Dave Avery
01-09-2004, 5:55 PM
Hello all,
Just picked up 200 bf of mixed hardwoods ordered from West Penn Hardwoods. Here are my impressions of the buying experience......
Ordered the day after Christamas and was told it would ship on December 30th. The order actually shipped on January 6 and arrived at the freight terminal yesterday, just over a week late. I called and they admitted to being over-run with orders, thus the delay.
The packing of the order was excellent - palletized, banded, shrink wrapped, etc. The freight company they used is frist rate - helped me in 5 degree temperatures and were actually NICE (a rarity, it seems, for freight people in the area).
The wood itself was as promised..... 100bf of cherry was supposed to be 5-7' lengths and 80-90% heartwood. I measured just over 100bf and estimate well over 90% heartwood. There is some cupping on a few boards, mainly the narrow ones, but at less than $5/bf including freight, it's a real bargain by Connecticut standards.
50f curly ambrosia maple looks very nice (prior to planing). Light on the ambrosia, light to moderate curl. 8-10 foot lengths and 8-10" widths for $3.35/bf including freight is another screaming bargain.
Finally, I got 50bf of mahogany "shorts", advertised to be 3-4' lengths. The lengths are predominately 3', but for $2.90/bf delivered, they'll make some very nice drawer boxes.
All in all, I'm a pretty pleased and would recommend West Penn for mail-order buying. Dave.
Just picked up 200 bf of mixed hardwoods ordered from West Penn Hardwoods. Here are my impressions of the buying experience......
Ordered the day after Christamas and was told it would ship on December 30th. The order actually shipped on January 6 and arrived at the freight terminal yesterday, just over a week late. I called and they admitted to being over-run with orders, thus the delay.
The packing of the order was excellent - palletized, banded, shrink wrapped, etc. The freight company they used is frist rate - helped me in 5 degree temperatures and were actually NICE (a rarity, it seems, for freight people in the area).
The wood itself was as promised..... 100bf of cherry was supposed to be 5-7' lengths and 80-90% heartwood. I measured just over 100bf and estimate well over 90% heartwood. There is some cupping on a few boards, mainly the narrow ones, but at less than $5/bf including freight, it's a real bargain by Connecticut standards.
50f curly ambrosia maple looks very nice (prior to planing). Light on the ambrosia, light to moderate curl. 8-10 foot lengths and 8-10" widths for $3.35/bf including freight is another screaming bargain.
Finally, I got 50bf of mahogany "shorts", advertised to be 3-4' lengths. The lengths are predominately 3', but for $2.90/bf delivered, they'll make some very nice drawer boxes.
All in all, I'm a pretty pleased and would recommend West Penn for mail-order buying. Dave.