Ken Fitzgerald
06-07-2011, 12:00 AM
I recently started purchasing few tools for my entertainment center build.
My wife loves red oak. I can tell you in the next couple years, I will be required to build new kitchen cabinets from red oak also. We have already discussed it.
Last week using my captioning telephone, I called all my wood suppliers in the local area except HD. I was shocked to find that one place carried A2 3/4" red oak plywood and A1 1/4" red oak plywood. The prices were nearly double to that of HD but the difference in quality as I saw it was obvious.
Of the 2 "real" lumber yards in the area, one carried 3/4" A2 red oak plywood and the other carried 3/4" C2 red oak plywood. The price difference was about $20 a sheet.
Red oak hardwood is a different matter. Neither of the lumber yards carried as good a quality of wood as HD but...there is a place 30 miles north of me that carries better hardwood, a better selection of thicknesses and it's much cheaper. So tomorrow I'll make a mad dash to Moscow, ID for red oak for the base, face frame and paneled doors.
I was surprised to find A2 red oak plywood locally!
My wife loves red oak. I can tell you in the next couple years, I will be required to build new kitchen cabinets from red oak also. We have already discussed it.
Last week using my captioning telephone, I called all my wood suppliers in the local area except HD. I was shocked to find that one place carried A2 3/4" red oak plywood and A1 1/4" red oak plywood. The prices were nearly double to that of HD but the difference in quality as I saw it was obvious.
Of the 2 "real" lumber yards in the area, one carried 3/4" A2 red oak plywood and the other carried 3/4" C2 red oak plywood. The price difference was about $20 a sheet.
Red oak hardwood is a different matter. Neither of the lumber yards carried as good a quality of wood as HD but...there is a place 30 miles north of me that carries better hardwood, a better selection of thicknesses and it's much cheaper. So tomorrow I'll make a mad dash to Moscow, ID for red oak for the base, face frame and paneled doors.
I was surprised to find A2 red oak plywood locally!