Seems I gotta find me a new source for wood. So, I'll tell ya'll what I got in the way of suppliers, my situation, and ask y'all for any additional input or sources. This is mostly aboutyour personal experiences since I'm quite capable of a google search. Also, some places I'm thinking about might not be found using google (like mills).
I know about, but haven't dealt with Hartzell and Steve Wall. Once I tried to order some 6/4 or 8/4 cherry from Hartzell and they told me they didn't have it. I'm planning on checking out (and buying my 6 or 8/4 cherry, some maple and walnut that I couldn't get at Advantage) Exotic Lumber in Gaithersburg Monday. Little pricy, but not as bad as others, and I don't need much (2-6/4 * 7' * 4", 2-4/4 * 7' * 4" and a bit more). Besides, I gotta check out their selection of exotics. There are other places in the DC area, but they are prohibitively expensive usually (Woodcraft, and so on).
At this point I prefer to buy S2S1E, in quantities somewhat less than
200 board feet (10 of this, 20 of that, etc.)
I live in the DC burbs, but do get up to the Harrisburg PA area, though that's gonna get less frequent. Don't have a truck at the moment, but can carry 8' rs in my car (just not too many of them).
I think that ideally I'd like to find a place that has decent prices and will ship the stuff (like Advantage used to do). Second option would be a place not too far that has decent prices (like a mill maybe). I think there was a place in VA like this that I can't recall. I'm more reluctant with the second choice since I don't have a truck and would hate to drive a million miles to pick up my $12 ;-) worth of wood.
What are some other options?
Thanx Renata