Rest assured it's everywhere.
Needed enough cherry for three 1/4" X 3/4" by 48" strips for inlaying a table top. Sent SWMBO by the local hardwood place to pickup one cherry board between five and six feet long and two to three inches wide. She comes back, to spec, with a cherry 1" X 2" X 5' piece and hands me the invoice for $9.00 ... that's $10+/bf!
I'm already starting to view my "scrap pile" in a new light ...
Bruce,
Should have run out to East Wake Hardwoods ... great selection ... Roger is a great guy and the prices are very fair
too.
All the hardwood dealers in Raleigh, that I know of, are excessively expensive (2-3X the price of other hardwood dealers in the state)
BRuce spaketh...
I had exactly the same experience on mahogany. The worst part is that they are the better of the hardwood dealers in Raleigh, but I won't buy from them again. I either go to Gibsonville or in a pinch I'll use East Wake.
There is also TE Johnson in Four Oaks, but when I went looking for walnut he sent me out to look. His wood is stored outside (acres) and has turned so grey I had a tough time telling species apart. He would probably be a good choice for construction grade hardwood.
Thanks Art, I had forgotten he was out there. his prices are more in line with the hardwood store (some higher, many lower) and I will have to give him a try. Do you know the volume he keeps on hand?
BRuce
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How about recommendations for "real" hardware store? From which you buy nails/screws in pounds?
TIA.
P> Are there any south of Raleigh, down toward Bens>
I work at a lumber yard. There is no such thing as scrap.
Neil
Pinwu Xu spaketh...
Try Burke Brothers Hardware on Hillsborough St. near the fairgrounds. You used to be able to buy by the pound (or buy just one) there. I haven't been there in about 2 years.
not hardly spaketh...
3872 Old School Rd Four OaksMr. Johnson is a real nice guy, but call first to check availability. He has quite the operation.
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