Good places to Purchase Scrolling Wood

[Jaguarguy]

I'm sure this has been covered before but my search didn't turn anything relevant to "wood retailers".  Any suggestions with regards to purchasing wood?  I've seen people question quality of big box retailers which is where I had been going.  Is there a better source I'm missing??  I'm in S.E. Michigan if that helps.  

Thanks for your suggestions in advance,

[OCtoolguy]

I'm not sure where you are located but here on the West coast, I buy from Cherokee Wood Products. They have a guy, Chris, who is in charge of their online scroll saw buyers. There is a special area on their website that has all of the woods that they sell and how much for each. They sell it by the foot and will plane it to the thickness that most of us use. Very reasonable. Otherwise, most everybody either uses eBay, Amazon or Ocooch Woods.

 

[scrollerpete]

http://ocoochhardwoods.com/

i purchased many times from this firm, excellent products and prices.

[dgman]

On the blue banner above click on resources, then click on suppliers. There you will find all the suppliers that cater to scrollers.

[OCtoolguy]

2 hours ago, dgman said:

On the blue banner above click on resources, then click on suppliers. There you will find all the suppliers that cater to scrollers.

I always forget the menus above.

[Scrappile]

I checked in the "Suppliers" and I it appeared to list only the two mentioned here.. I guess some of the other I recognize as pattern suppliers also sell supplies. But it is not very complete.. Isn't there a Heritage Wood: https://www.heritagewood.com and darn, can't think of the other I had in my head a few minutes ago....He sells online and I think in some hobby shops..  Anyway.. The ones mentioned are who I usually buy from... Never been disappointed..  I have found with Ocooch wood I have to be sure I stack it properly and let it climatize a couple weeks before I use it... Not their fault, just a difference in climate from them to me.. I just plan ahead for it.

[timelett]

Not shure what you are looking for, but I go to this place, Wible Lumber, in South Milford, Indiana.

Might be a little drive but they sell all kinds of wood in board lengths also end cuts from all kinds of wood. Would be great for intarsa projects.

[old sarge]

Expensive and typically 1/8 to 1/4 inch, craft wood (Baltic Birch?) at Michaels and at Hobby Lobby. I have also found some at the hardware store. But a lumber company has always been best. In Arizona I will get wood at Woodworkers Source in Tucson.  Sometimes I get usable scrap at a reduced price. 

[kmmcrafts]

I get a lot of my wood from LLJohnson Lumber ( The Work Bench ) in Charlotte Michigan.. Take a drive and check out the place sometime.. they have a showroom of tools etc.. lots of different lumber from domestic to exotic.. plywood.. Baltic birch plywood. They'll cut to size.. they'll plane lumber to size. they sell lumber carry bundle packs where they give you bulk pricing on smaller carry packs. The more you buy the better the deals, LOL

They run a "wood expo " every September and have huge sales on everything they sell, have vendors there and do demonstrations.. It's usually a three day event. The town of Charlotte also have what they call "frontier days" and all kind of events going on in that small town at the same time. They have a craft show going on in and around the courthouse lawn etc.. They're running a Black Friday sale and have vendors and demos too I think. 

http://theworkbench.com/   

[OCtoolguy]

7 minutes ago, kmmcrafts said:

I get a lot of my wood from LLJohnson Lumber ( The Work Bench ) in Charlotte Michigan.. Take a drive and check out the place sometime.. they have a showroom of tools etc.. lots of different lumber from domestic to exotic.. plywood.. Baltic birch plywood. They'll cut to size.. they'll plane lumber to size. they sell lumber carry bundle packs where they give you bulk pricing on smaller carry packs. The more you buy the better the deals, LOL

They run a "wood expo " every September and have huge sales on everything they sell, have vendors there and do demonstrations.. It's usually a three day event. The town of Charlotte also have what they call "frontier days" and all kind of events going on in that small town at the same time. They have a craft show going on in and around the courthouse lawn etc.. They're running a Black Friday sale and have vendors and demos too I think. 

http://theworkbench.com/   

Wow, almost enough for me to want to live where you live. Except that just after that show, that dreaded white stuff starts to fall out of the sky. No thanks.

 

[bossdriver]

I have done very well by watching Craig's list under materials.  I found a local individual who owns a sawmill up north and sell from his home.  Also, a fellow that had a big pile of hardwood in a barn on a property he was flipping and sold it very reasonably to me.  

[kmmcrafts]

1 hour ago, OCtoolguy said:

Wow, almost enough for me to want to live where you live. Except that just after that show, that dreaded white stuff starts to fall out of the sky. No thanks.

 

Yeah, had some of that stuff falling on Saturday.. first time for this season. ground is too warm and it melted within a few hours.. I'm not ready for it just yet but did haul my firewood last week so I should have enough to stay warm for the winter in both the shop and the house.

[NC Scroller]

https://www.richardscraftwood.com/shop/

[Scrappile]

3 hours ago, NC Scroller said:

https://www.richardscraftwood.com/shop/

Thanks that was the other one I was trying to think of...

[WolfmoonCT]

I'm in CT and buy all my hardwoods and true BB ply from Parkerville Wood Products.