All (at least most) of us Chicago woodworkers are familiar with Owl
Hardwood, but I ran across a wood place recently that I had not seen before.
Wood World is located in Chicago on Elston west of Western. I understand
they used to have a store in Glenview. I was in the general vicinity today
and stopped by to take a look. The appearance is that they're not quite as
organized as Owl, but had a pretty decent inventory. A quick scan of their
prices on maple, red oak, walnut, and cherry show that they're 10-20% higher
than Owl. If anyone's interested, I scanned their price list. You can find
it at http://home.comcast.net/~fatheree21/images/woodworld.jpg. They also
had some used equipment for sale, but nothing that knocked my socks off.
Example was a Delta DJ-20 with mobile base for $1400. If you can't figure
it out, I have nothing to do with Wood World.
todd
thanks for the scan, I dont know why i would want to pay higher pricers for
lumber. on the other hand. I did buy some cherry at the glenview store a while
ago and the wood was of a better figure than what they have at owl.
Owl could lower their prices if they sold lumber that wasnt 2s2. I am looking
for rough cut lumber. any of guys have a source?
thanks
Leo
> A quick scan of their
>prices on maple, red oak, walnut, and cherry show that they're 10-20% higher
>than Owl. If anyone's interested, I scanned their price list.
None of the stores mentioned in the previous posts (at least not
most of them) showed up on the list...
Just for back from owl, and must say, the staff seemed friendly
enough to a newb wwer...
is there a chicago area wwers guild or such?
irax.
todd wrote:
> "Denise Worden" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:mxTnb.42640$275.94622@attbi_s53...
>
>>Try the Kirkland Sawmill, 606 W Main St in Kirkland, IL., 815-522-6150.
>>It's a bit northwest of DeKalb. Not real close to Chicago, but the price
>>difference between the sawmill and Owl is worth the trip. By the way, no
>>credit cards IIRC.
>
>
> While googling for more info on Kirkland Sawmill, I ran across this link
> from the Illinois Department of Natural resources.
> http://dnr.state.il.us/conservation/forestry/2002/SAWMILL.htm It's a list
> of sawmills in Illinois.
>
> todd
>
>
On Wed, 29 Oct 2003 13:22:23 GMT, bummster
<[email protected]> wrote:
>On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 19:34:16 -0600, "todd"
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>All (at least most) of us Chicago woodworkers are familiar with Owl
>>Hardwood, but I ran across a wood place recently that I had not seen before.
>>Wood World is located in Chicago on Elston west of Western....
>>
>>todd
>not exactly a woodworking store, but berlands is a great place for
>power tools. www.berlandtools.com woodcraft is way up on I53 and
>dundee. West of I53, north side of dundee. ...
Berland's is great! One of the largest selection of tools for all
types of work that I know in the Chicagoland area. I can't go there
too often. It makes my eyes wate. And my wife keeps reminding me about
the charge card bills.
Gary Dyrkacz
[email protected]
Radio Control Aircraft/Paintball Physics/Paintball for 40+
http://home.attbi.com/~dyrgcmn/
The Blue Island Store is closed
"Dan Dresner" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Does anybody know the name of this store? And while we're at it, can
anybody
> suggest other stores in the South Chicago/Gary area for woodworking tools?
>
> TIA.
>
> DanD
>
> "Rich Andrews" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > "todd" <[email protected]> wrote in
> > news:[email protected]:
> >
> <snip>
>
> > There was a wood store somewhere on the south side that was interesting.
> > IIRC it was in the Blue Island or Oak Lawn area. They had a good
> > selection of hard and softwoods and a reasonable selection of Delta and
> > Porter Cable products. Staff was friendly, helpful and knowledgable.
> >
>
>
On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 19:34:16 -0600, "todd"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>All (at least most) of us Chicago woodworkers are familiar with Owl
>Hardwood, but I ran across a wood place recently that I had not seen before.
>Wood World is located in Chicago on Elston west of Western. I understand
>they used to have a store in Glenview. I was in the general vicinity today
>and stopped by to take a look. The appearance is that they're not quite as
>organized as Owl, but had a pretty decent inventory. A quick scan of their
>prices on maple, red oak, walnut, and cherry show that they're 10-20% higher
>than Owl. If anyone's interested, I scanned their price list. You can find
>it at http://home.comcast.net/~fatheree21/images/woodworld.jpg. They also
>had some used equipment for sale, but nothing that knocked my socks off.
>Example was a Delta DJ-20 with mobile base for $1400. If you can't figure
>it out, I have nothing to do with Wood World.
>
>todd
>
not exactly a woodworking store, but berlands is a great place for
power tools. www.berlandtools.com woodcraft is way up on I53 and
dundee. West of I53, north side of dundee. the biggest piece of
purpleheart i've ever seen is there. though, i've never really been
shopping for it. Harbor freight is up around there also. East of
I53, north side of dundee. Rockler, up on golf and arlington heights
road? haven't been to rockler in a while. i've heard of wood world
and owl, but haven't had the time to check em out yet.
What lumber yards to people recommend? in skokie you got crafty
beaver on oakton and skokie blvd. not a great pick. i saw one on
lawrence, can't remember the name. somewhere in between cicero and
pulaski? drive by, don't remember where exactly.
If you're travelin', you could look in Hardwood Connection in
Sycamore, IL. It's only a few miles away from Kirkland sawmill. And
HC accepts credit cards.
On Wed, 29 Oct 2003 18:20:02 GMT, "Denise Worden"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>
>Try the Kirkland Sawmill, 606 W Main St in Kirkland, IL., 815-522-6150.
>It's a bit northwest of DeKalb. Not real close to Chicago, but the price
>difference between the sawmill and Owl is worth the trip. By the way, no
>credit cards IIRC.
>
"Iraxl Enb" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> None of the stores mentioned in the previous posts (at least not
> most of them) showed up on the list...
>
> Just for back from owl, and must say, the staff seemed friendly
> enough to a newb wwer...
>
> is there a chicago area wwers guild or such?
>
> irax.
That's because I posted a list of sawmills, not retail wood outlets. There
are woodworking clubs in the area depending on where you're located.
todd
Does anybody know the name of this store? And while we're at it, can anybody
suggest other stores in the South Chicago/Gary area for woodworking tools?
TIA.
DanD
"Rich Andrews" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> "todd" <[email protected]> wrote in
> news:[email protected]:
>
<snip>
> There was a wood store somewhere on the south side that was interesting.
> IIRC it was in the Blue Island or Oak Lawn area. They had a good
> selection of hard and softwoods and a reasonable selection of Delta and
> Porter Cable products. Staff was friendly, helpful and knowledgable.
>
I have been to this store. Its very well organized and has a wonfderful
inventory. Its well worth the long drive for me. But, I do wish there was
something in the south suburbs.
Ms Leslie Gossett
The Hardwood Connection
Contact: Kenneth Burtch
Address: 1810 West State Street
Sycamore, IL 60178
Phone: 815-895-8733
Fax: 815-899-8733
E-Mail: [email protected]
"Lazarus Long" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> If you're travelin', you could look in Hardwood Connection in
> Sycamore, IL. It's only a few miles away from Kirkland sawmill. And
> HC accepts credit cards.
>
> On Wed, 29 Oct 2003 18:20:02 GMT, "Denise Worden"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >
> >Try the Kirkland Sawmill, 606 W Main St in Kirkland, IL., 815-522-6150.
> >It's a bit northwest of DeKalb. Not real close to Chicago, but the price
> >difference between the sawmill and Owl is worth the trip. By the way, no
> >credit cards IIRC.
> >
>
"todd" <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
> All (at least most) of us Chicago woodworkers are familiar with Owl
> Hardwood, but I ran across a wood place recently that I had not seen
> before. Wood World is located in Chicago on Elston west of Western. I
> understand they used to have a store in Glenview. I was in the general
> vicinity today and stopped by to take a look. The appearance is that
> they're not quite as organized as Owl, but had a pretty decent
> inventory. A quick scan of their prices on maple, red oak, walnut, and
> cherry show that they're 10-20% higher than Owl. If anyone's
> interested, I scanned their price list. You can find it at
> http://home.comcast.net/~fatheree21/images/woodworld.jpg. They also had
> some used equipment for sale, but nothing that knocked my socks off.
> Example was a Delta DJ-20 with mobile base for $1400. If you can't
> figure it out, I have nothing to do with Wood World.
>
> todd
>
>
>
There was a wood store somewhere on the south side that was interesting.
IIRC it was in the Blue Island or Oak Lawn area. They had a good
selection of hard and softwoods and a reasonable selection of Delta and
Porter Cable products. Staff was friendly, helpful and knowledgable.
r
--
Nothing beats the bandwidth of a station wagon filled with DLT tapes.
>
>There was a wood store somewhere on the south side that was interesting.
>IIRC it was in the Blue Island or Oak Lawn area. They had a good
>selection of hard and softwoods and a reasonable selection of Delta and
>Porter Cable products. Staff was friendly, helpful and knowledgable.
That would be Paul Bunyan Lumber in
Blue Island.
It no longer exists
"BUB 209" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> >
> >There was a wood store somewhere on the south side that was interesting.
> >IIRC it was in the Blue Island or Oak Lawn area. They had a good
> >selection of hard and softwoods and a reasonable selection of Delta and
> >Porter Cable products. Staff was friendly, helpful and knowledgable.
>
> That would be Paul Bunyan Lumber in
> Blue Island.
"Denise Worden" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:mxTnb.42640$275.94622@attbi_s53...
>
> Try the Kirkland Sawmill, 606 W Main St in Kirkland, IL., 815-522-6150.
> It's a bit northwest of DeKalb. Not real close to Chicago, but the price
> difference between the sawmill and Owl is worth the trip. By the way, no
> credit cards IIRC.
While googling for more info on Kirkland Sawmill, I ran across this link
from the Illinois Department of Natural resources.
http://dnr.state.il.us/conservation/forestry/2002/SAWMILL.htm It's a list
of sawmills in Illinois.
todd