Lowes Wood vs Home Depot Wood

[DaveO]

They serve food?????????? What have I been missing:eusa_thin :eusa_thin :eusa_thin

Dave

 

[Kyle]

why buy from a borg.. buy from a local sawmiller, keep the money in the local economy and get better lumber for half the price.

 

[Travis Porter]

Quite a true statement

 

[D L Ames]

why buy from a borg.. buy from a local sawmiller, keep the money in the local economy and get better lumber for half the price.

Kyle, do you have a lead on any local sawmillers in the Fayetteville area?

D L

 

[Monty]

I only go for the food..... :eusa_whis

Oh... they serve FOOD there?!?!?!? I never noticed!







EDIT... I just noticed DaveO beat me to the punch line... oh well, guess I need to spend more
time on the forums.... *sigh* :BangHead:

 

[NCPete]

DL, TurnBull Sawmill, in E-town is the closest I have found. Steve added them to the list a few weeks ago.

 

[D L Ames]

Thanks Pete. Have you purchased any lumber from them yet?

D L

 

[NCPete]

no, but I have a few cedar samples in the garage. At one time I had anticipated my next project would be some exterior furniture, of course, me growing up in the Adirondack's, you might be able to guess what the project was...

 

[D ON BOARD]

I buy wood from a company called McEwin here in north carolina, they have many branches but they have a fantastic quality 1/4" plywood. 5 plys instead of the typical 3 (luan). when I order I tell them I want domestic furniture grade birch face 1/4" ( if you don't tell them you want domestic you get the cheap warped 3 layer which is 2 skins and a cheap core. This is the stuff if cut with a utility knife it will break on the cut line)

dennis

 

[McRabbet]

I think you meant McEwen Lumber located in Raleigh, High Point and Greenville, SC, among other locations. I noted that each location carries a different (in part) product line and it looks like they deal strictly wholesale.

Rob

 

[DaveO]

Dang I'm gonna have to check them out. They're only a few miles from the house. I can't believe I have never seen them before :slap:
Dave

 

[Gofor]

Local Lowes on 16 Mar:

S4S Pine $2.70 - $2.95 bf
S4S Poplar $3.26 - $4.90 bf
S4S Oak $5.62 - $6.50 bf

Pine was warped, Oak was split as much as 6" from end. Price range is result of higher cost for wider/longer boards. Prices above are for 6' to 8' lengths:cry:

Go

 

[McRabbet]

FWIW - I stolled through the Lowes here and found some idiot had carefully stacked 1 x 4 x 8' Douglas Fir in with the Cedar. :eusa_doh: "Well, the wood is brownish color, isn't it?"

 

[D L Ames]

Dang I'm gonna have to check them out. They're only a few miles from the house. I can't believe I have never seen them before :slap:
Dave

Dave, once you check them out let us know if they will sell retail to us little folks.

Thanks,
D L

 

[DaveO]

You got it, although I'll try to buy through the company I work for generally I can get a contractor/wholesale discount, and my boss likes the credit boost.
Dave

 

[D L Ames]

You got it, although I'll try to buy through the company I work for generally I can get a contractor/wholesale discount, and my boss likes the credit boost.
Dave

Sounds like I need to get a part time job working with you.:lol:

D L