Internet Wood Sources

[Ron Hedrick]

I realize that this is not available on the Internet, but, for those in the St. Louis MO area there is Kohler City Lumber, a little place tucked back off Hwy. 61-67. Right across the railroad tracks. The guy has a lumberyard and kiln. Deals in red and white oak, some quartersawn oak, walnut and some cherry. Not very well known.

[Brian Weick]

$190.00 -ouch! I can get Red oak RC lumber 1.75 bf = $35.00 It would have saved you $155.00 , that's in western NY. You may pay more depending on where you are located but you will definitely save yourself some money. Yes Lowe's and any other lumber yard is going to be expensive. It may be to your advantage if you plan on doing more woodwork. If you have another project like that - there's the cost of a Ridged 13" planer around $400.00 and it does a good job- depends on how serious you are about woodworking.
Have a great Day
Brian

[Brian Weick]

Thanks! Is a Jointer required for surfacing rough lumber or just a planer? I have a router, which is supposed to be able to edge joint, but I have trouble perfecting it. Which internet source would you recommend in the mean time? I have a problem with over researching anything I buy especially tools. It could take a while for me to pick a planer.

Steve,
Jionter for the edging / planer for the surface,

[Nancy Laird]

Stephen, we buy red oak from Storey Lumber and Sawmill in Troy, Tennessee. Of course, we go to the mill and pick up what we want. The last we bought was $2 a bd.ft. for 12" or less, it was a full 1" FAS. I don't know if they do any mail order, but Troy (a little north of Dyersburg) would be a good weekend trip if you're in the market for a good supply. If you're after some nice maple, Hanafee Brothers, right around the corner from Storey, has some gorgeous stuff.

Nancy

[John Michaels]

This site has photos of everything he sells

http://www.gilmerwood.com/index.html

[Nathan Claburn]

Hey all, this is my first post on the Creek. I've been a lurker for a while, but at least I get to help on my first!

Stephen,
There's a guy/place in Elora, Tennessee called David Ashley Lumbermill. I just found him last weekend and his prices are excellent. Look'em up. If you go east on 72, then turn left on Moore's Mill, then right on Winchester. You'll go for about 30 minutes until you get to Elora nad there's a gas station. Stop in there and they'll tell you how to get there. It's pretty easy.

While you're on 72 East, keep going until you get almost into Scottsboro, there's a rock quary on the left, and on the right there's a road called Dick Lacey I think. There's a huge sign anyway called The Hardwood Center. If you want exotics they got it. THey're not cheap though.
http://www.hardwoodcenter.com

McEwen lumber is in La Vergne Tennessee. They're between Franklin and Nashville. It's a trip but they have excellent prices on S4S, S2S, etc. I bought around 90 bft of of hard maple for my workbench.

By the way, here in the town, Huntsville , you can order lumber from "City Lumber" but it ain't cheap.

Those are the only places I"ve found so far. I'm interested if you know any others.

[fRED mCnEILL]

Surely there must be a small mill in your area. Contact Woodmizer and they will give you the name of a operator in your area.

I use a local mill in our area and just got another 400 bf for a dollar a bf(birch). At higher prices I wouldn't be able to afford to build much. I don't even look at the finished lumber at the borg(other than dimensional stuff) and only marvel at how high the prices are at the specialty places.

A little research might save you a lot of money.