Far West Plywood, in the northerly end of the valley, carries some
milled hardwoods (in spite of their name), and I've gotten good deals
there in the past. They are also very helpful in figuring out best
kinds of sheet goods for a particular (NOT MDF, heh heh) project.
Woodfinder. com may help as well, you can narrow your search to a
specific city.
Santa Monica House of Hardwoods was my mainstay but here are my new favs
based on selection and price
Assuming Los Angeles
1. Ganahl Lumber --Main lot in Anaheim has an excellent selection of
domestic HWs, very few exotics. They stock mangaris cypress, hickory. The
prices at Ganahl are [in my recent shopping trips] have been about 30%
cheaper than the local Santa Monica House of Hardwoods. SMH of HW used to be
my mainstay.
2. Lane Stanton Vance City of Industry
Good selection of domestics not as deep as Ganahl but they have better
selection of exotics. Prices on domestics comparable to Ganahl.
3. Bonhoff in downtown LA. Carries rough stock, no experience with them but
heard they have a good selection of both imports and exotics at rough stock
prices.
I have word file with other places and maps if your interested
Joey
"jbclem" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> LA is a pretty large place, but I'd like to find out what the recommended
hardwood
> sources are here. Especially those with good prices.
>
> John
>
>
Not really large amounts...one thing I'd like to make a kitchen countertop, butcherblock
style, about 2 ft wide, 8-10 feet long. I'm told maple would be best, but I'm still
learning about this so I'm open to any kind of wood, though I like the look of maple. I
can go anywhere in LA, although Orange County would be a bit far, but East LA, the
Valley, South LA are within range.
John
"Lew Hodgett" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:E%[email protected]...
> jbclem wrote:
> > LA is a pretty large place, but I'd like to find out what the recommended hardwood
> > sources are here. Especially those with good prices.
>
> 1)What part of L/A?
> 2)What kind of wood?
> 3)How many board feet do you plan to buy?
>
> Lew
>
Great, but can someone tell me what is ABPW?
"joey" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> Posted Microsoft Works file to ABPW
> Joey
>
> "joey" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Santa Monica House of Hardwoods was my mainstay but here are my new favs
> > based on selection and price
> > Assuming Los Angeles
> >
> > 1. Ganahl Lumber --Main lot in Anaheim has an excellent selection of
> > domestic HWs, very few exotics. They stock mangaris cypress, hickory. The
> > prices at Ganahl are [in my recent shopping trips] have been about 30%
> > cheaper than the local Santa Monica House of Hardwoods. SMH of HW used to
> be
> > my mainstay.
> >
> > 2. Lane Stanton Vance City of Industry
> >
> > Good selection of domestics not as deep as Ganahl but they have better
> > selection of exotics. Prices on domestics comparable to Ganahl.
> >
> > 3. Bonhoff in downtown LA. Carries rough stock, no experience with them
> but
> > heard they have a good selection of both imports and exotics at rough
> stock
> > prices.
> >
> > I have word file with other places and maps if your interested
> >
> > Joey
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "jbclem" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> > > LA is a pretty large place, but I'd like to find out what the
> recommended
> > hardwood
> > > sources are here. Especially those with good prices.
> > >
> > > John
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
Posted Microsoft Works file to ABPW
Joey
"joey" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Santa Monica House of Hardwoods was my mainstay but here are my new favs
> based on selection and price
> Assuming Los Angeles
>
> 1. Ganahl Lumber --Main lot in Anaheim has an excellent selection of
> domestic HWs, very few exotics. They stock mangaris cypress, hickory. The
> prices at Ganahl are [in my recent shopping trips] have been about 30%
> cheaper than the local Santa Monica House of Hardwoods. SMH of HW used to
be
> my mainstay.
>
> 2. Lane Stanton Vance City of Industry
>
> Good selection of domestics not as deep as Ganahl but they have better
> selection of exotics. Prices on domestics comparable to Ganahl.
>
> 3. Bonhoff in downtown LA. Carries rough stock, no experience with them
but
> heard they have a good selection of both imports and exotics at rough
stock
> prices.
>
> I have word file with other places and maps if your interested
>
> Joey
>
>
>
>
>
> "jbclem" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > LA is a pretty large place, but I'd like to find out what the
recommended
> hardwood
> > sources are here. Especially those with good prices.
> >
> > John
> >
> >
>
>
Thanks, I found it...and now I know what the alt.binaries groups are.
John
"Unquestionably Confused" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> jbclem wrote:
> > Great, but can someone tell me what is ABPW?
> >
>
> The usenet group: alt.binaries.pictures.woodworking
Joey, this is just what I was looking for. Yes, I'd like to see your word file if you
could send it to me. Here's my email:
[email protected]. I'm in Topanga area so anything closer than Anahein would be
better. Price is an issue for me, but I'll check SM House of Hardwoods just because
they're close.
Thanks, John
"joey" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> Santa Monica House of Hardwoods was my mainstay but here are my new favs
> based on selection and price
> Assuming Los Angeles
>
> 1. Ganahl Lumber --Main lot in Anaheim has an excellent selection of
> domestic HWs, very few exotics. They stock mangaris cypress, hickory. The
> prices at Ganahl are [in my recent shopping trips] have been about 30%
> cheaper than the local Santa Monica House of Hardwoods. SMH of HW used to be
> my mainstay.
>
> 2. Lane Stanton Vance City of Industry
>
> Good selection of domestics not as deep as Ganahl but they have better
> selection of exotics. Prices on domestics comparable to Ganahl.
>
> 3. Bonhoff in downtown LA. Carries rough stock, no experience with them but
> heard they have a good selection of both imports and exotics at rough stock
> prices.
>
> I have word file with other places and maps if your interested
>
> Joey
>
>
>
>
>
> "jbclem" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > LA is a pretty large place, but I'd like to find out what the recommended
> hardwood
> > sources are here. Especially those with good prices.
> >
> > John
> >
> >
>
>
On Sat, 7 May 2005 18:26:48 -0700, "joey" <[email protected]> wrote:
>Santa Monica House of Hardwoods was my mainstay but here are my new favs
>based on selection and price
>Assuming Los Angeles
>
>1. Ganahl Lumber --Main lot in Anaheim has an excellent selection of
>domestic HWs, very few exotics. They stock mangaris cypress, hickory. The
>prices at Ganahl are [in my recent shopping trips] have been about 30%
>cheaper than the local Santa Monica House of Hardwoods. SMH of HW used to be
>my mainstay.
Second that recommendation. I've only been to the Anaheim store, but
FWIW they also have stores in Buena Park and Los Alamitos that might
be closer depending on exactly where in LA OP's starting point is.
Lee
Actually that would be good if you could, I live up north from LA and
make trips south to visit family, that list would be good if you could zip
it and upload it to > alt.binaries.pictures.woodworking < would be great.
We have one place up here, "Soboba woods", pretty good place.
--
Alex - newbie_neander in woodworking
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