Hi,
Thanks for the suggestions. I just thought I'd follow up with a summary of what I found out.
I called East Wake Hardwoods and they do NOT sell plywood.
I called Raleigh Hardwood and they quoted me prices on 3 grades: $79 for A1 Select, $67 for B, and $51 for Shop Grade.
I called Horizon Forest and they quoted me prices on 2 grades: $59 for B2 import and $63 for B2 domestic.
I called Jackson Lumber and Robin quoted me prices on 2 grades: $45 and $42, though he did not tell me what grades these were.
Someone said that often the quality is better and the prices are comparable to what Lowes has. Most of these prices are a lot higher than Lowes ($44), though I would guess the quality is as good as or better than Lowes. Also, Lowes will make a free cut for me, which will allow me to get the plywood home in my station wagon, whereas none of these other places would do any cutting. Finally, Lowes is about 3 minutes away and these other places are at least 20 minutes away (from me).
Maybe it boils down to what is being made with the plywood. In my case, I want to build the cabinet part of a router table (I already have a top). I certainly appreciate the advice, but unless the quality of the "cabinet grade" plywood at Lowes is significantly worse than the quality at these other places, I'm tempted to stick with Lowes for this project.
Any further comments before I make the plunge? Thanks,
Gregg