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   notDusty | Jul 16, 2004 08:28am | #1

              BarryO,

        I have been dealing with Hardwood Industries for years and years , and I strongly advise you give them a try. In the last 25 years I have dealt with a number of suppliers but none can hold a candle to H.I. They are honest and sensitive to our needs .I have never been treated better from the others.

              good luck         your neighbor in So. Oregon

        P.S. We were just in your fair city today on a visit to OMSI , wow.

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   CJimJ | Jul 18, 2004 04:25am | #2

   I'll second that Hardwood Industries as great place with a great bunch of people.  Their only downfall is that they're only open normal business hours.  I've bought most of my material there (so far).

   Crosscut is supposed to be good, they'll give you a break on the price if you buy enough (as does HWI).  Plus I think they carry more, different types of products then HWI.  There's also Continental Hardwoods somewhere in North Portland, though I've never been there.

   Then there's the standards, Woodcrafters, Woodcraft, and Rockler.  And if you're really serious there's Goby Walnut in Albany and Northwest Timber in Jefferson.

   Jim

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   BarryO | Jul 19, 2004 06:38am | #3

   Thanks.  For some reason I got the impression that Hardwood Industries was a wholesaler, and wouldn't sell "direct".

   I knew about Goby for walnut, but didn't know about the place in Jefferson.

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   Bengst | Jul 19, 2004 08:02am | #4

   Try Moxon Hardwoods. NW 21st I think. Decent prices.

   Gilmer Wood Co. in NW industrial for your exotics.

   Crosscut hardwoods for a well rounded inventory.

   I'll piggyback on the NW timber. Top shelf quilt, curly, myrtle, walnut.

   Pricey but worth it.

   Avoid Woodcraft & Rockler for lumber.

   Good luck!

   Jeffrey

    

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   MajorWool | Jul 19, 2004 08:20am | #5

   I don't think it is correct to characterize Gilmer as having only exotics. From what I've seen, they have a huge inventory of the standard hardwoods as well as the phenomenal selection of exotics. Just don't take a credit card with you the first time you visit. ;-)

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   Scarecrow | Jul 19, 2004 12:29pm | #6

   Can not beat Hardwood Industries for sheet goods, but I believe that CrossCut is better for rough lumber.  Ditto on NW Timber, great for figured woods.

   "in the land of the blind the one-eyed man is king..."