Source for lumber in the Northeast


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If you want a road trip, there is Downes and Reader in Stoughton.

http://www.downesandreader.com/

Connecticut wood group in Enfield CT

http://www.cwghardwoodoutlet.com/

Head north to NH

http://www.highlandhardwoods.com

http://www.northlandforest.com/kingston.shtml

Eastern Mass Guild of Woodworkers has a resource for nearby places

http://www.emgw.org/index.php?page=links#Lumber

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I started up Hardwood to Go as a separate company from my day job where I am the marketing director of a wholesale lumber company. We buy a lot of material from the wholesaler and others like it and see it at great prices. Kinda like the outlet store model since we are buying overstock, over runs, and "defects". I'm not the place to buy crazy exotic stuff but rather the material that is more commercially in demand. That being said, I sell by the board and ship nationwide. I'll also do custom orders if there is something you need that isn't listed on the web site, http://hardwoodtogo.com.

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I should mention that J. Gibson McIlvain, my actual employer, has opened a retail facility in Danielson, CT.  It is almost on the RI border.  http://www.mcilvain.com/ctlumber/

 

That's good info!  No prices on the website though. That's less than an hour from where I work, so I'll add that to my list of possible HW sources.  I see that there is "at least 1 truck a week running there from our headquarters in Maryland."  Does that mean it'd be somewhat easy to tap into special requests from the MD inventory?

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I should mention that J. Gibson McIlvain, my actual employer, has opened a retail facility in Danielson, CT.  It is almost on the RI border.  http://www.mcilvain.com/ctlumber/

I know that area.... (not well, but I still know it.)

 

Friend of mine has family out that way, and i visited a couple of times.  Guess I'm going to have to visit a couple more!

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I should mention that J. Gibson McIlvain, my actual employer, has opened a retail facility in Danielson, CT.  It is almost on the RI border.  http://www.mcilvain.com/ctlumber/

 

 

I'll have to check it out!   I keep my plane at Windham Airport, not far away.   If we mention Shannon, does the price go up?  :D

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While it's a little bit of a hike from CT, my two primary sources are Willard Brothers in Trenton NJ and Agincourt in Hillsborough, NJ. Willard Brothers is pricey, but they have really nice stuff, especially for exotics. Agincourt is a small operation, but they have some really nice stuff (even Black Locust, which is a pain to find sometimes).

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