Sawmills in South Jersey & South Eastern Pa

[philly45]

Does anyone know of good sawmills in the South Jersey & South Eastern Pa. areas where I can get reasonably priced rough sawn or S2S hardwood?

Philly

[Fred the Red Shirt]

tried them but have heard good things about them.

[Ron Magen]

Try Willard Brothers in Trenton, NJ {they have a web site} . . . kind of a 'full service' outfit.

For more of a 'basic sawmill' try Heacock Lumber, Plumbsteadville, PA {Just above Doylestown} - no website

Regards, Ron Magen Backyard Boatshop

[Mutt]

Just my opinion, but Willards is quite pricey for what you get. Small quantities on an as needed basis, well ok, but in any size, i.e., >50 bd ft, the prices seem a bit much for my taste. Take a ride out to Picture Rocks, near Williamsport PA area to Lewis Lumber:

where I bought some serious size, got hard maple for about $3.65; cherry for $4.85 and really nice poplar for $1.50 a board foot. The web site has pricing, and the staff was very accomodating.

[Ron Magen]

Mutt, The 'OP' asked about 'So. Jersey & So. E. PA' . . .

The tip about Lewis is nice, But Williamsport is sort of to the left on 'NoWhere, PA' and about the middle of the state. {I used to 'travel for business' so I DO know where it is, Lycoming, etc.}.

There are other 'small' mills a lot closer, if he wants to get a 'truckload' . . . look in just about any Lancaster County telephone book . . . a lot of Amish deal with the 'English'. Plus any number of 'better known' mills such as Herne Hardwoods, etc.

Regards, Ron Magen Backyard Boatshop {YES, I do buy on an 'As Needed' basis. Not exactly the most 'economical' but then I don't have to tie up capitol in either 'stock' or 'storage' }

[Mutt]

Gee, sorry no offense meant. I was addressing the "reasonably priced" part of the query, as I searched in S. Jersey (but not Amish land) for the same thing, and came up empty, well, I did find 4/4 cherry for around $7 a foot, maple for $5 a foot, etc. My experience was you have to travel a few hours to get what I consider reasonable pricing, and to do that I was willing to buy size, in my case 1000 bd ft, which I split with some buddies. The savings was considerable.

[Michael Houghton]

Howdy!

I've been satisfied with Hearne Hardwood in Oxford as well as Groff & Groff over in Quarryville. 4/4 common cherry for $2.25; 4/4 FAS around $4 or so. Lots of other stuff...

yours, Michael