How much are you paying for red oak?

[scott vroom]

How much are you guys paying for red oak? I was quoted $2.60 for 4/4 S2S 13/16". Boards are 8' long and between 8" and 9" wide. Is this a reasonable price (I'm in the SF Bay Area where most things cost more than the national average).

thx

[Jamie Buxton]

Yes, that is a good price in this area.

[Greg Wittler]

Hey, where are you finding wood at that price in the Bay Area.

[Brian Kent]

I think I pay $3.25 to $3.75 in Southern California.

[scott vroom]

Hey, where are you finding wood at that price in the Bay Area.

MacBeth's Hardwood in San Jose. You need either a contractor's license or a business license. I had neither but the guy let it slide....I think they're hurting for business in this economy. They get their wood from Indiana in large quantities. The wood looks nice. They wholesale to Southern Lumber, the largest hardwood retailer in the South Bay. MacBeth has stores in SF and Berkeley as well. I think the SF yard deals primarily in rough sawn, and the Berkeley site is geared more toward the retail side (S4S). The SJ site is a mixture.

[Rick Potter]

Hey Brian,

Go to Reel Lumber in Riverside. I just paid $1.85 for Red oak C1F 4"-5".

$2.35 for FAS1F&BTR

$3.02 for 10" & wider.

This is with a 10% discount for belonging to Inland Valley Woodworkers, which meets there....first tuesday. Ask for Tom, nice guy.

FYI: Poplar was $1.50, and BB ply was $19.05 a sheet for 1/2".

Rick Potter

[Zach England]

There's also a macbeth store in Salt Lake.

[Rick Fisher]

Up here, Shorts, 4', 5' and 6' are $1.99

Longer is $3.50

[Karl Card]

You all might not like me... i got some really nice red oak for free... guessing right at 200 board feet. I guy bought a house not to far from me and the original owners had 2 large boats that they took apart. The boats happened to be made of red oak. I just love the free deals. I did have to pay for this other good deal but it wasnt to bad. I got around 300 board feet of brazilian walnut mixed with Jarrah for 64 bucks..

[Dave Wagner]

I think we are around the $2.90-$3.50 (depending on widths) around here. I just bought some.

[Greg Wittler]

I am in San Jose and I didn't even know there was a Macbeth's Lumber here. Onlt Been to the one in Berekey. Don't have a contractor's license, though.

[Cody Colston]

4/4 Flat sawn - $2.25 QS - $3.55

[John Thompson]

$1.80 a board foot in my local Atlanta area. $3.40 I believe for QSRO.. I would think that is an excellent price for California though as everything is much more expensive there from my experience.

[Craig D Peltier]

2.71 here in the rough

[Rod Sheridan]

Just over $4 for rough.............Rod.

[Jamie Buxton]

I am in San Jose and I didn't even know there was a Macbeth's Lumber here. Onlt Been to the one in Berekey. Don't have a contractor's license, though.

The one in San Jose is fairly new -- sometime in the past two years. They'll sell to anybody.

[richard poitras]

$1.85 BF here in Central Mich....

[Arvid Podsim]

On the Texas Gulf Coast Southern Red Oak sells for

S4S per lineal foot
3/4" X
4 = $1.15
4 = $1.15
6 = $1.62
8 = $2.09
10 = $2.88

2" X
4 = $3.49
6 = $5.41
8 = $7.08
10= $9.41

ROUGH per board foot
$1.77 (Random)
$2.05 (Select)

[Jeff Monson]

s4s 13/16's is 2.89/bf where I buy in MN

[Darrin Davis]

Around $2.25 bf s2s 1 edge straight at McKinley Hardwoods in Oklahoma City. Southern Red Oak

[Dick Mahany]

The one in San Jose is fairly new -- sometime in the past two years. They'll sell to anybody.


I've bought from Mac Beath in San Jose. No contractor's licence needed, competitive prices. I like the Oakland location much better for variety / selection. I also like the trip to Watsonville in the fall to visit Jackel Enterprises, also competitive prices and good selection.

[Harold Burrell]

You all might not like me... i got some really nice red oak for free... guessing right at 200 board feet. I guy bought a house not to far from me and the original owners had 2 large boats that they took apart. The boats happened to be made of red oak. I just love the free deals. I did have to pay for this other good deal but it wasnt to bad. I got around 300 board feet of brazilian walnut mixed with Jarrah for 64 bucks..

You know...you could have gone your whole life and not told me that...:p

[Steve Southwood]

$1BF, any width, usually 4/4. Actually I can get any native species for that price right now.

[JohnT Fitzgerald]

$1BF, any width, usually 4/4. Actually I can get any native species for that price right now.

I hope you know how good you have it! :mad: 4/4 (rough) is 2.94/BF.