Lumber Stores

Louie

New User
Louie
Are there any good "Cheap" lumber stores for novice workers in the winston salem area besides the big box stores, rough sawn is fine.

Thanks
 

Mike Davis

Mike
Corporate Member
OLD HOLLOW HARDWOODS
Winston-Salem, NC
Kiln Dried Hardwoods
Contact Garry (cell) 910-233-8371
greich@earthlink.net


Catawba Hardwoods - Hickory Warehouse
Intersection of Hwy 321 & Hwy 70
Contact info: Call Daniel (cell phone) 828-460-6430


Charlotte Wurth Wood Group
4250 Golf Acres Drive
Charlotte, North Carolina 28208
Phone: 704-394-9479
Toll Free: 1-800-868-0291
Fax: 704-398-2162
Wurth Wood Group

The Sawmill, LTD
Kyle Edwards
5048 Reinhardt Circle
Iron Station, NC
704-258-8985
The Sawmill
kedwards@sawmillnc.com
Summer Hours
Open Tues-Sat 9-5, other times by appointment.
Please call when coming out to insure I will be there. Thanks!
Large Slabs, Custom sawing, dry kiln and North American Hardwoods Huge turning blanks and BURL.

[FONT=&amp]GPS Hardwoods
[/FONT]7744 Watkins Ford Rd.
Kernersville, NC27284
(352) 895-4170
Thursday-Saturday: 9am to 4pm
Great prices, great service, great lumber for the hobbyist, craftsman or professional woodworker. Serving Greensboro, Winston Salem, High Point, Raleigh, Charlotte, and surrounding areas. Come on by, take a look and you'll see some wood that will make your eyes light up.

H&W Custom Cut Lumber & Mobile Sawmill
10800 Waxhaw Hwy,
Waxhaw NC 28173
Drive in's welcome on Saturdays ONLY
All others Please call to setup an appointment
Call Today 980-721-7954
H&W Custom Cut Lumber

The Hardwood store of North Carolina
106 V East Railroad Ave
Gibsonville, NC 27249
Phone: 1-888-445-7335
http://www.hardwoodstore.com
Reviews
http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Gibsonville-NC/The-Hardwood-Store-of-NC/174163750138?ref=tablesaw

McEwen Lumber Company - High Point
Division of Hood Industries
5037 Prospect Street
High Point, NC 27263
336-472-1677
Map: McEwen Lumber - High Point

Steve Wall Lumber Co.
P.O. Box 287
Mayodan, NC 27027
Phone: 336-427-0637
Toll Free: 1-800-633-4062
Fax: 336-427-7588
wood@walllumber.com
walllumber.com

Jayakas Wood Turning, LLC.
908 Old Thomasville Road,
High Point, NC 27260
Phone: (336)886-6439
Fax: (336)886-6462
Toll-free: 1-888-886-7119
website: www.bingltd.com

The Moulding Source, Inc.
184 Azalea Road
Mooresville, NC 28115
Hardwoods, Softwoods, Lumber,
Custom & Stock Mouldings & Flooring
Telephone 704.658.1111
www.themouldingsource.com
West Penn Hardwoods
1405 Deborah Herman Rd
Conover, NC 28613
World’s largest selection of Fine Exotic and Domestic Lumber and Turning Stock
Walk-ins welcome
828-322-WOOD (9663)
Website: WestPennHardwoods.com
Email: info@westpennhardwoods.com
For "Club Day" Events please contact Kim Mehta
 

ScottM

Scott
Staff member
Corporate Member
Mike provided you with a great list of resources. Just consider that quality material is not cheap and some of the source only sell rough cut lumber so you will need to tools to prepare the wood but that is part of the fun. Enjoy the ride and post pictures.
 

sawman101

Bruce Swanson
Corporate Member
I've always built everything in my shop from rough cut lumber, both air and kiln dried. Three main pieces of equipment in my shop are the planer, jointer, and table saw. The dust collection system became a necessity to remove the shavings from the planer. This part of the process, lumber preparation, is very enjoyable for me--for others using traditional woodworking tools is a very satisfying way to make their projects. To expand just a little, I use the band saw to re-saw the lumber into thinner stock, then re-plane to desired thickness. These are all ways to feed a very serious addiction--
"Hi, My name is Bruce and I'm addicted to woodworking and wood porn."
 

chris_goris

Chris
Senior User
Louie, unfortunately, "cheap" and "lumber" cannot be used in the same sentence anymore. What are you looking for? I may have what you need "cheap" :)
 

Phil S

Phil Soper
Staff member
Corporate Member
West Penn Hardwoods in Conover, NC. Great assortment, good inventory, quality lumber at competitive pricing
 

Louie

New User
Louie
Right now my wife would like for me to build 4 twin beds with slats, my son wants a farmhouse table as does my wife, I’m not quite sure what type of wood I should use.
Louie


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Bas

Recovering tool addict
Bas
Corporate Member
Right now my wife would like for me to build 4 twin beds with slats, my son wants a farmhouse table as does my wife, I’m not quite sure what type of wood I should use.
Louie


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For the "cheap" options: If you're going to paint the beds, poplar is a good and affordable choice for the frames. For the slats, pine would be the cheapest option. Ash also works.

For a farmhouse table, lots of choices. Ash and red oak are affordable hardwoods. You can also use southern yellow pine construction lumber available at Home Depot. Go for the 2x12 or 2x10 boards and cut to width as needed instead of the 2x4 and 2x6 boards. Southern yellow pine is tough, but it will dent, scratch etc. If you're willing to spend a little more, white oak or maple would be more durable.

One thing I've learned that after all the work of buying, hauling and dressing the lumber, and then all the work in cutting to size, joinery, sanding, finishing, hardware, etc. economizing on the wood can be disappointing. You don't have to make it out of Ebony or Cuban mahogany, but narrow twisted boards with lots of defects are not fun to work with.
 

Jeff

New User
Jeff
I get much of my lumber at the Hardwood Store in Gibsonville and pay about $1/bf to have them surface it for me to S4S. That is straight line ripping both edges and surface planing both faces so it's ready to use immediately when it arrives at my home. I have a Bosch 4200 table saw and a DeWalt 425 planer but no additional room for a jointer or bandsaw. That equipment if fine for me and I've built quite a bit of furniture.

 

Mike Davis

Mike
Corporate Member
Where did he say that in his post? Maybe I missed that implication. ?????
One thing I've learned that after all the work of buying, hauling and dressing the lumber, and then all the work in cutting to size, joinery, sanding, finishing, hardware, etc. economizing on the wood can be disappointing. You don't have to make it out of Ebony or Cuban mahogany, but narrow twisted boards with lots of defects are not fun to work with.
 

Louie

New User
Louie
Thank you everyone for the responses, I should have never used the word "cheaper", I was looking more at the amount of wood that I was looking to purchase for the projects, I definitely do not want to use "cheap" wood, but on the other hand I don't want to get another job just to pay for it, I still consider myself novice when it comes to woodworking, I dabbled in it many years ago, and i'm just getting back in it as I'm getting older and closer to retirement, you know what happened, I made a small desk and a toy box for family members and now everyone wants something and I want to get back in it full time, but I have to watch finances in retirement.

I do agree with Bas about economizing on the wood, I plan on using good wood for the tables, because i'm sure they'll become family Items but for the 4 twin beds I cannot see spending too much on them because they're for a small rental place we have that needs some new beds.

Thank you Bob for the link to learn about woods.

Louie
 

Jeff

New User
Jeff
Here's a farmhouse table made for a friend on a limited budget. It's pine 2 x 8s from Lowe's. Economy wood isn't bad to use either.

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bob vaughan

Bob Vaughan
Senior User
That awesome list that Mike provided gives some really good sources both for retail and wholesale. (Wholesale prices for wholesale quantities is the way that works.)
Those listed sellers are highly likely to be trustworthy on the grades they offer. Deception for a sale isn't good business strategy in this culture of brutally honest feedback.

Buying wood from individuals can be all over the map so its best to avoid those sources at first until you get more familiar with the consequences of low grade and benefits of higher grade lumber.
 

Brian Patterson

New User
Bstrom
Here's a farmhouse table made for a friend on a limited budget. It's pine 2 x 8s from Lowe's. Economy wood isn't bad to use either.

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I go that route when I intend to paint - for natural or stain finishing I Cherry-pick 1X‘S for furniture tops. Still, hardwood is also easier to work with and avoid damage during the build. I have 3-4 local backwood sawyers I buy from who are very economical. For rough lumber that is...
 

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