"Mike Marlow" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Ah10201 wrote:
> > is it a good idea to buy lumber from home depot? will i get ripped
> > off or is it a good deal?
> >
> > thanks...
>
> There's been some pretty bad answers posted to your question. The bottom
> line answer is no, it's not a rip off. It's what the market will bear.
- snip
> Depot and offer a wider selection. If you compare though, the price per
> board foot of like wood, like sizing, etc., Home Depot is not that far off
> of what you're going to get other places. So no - while it's not a really
> good deal, it's not a rip off.
Agreed. For my needs, it is not a rip off. Convenience must be factored
into any price comparisons.
Where I live there are no local hardwood suppliers, the nearest being more
than 100 miles away in a large city. I called several of them last week to
compare prices of rough cut and S4S to what HD has. Bottom line, the rough
cut is about 30% less expensive, but of course it has to be surfaced and
sized. The S4S prices were actually less expensive at the HD. But more
importantly, there is that little thing of driving 100 miles to a store on a
Saturday morning that is only open until noon, since I can't get there by 5
on workdays, then 100 miles back. Don't tell me that 200 miles of driving
and most of my Saturday is not expensive. I'll go there when I need
something other than oak or poplar, but not otherwise.
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Cheers!
Duke
I agree with most here that convenience has to be a factor.
My local HD sells red oak for about $6/BF. I can drive
30 minutes in the opposite direction and get it in the rough
for about $2.50/BF - which I have done when I needed 100+ BF.
The work & time involved in getting it all into workable
condition is not to be taken lightly. Also, there is more waste
in this type of wood.
Many times I wind up at the Depot when I just need 5 or 10
BF and can get right to project building. No problems with
twists etc so far.
My 2ç.
Lou
>is it a good idea to buy lumber from home depot? will i get ripped off or is
>it
>a good deal?
>
>thanks...
>
Depends. What would you do with the lumber? Rough carpentry and bonfires? For
finer work, will the lumber be surfaced by Home Depot, or by yourself? Need
more info. Tom
Someday, it'll all be over....
Paul Kierstead wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>,
> "Mike Marlow" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> There's been some pretty bad answers posted to your question. The
>> bottom line answer is no, it's not a rip off. It's what the market
>> will bear. Speaking only of their hardwood (oak only), it's fine
>> stuff, but it's a bit pricey - because it's planed and ready to go.
>
> This always surprises me. Maybe it is just the Home Depot here, but I
> have often just needed "one piece" and popped into HD to grab it. It
> is planed, yes, but very rarely is it ready to go. The huge majority
> are twisted or bowed (strangely, cup seems rare), and often fairly
> badly here. I am not talking putting a straight-edge on it; this is
> easily visible, often without even sighting along the board. Perhaps
> if you were using it for some trim where the whole thing was nailed
> tight it *might* be ok. For any kind of furniture making, it would
> need to be re-flattened and cut anyway.
Just shows ta go ya, don't it? Up here in upstate NY, I've never gotten a
bad piece of oak from HD. In fact, I've never found twisted or bent oak on
the shelves. The selection is somewhat limited, but I've always found it
acceptable for my needs. My experiences up here are that it's truly S4S.
Guess it all has to do with where you're located. Gee, maybe I've found
something good about living in upstate NY - that's getting harder to do
these days.
--
-Mike-
[email protected]
In article <[email protected]>, "007" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>Look for to hookup with a local "Tree Service." With minimal effort, =
>it's usually fairly easy to make arrangements that can get you some =
>really fine material at a fraction of what the bandits at Home Depot =
>will charge. Once you get logs to your place, find yourself a local guy =
>with a portable sawmill to cut it up for you. Then air cure it in a =
>stack with dividers for good circulation and it'll be ready to use in a =
>few months.
>
Depends a lot on what you're planning to use it for. I sure wouldn't want to
make furniture out of wood that had been air-dried for only "a few months".
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I've not compared prices but their selection isn't very good. They have red
oak, poplar, and pine. If you anything else, you have to go elsewhere.
"Ah10201" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> is it a good idea to buy lumber from home depot? will i get ripped off or
is it
> a good deal?
>
> thanks...
I find their Red Oak to be ok, but expensive. If you have a planer and a
jointer and can find a planing mill, you can buy it for 1/2 to 1/3 the cost
per board foot, but you will need to buy more and spend time dimensioning.
"Rob" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I've not compared prices but their selection isn't very good. They have
red
> oak, poplar, and pine. If you anything else, you have to go elsewhere.
>
>
> "Ah10201" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> > is it a good idea to buy lumber from home depot? will i get ripped off
or
> is it
> > a good deal?
> >
> > thanks...
>
>
In article <[email protected]>, ah10201
@aol.com says...
> is it a good idea to buy lumber from home depot? will i get ripped off or is it
> a good deal?
>
> thanks...
>
Their prices are rather high, but if you are careful, you can get some
good deals on figured wood. HD's suppliers do not sort the wood, and
sometimes they get things like birds eye maple in with the normal wood.
I have a nice piece of quilted maple that I picked up there awhile ago.
If you're talking about hardwood, they're waaay overpriced and the selection
is poor. One tip, look at the price tag on the shelf, the HD I go to has the
name of their supplier on the tag I buy directly from them, great selection
and very good prices.
--
"Shut up and keep diggen"
Jerry
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> On 14 Apr 2004 03:45:23 GMT, [email protected] (Ah10201) wrote:
>
> >is it a good idea to buy lumber from home depot? will i get ripped off or
is it
> >a good deal?
> >
I see you already have many opinions. My answer: Depends.
If they have a bargain bin, take a look through it. I've gotten some good
deals that way. A defective piece that sells for a buck or two can be quite
the bargain if you only need a small piece and can cut off the defect. I
make a lot of small items and at times, the largest piece may be 20" x 2".
That board with the big knots can yield a lot of clear wood that size and #2
sell much cheaper than #1.
I don't think HD is the best place, but at times you can get good buys.
Other times it seem not a piece in the rack is worth taking home.
Ed
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On 14 Apr 2004 03:45:23 GMT, [email protected] (Ah10201) wrote:
>is it a good idea to buy lumber from home depot? will i get ripped off or is it
>a good deal?
>
>thanks...
Hardwoods at Home Depot is very expensive, for some reason. But the
hardwood they have is dressed lumber. That might be useful if you
don't have a surface planer. I'd buy hardwood at HD for convenience
or if I needed a small amount.
Lumber, as in for construction, is acceptable though you take your
chances on how long it's been dried and how fast it'll warp. But, the
tolerances are obviously much larger when building a house than when
making a handcrafted cabinet or jewlery box, or....
If you're talking wood, as in oak, maple and other such materiel for
woodworking endeavors, the answer is nope, unless you suddenly find
yourself a board short and it's worth paying the extra premium this
ONE TIME for the convenience.
try woodfinder.com
If you plan to do any woodworking for any length of time beyond the
one project you might just be trying your hand at to see if you're
interested in this hobby, it's prolly best to find another wood
supplier. Even mailorder.
Just my couple cents
REnata
On 14 Apr 2004 03:45:23 GMT, [email protected] (Ah10201) wrote:
>is it a good idea to buy lumber from home depot? will i get ripped off or is it
>a good deal?
>
>thanks...
On Wed, 14 Apr 2004 14:20:36 GMT, Paul Kierstead
<[email protected]> wrote:
>In article <[email protected]>,
> "Mike Marlow" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> There's been some pretty bad answers posted to your question. The bottom
>> line answer is no, it's not a rip off. It's what the market will bear.
>> Speaking only of their hardwood (oak only), it's fine stuff, but it's a bit
>> pricey - because it's planed and ready to go.
>
>This always surprises me. Maybe it is just the Home Depot here, but I
>have often just needed "one piece" and popped into HD to grab it. It is
>planed, yes, but very rarely is it ready to go. The huge majority are
>twisted or bowed (strangely, cup seems rare), and often fairly badly
>here. I am not talking putting a straight-edge on it; this is easily
>visible, often without even sighting along the board. Perhaps if you
>were using it for some trim where the whole thing was nailed tight it
>*might* be ok. For any kind of furniture making, it would need to be
>re-flattened and cut anyway.
Are you talking about pine or HD hardwoods. Their pine is usually a
lot less than straight and true. But, I have found their hardwoods to
be quite good.
The HD stores in NJ carried maple; I haven't seen any maple in MA HDs.
If I went thru a rack of HD maple I would eventually find some VERY
nicely figured maple including bird eye, spalted an every once in a
while a tiger stripe. They buy in such quantity that no one separates
out the special pieces.
Cape Cod Bob
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In article <[email protected]>,
"Mike Marlow" <[email protected]> wrote:
> There's been some pretty bad answers posted to your question. The bottom
> line answer is no, it's not a rip off. It's what the market will bear.
> Speaking only of their hardwood (oak only), it's fine stuff, but it's a bit
> pricey - because it's planed and ready to go.
This always surprises me. Maybe it is just the Home Depot here, but I
have often just needed "one piece" and popped into HD to grab it. It is
planed, yes, but very rarely is it ready to go. The huge majority are
twisted or bowed (strangely, cup seems rare), and often fairly badly
here. I am not talking putting a straight-edge on it; this is easily
visible, often without even sighting along the board. Perhaps if you
were using it for some trim where the whole thing was nailed tight it
*might* be ok. For any kind of furniture making, it would need to be
re-flattened and cut anyway.
Micro* wrote:
> If you're talking about hardwood, they're waaay overpriced and the
> selection is poor. One tip, look at the price tag on the shelf, the
> HD I go to has the name of their supplier on the tag I buy directly
> from them, great selection and very good prices.
>
This is devious and underhanded and damn, I wish I'd thought to do this. I
tip my hat to you sir. Though... it's my luck that their suppliers are from
some other part of the country. No matter, I'm tired of the oak look and
have taken to using more cherry and walnut lately. Good local supplier,
kiln dried, reasonable prices and I'm gonna keep him a secret...
--
-Mike-
[email protected]
Ah10201 wrote:
> is it a good idea to buy lumber from home depot? will i get ripped
> off or is it a good deal?
>
> thanks...
There's been some pretty bad answers posted to your question. The bottom
line answer is no, it's not a rip off. It's what the market will bear.
Speaking only of their hardwood (oak only), it's fine stuff, but it's a bit
pricey - because it's planed and ready to go. Unless you want to invest in
a planer and a joiner and the time to size all of your materials, it's a
fine way to buy lumber. Check first though for local hardwood suppliers.
Some mills will plane your purchase for a small fee, and most hardwood
suppliers sell wood already sized. Either will likely be cheaper than Home
Depot and offer a wider selection. If you compare though, the price per
board foot of like wood, like sizing, etc., Home Depot is not that far off
of what you're going to get other places. So no - while it's not a really
good deal, it's not a rip off.
--
-Mike-
[email protected]