This page includes sources for wood, hardware, and other supplies.
Wood
I've broadened this list, so it now includes sources of unusual woods as
well as more ordinary places not too far from me (Pittsburgh). If you have
a favorite place that ships, let me
know.
|
Advantage Lumber | A variety of lumber and millwork. Specialty is ipe decking. |
| B&B Rare Woods 10946 W. Texas Ave. Lakewood, CO 80232 (303) 986-2585 | Extensive selection of veneers. |
| Berea Hardwoods 125 Jacqueline Dr. Berea, OH 44017 | Big selection at decent prices, specializing in exotics. |
| Bristol Valley Hardwoods 4054 Bristol Valley Road Bristol, NY 14424 (800) 724-0132 | Good selection of exotics, tools too. |
| California Walnut Designs 12681 Wolf Rd. Grass Valley, CA 95949 (916) 268-0203 | Specializes in figured hardwoods, especially California Claro walnut and large boards. |
| Certainly Wood 11753 Big Tree Rd., Rt. 20A East Aurora, NY 14052 (716) 655-0206 | Big selection of veneers. |
| Colorado Woodworkers Inc. 935 E. Fillmore Colorado Springs, CO 80907 (800) 966-3975 mgombert@concentric.net | A wide range of species. Not the place for Eastern hardwoods unless you're a Coloradan, but some unusual woods and a few bargains. Also a source of books, finishing materials. |
| Croffwood Mills R. D. 1, Box 14 Driftwood, PA 15832 (800) 874-5455 | Specializing in Eastern hardwoods, available in a variety of degrees of pre-dimensioning. |
| Dreamspinner's Woods (916) 624-8728 | Turning blanks. |
| Eisenbrand Inc. Exotic Hardwoods 4100 Spencer St. Torrance, CA 90503 (800) 258-2587 | More than 100 species in stock. |
| Good Hope Hardwoods 1627 New London Rd. Landenberg, PA 19350 (610) 274-8842 | Specializing in curly cherry, maple and walnut, thickness to 16/4 and width to 54". |
| Groff & Groff Lumber wood4u@epix.net 858 Scotland Rd. Quarryville, PA 17566 (800) 342-0001 | Specializing in Eastern hardwoods, wide boards. I've been there, and some of the stuff has to be seen to be believed. |
| The
Hardwood Store 1695 Dalton Dr. New Carlisle, OH 45344 (800) 849-9174 | Wood, veneer and books; and hey, they're on the web! |
|
Hearne Hardwoods, Inc. | The other offspring of the former Groff and Hearne, presumably equally great. |
| Landmark Logworks Route 1, Box 36C The Plains, VA 22171 (703) 687-4124 | A small operation, catering to "discriminating woodworkers". They seem to buy a few logs at a time, so stock on hand varies. |
| Maple Leaf Hardwoods 2056 Foust Hill Rd. Hughesville, PA 17737 pataran@curlymaple.com | Specializing in curly maple, with other figured hardwoods on occasion. |
| Niagara Lumber & Wood Products, Inc. 47 Elm St. East Aurora, NY 14052 (800) 274-0397 | Native hardwoods, along with some millwork. |
| You guessed it... | |
| Sandy Pond Hardwoods 921-A Lancaster Pike Quarryville, PA 17566 800-546-9663 | Specializing in figured wood. |
| Talarico Hardwoods RD 3 Mohnton, PA (610) 775-0400 | Specializing in white oak. |
| Tech-Wood, Inc. 1211 Airport Rd. Bethel, PA 19507 (717) 933-8989 | A nice selection of hardwoods, including some "domestic exotics" not easily found commercially: apple, persimmon, locust, catalpa, osage orange, etc. |
| Tropical
Exotic Hardwoods P.O. Box 1806 Carlsbad, CA 92008 (619) 434-3030 | Decent-looking prices on a variety of exotics, and you can check them out online. They even list a price for Cuban mahogany. |
| Winkler
Wood Products 261A Kekuanaoa St. Hilo, HI 96720 (808)961-6411 | A source of Hawaiian exotics. |
| Wood-Ply Lumber
100 Bennington Ave. Freeport, NY 115210 800-354-9002 | Nice selection of hardwoods among the sheet goods. |
For more, see the
Woodworking Catalog's listing, and the Hardwood
Review's list of
sponsors.
Hardware
| Ball and Ball 463 W. Lincoln Highway Exton, PA 19341 (800) 257-3711 | High-quality reproduction Colonial and Victorian hardware. The catalog costs $7, refundable with an order. |
| Classique C.P. 11 Aylmer, Quebec J9H 5E4 (800) 619-6511 | High-quality reproduction brass hardware. The catalog costs $3, refundable with an order. |
| Garrett Wade (see the tool sources listing) | Garrett Wade offers a separate catalog of high-quality hardware. |
The Woodworking Catalog
has an extensive listing of hardware suppliers.
Other Supplies
| Constantine's Woodworker's Catalog 2050 Eastchester Rd. Bronx, New York 10461 (800) 223-8087 | A more or less full-service supplier, particularly strong in veneering and finishing supplies. The site is big on scrolling messages and popping up new browser windows, unfortunately. |
| LIBERON / star Supplies | Finishing supplies on the web. |
| Liberty Paint Company Route 66 and Route 238 Hudson, NY 12534 (518) 828-4060 | Suppliers of Liberty Old Jappanners' Pontypool Asphaltum, used by many to get that "factory new, factory perfect" look... |
| Odeen's Shellac | All shellac, all the time. Unbeatable prices, unless you prefer to squeeze the bugs yourself. |
| Woodworker's Supply 1125 Jay Lane Graham, NC 27253 (800) 645-9292 | A full-line catalog, particularly strong on finishing supplies. They also have a strong low-price guarantee. |
See also the Marquetry Society of Canada list of supply sources.