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   BruceS | May 25, 2010 07:33pm | #1

   Lumber pricing

   That will be a tough one to answer.   Lumber prices will very greatly depending on geographical location.  Being from NE Ohio I am blessed with typical area hardwoods,  hard/soft maple, black cherry,walnut,butternut, ash,beech, hickory, red oak,elm.  But tougher to get white oak, aspin, cedar, mesquite, sassafras, holly, cyprus.  Those all come at a cost.  So I generally work with what I can get.  Fortunately I love what I can get.

   I would google for lumber mills in your area and print out thier prices.

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   Frank Vucolo | May 29, 2010 11:36pm | #2

   Regional, but here's a list

   Brian,

   I think Bruce is right about regional pricing. You probably want to find the dealers in your area and go there and pick up a current price sheet.

   Here's an online price list that is representative of the going rates in Central NJ. http://www.willardbrothers.net/ORDER%20FORM.htm

   Frank

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   hammer1 | May 30, 2010 10:20am | #3

   Even within your own town, lumber pricing can change from day to day. It can also vary from supplier to supplier. Retail suppliers like Rockler are usually the most expensive while wholesale dealers to the trade are the least expensive. However, you can go into a retail supplier and pick out one or two boards, with wholesale, you may have a minimum.

   Local sawmills may be the least expensive, but, the lumber may not be correctly graded or properly dried. I think you are better off to shop for your lumber just the way you would shop for produce. Go to the supplier and look for the best quality. You wouldn't buy bruised, over ripe tomatoes just because they were a few cents cheaper per pound, would you? I wouldn't buy twisted, waney edged, checked red oak just because it was the least expensive in town.