Parkerville has good quality lumber and helpful salespeople. Prices are high but they have a good selection.
Keep an eye on the Craigslist materials section. I have found plenty of good deals, especially in northern CT.
Parkerville has good quality lumber and helpful salespeople. Prices are high but they have a good selection.
Keep an eye on the Craigslist materials section. I have found plenty of good deals, especially in northern CT.
Al
Where are you at in CT? I am in Griswold CT.
I have a small place near me, that specializes in supplying cabinet makers. He is by appointment only these days. GK Wood Working in Griswold CT.
http://www.gkwoodworking.com
What a shame to hear about CWG in Enfield. I bought all of the cherry and ply for our kitchen from them. Nice folks.
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Never thought of Craigslist. I'll check it out!
I'm up in Hartland, northwest of the Airport, right on the MA border. Griswold is a bit of a trek.
It looks like Parkerville (about 45 min away) or Berkshire Products (about 50-60 min away) are my best choices.
Thank you all again for your help!
I’d suggest going to Parkerville the first few times. Their prices are a bit high, but they welcome hobby woodworkers and provide whatever level of help you may need. The selection is great. Walking into a wholesale distributor the first time can be a bit overwhelming if you don’t have much experience. But the prices are great once you’ve got it figured out.
I stopped by Parkerville today. Great experience! The staff was very friendly, helpful and patient with all my questions. I picked up a few cut-offs at what (at least to me) seemed to be very reasonable prices. I have a larger project that I plan to start soon and will definitely be heading back.
Thank you all once again for your help!
Rex Lumber, somewhere in CT
So I had come across the Rex lumber website when I was originally searching, but on their home page it says: "Rex Lumber Company is a wholesale company, which only sells commercial quantities business to business."
I am guessing they will sell to anyone but only in (as you say) "truckload" quantities.