 11:07 AM

On Wednesday, June 18, 2014 11:46:28 AM UTC-5, [email protected] wrote:
> Hi all, New to the forum. I'm starting a small project and need to source some Cherry lumber.

How small of a project? I have a small cache of scraps I'll send you, for postage fees only. First 3 pics - https://www.flickr.com/photos/43836144@N04/?details=1

Sonny

B

in reply to [email protected] on 18/06/2014 12:46 PM

18/06/2014 4:06 PM

On Wed, 18 Jun 2014 12:46:04 -0700, Jim Weisgram
<[email protected]> wrote:

>On Wed, 18 Jun 2014 12:46:28 -0400, [email protected] wrote:
>
>>Hi all,
>>New to the forum.
>>I'm starting a small project and need to source some Cherry lumber. I
>>wonder if anyone has openions (good or bad) about the following
>>suppliers. Or if you have recommendations for your favorite supplier.
>>Unfortunately my local source had recently gone belly up, so I'm force
>>to go to the internet.
>>Thanks in advance for any advice.
>>BF
>>
>>http://www.constantines.com/
>>http://www.exoticwoodsusa.com/
>>http://www.woodworkerssource.com/
>
>You can also try http://www.woodfinder.com/,
>http://www.woodmizer.com/us/ResourceCenter/FindaCustomSawyer.aspx, or
>do a google search for hardwood and give a location.
>
>>> Jim
Thanks everyone, rather a more helpful newsgroup than I'm used to.
I'll check the other suggested sites.
The project is a small gate leg drop leaf that will take about 8 board
feet. Probably a bit more than you scrap supply Sonny, but thanks for
the offer.
I'm in S East Ohio. I know that there are small mills about but don't
actually know where or if they want to bother with the public,
especially for a small quantity.
BF

B

in reply to [email protected] on 18/06/2014 12:46 PM

29/09/2014 9:51 AM

On Sun, 28 Sep 2014 16:12:40 -0400, "dadiOH" <[email protected]>
wrote:

><[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]
>> On Wed, 18 Jun 2014 12:46:28 -0400, [email protected] wrote:
>>
>> > Hi all,
>> > New to the forum.
>> > I'm starting a small project and need to source some Cherry lumber. I
>> > wonder if anyone has openions (good or bad) about the following
>> > suppliers. Or if you have recommendations for your favorite supplier.
>> > Unfortunately my local source had recently gone belly up, so I'm force
>> > to go to the internet.
>> > Thanks in advance for any advice.
>> > BF
>> >
>> > http://www.constantines.com/
>> > http://www.exoticwoodsusa.com/
>> > http://www.woodworkerssource.com/
>>
>>
>> Craigslist came through. Scored about 30 bdft of nice 4/4 and 6/4
>> board for $4 / bdft.
>
>You got a decent price. Much better than from any of those you listed, I
>am sure.
>
>If you need more in the future and if you live close enough to North
>Carolina for shipping costs to make sense, here are a couple I favor.
>
>http://hardwoodstore.com/lumber-prices
>http://www.walllumber.com/default.asp

Thanks, I'll hang onto those.

h

in reply to [email protected] on 18/06/2014 12:46 PM

18/06/2014 6:02 PM


>>>Hi all,
>>>New to the forum.
>>>I'm starting a small project and need to source some Cherry lumber.

< snips >

>The project is a small gate leg drop leaf that will take about 8 board
>feet. I'm in S East Ohio. I know that there are small mills about but don't
>actually know where or if they want to bother with the public,
>especially for a small quantity.
>BF


Check out your local Woodworkers Clubs - they will help you out.
... probably a few guys in your area with bandsaw mills too -
who might point you in the right direction ..
John T. < S. Ontario >





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dpb

in reply to [email protected] on 18/06/2014 12:46 PM

18/06/2014 12:01 PM

On 6/18/2014 11:46 AM, [email protected] wrote:
> Hi all,
> New to the forum.
> I'm starting a small project and need to source some Cherry lumber. I
> wonder if anyone has openions (good or bad) about the following
> suppliers. Or if you have recommendations for your favorite supplier.
> Unfortunately my local source had recently gone belly up, so I'm force
> to go to the internet.
> Thanks in advance for any advice.
> BF
>
> http://www.constantines.com/
> http://www.exoticwoodsusa.com/
> http://www.woodworkerssource.com/

Only one of those I know anything of is Constanties -- will be what they
say it is but their pricing is generally on the gold-plated level.

--

BL

"Bob La Londe"

in reply to [email protected] on 18/06/2014 12:46 PM

18/06/2014 1:51 PM

"Sonny" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Wednesday, June 18, 2014 11:46:28 AM UTC-5, [email protected] wrote:
>> Hi all, New to the forum. I'm starting a small project and need to source
>> some Cherry lumber.
>
> How small of a project? I have a small cache of scraps I'll send you,
> for postage fees only. First 3 pics -
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/43836144@N04/?details=1
>
> Sonny

How much is the postage on that gator?

LB

Larry Blanchard

in reply to [email protected] on 18/06/2014 12:46 PM

18/06/2014 10:09 PM

On Wed, 18 Jun 2014 12:46:28 -0400, BF wrote:

> I'm starting a small project and need to source some Cherry lumber. I
> wonder if anyone has openions (good or bad) about the following
> suppliers.
> Or if you have recommendations for your favorite supplier.

Woodcraft has it, but like Constantine's, they're expensive:

<http://www.woodcraft.com/Product/2083858/36256/Cherry-10-Board-Foot-
Lumber-Pack.aspx>

I've had good luck with Wall Lumber as well:

http://www.walllumber.com/sho.asp

That's #1 Common, but they also have 20 sq ft bundles of clear:

http://www.walllumber.com/lum.asp

dd

"dadiOH"

in reply to [email protected] on 18/06/2014 12:46 PM

28/09/2014 4:12 PM

<[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]
> On Wed, 18 Jun 2014 12:46:28 -0400, [email protected] wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> > New to the forum.
> > I'm starting a small project and need to source some Cherry lumber. I
> > wonder if anyone has openions (good or bad) about the following
> > suppliers. Or if you have recommendations for your favorite supplier.
> > Unfortunately my local source had recently gone belly up, so I'm force
> > to go to the internet.
> > Thanks in advance for any advice.
> > BF
> >
> > http://www.constantines.com/
> > http://www.exoticwoodsusa.com/
> > http://www.woodworkerssource.com/
>
>
> Craigslist came through. Scored about 30 bdft of nice 4/4 and 6/4
> board for $4 / bdft.

You got a decent price. Much better than from any of those you listed, I
am sure.

If you need more in the future and if you live close enough to North
Carolina for shipping costs to make sense, here are a couple I favor.

http://hardwoodstore.com/lumber-prices
http://www.walllumber.com/default.asp



--

dadiOH
____________________________

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Taxes out of hand? Maybe just ready for a change?
Check it out... http://www.floridaloghouse.net

LB

Larry Blanchard

in reply to [email protected] on 18/06/2014 12:46 PM

30/09/2014 4:45 PM

On Tue, 30 Sep 2014 01:37:37 +0000, John McCoy wrote:

>> If you need more in the future and if you live close enough to North
>> Carolina for shipping costs to make sense, here are a couple I favor.
>>
>> http://hardwoodstore.com/lumber-prices
>> http://www.walllumber.com/default.asp
>
> Second the recommendation of Wall Lumber. They are good people to deal
> with.

I've had good luck with them as well. Even shipping out west, which
doubled the prices, was still lower cost than local. But I bought 100
board feet at a time.

B

in reply to [email protected] on 18/06/2014 12:46 PM

19/06/2014 10:39 AM

On Wed, 18 Jun 2014 19:47:04 -0500, Unquestionably Confused
<[email protected]> wrote:

>On 6/18/2014 11:46 AM, [email protected] wrote:
>> Hi all,
>> New to the forum.
>> I'm starting a small project and need to source some Cherry lumber. I
>> wonder if anyone has openions (good or bad) about the following
>> suppliers. Or if you have recommendations for your favorite supplier.
>> Unfortunately my local source had recently gone belly up, so I'm force
>> to go to the internet.
>> Thanks in advance for any advice.
>> BF
>>
>> http://www.constantines.com/
>> http://www.exoticwoodsusa.com/
>> http://www.woodworkerssource.com/
>>
>
>I'd go along with others' opinions on these three.
>
>Suggestion... Have you tried Craigslist for your area. I'm in the NW
>suburbs of Chicago and have stumbled across a number of small, out of
>the garage, wood sources. While I haven't yet taken a bite of the
>apple, the wood and ads looked enticing both for quality and pricing.
>
>A lot depends, too, on what you need and how much work you can do
>yourself. Looking for S4 or can you run it through a planer or jointer
>in your shop?
>
Thanks again everyone, some more good suggestions.
BF

Sk

Swingman

in reply to [email protected] on 18/06/2014 12:46 PM

18/06/2014 4:28 PM

On 6/18/2014 3:06 PM, [email protected] wrote:

> I'm in S East Ohio. I know that there are small mills about but don't
> actually know where or if they want to bother with the public,
> especially for a small quantity.
> BF

http://ohiohardwoods.com/

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Nova

in reply to [email protected] on 18/06/2014 12:46 PM

18/06/2014 2:52 PM

On Wed, 18 Jun 2014 12:46:28 -0400, [email protected] wrote:

>Hi all,
>New to the forum.
>I'm starting a small project and need to source some Cherry lumber. I
>wonder if anyone has openions (good or bad) about the following
>suppliers. Or if you have recommendations for your favorite supplier.
>Unfortunately my local source had recently gone belly up, so I'm force
>to go to the internet.
>Thanks in advance for any advice.
>BF
>
>http://www.constantines.com/
>http://www.exoticwoodsusa.com/
>http://www.woodworkerssource.com/


Where are you located? Perhaps someone can recommend a local
supplier.
--
Jack Novak
Buffalo, NY - USA


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