"Unquestionably Confused" wrote in message
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on 10/26/2005 9:19 AM LRod said the following:

visit the Farm-n-Fleet. While you're there, buy some Carhartts and a
cattle
prod. Afterwards, go another 10 miles and buy some wood at the Kirkland
Sawmill.


Geez, to get from Farm 'n Fleet to Kirkland, you practically drive
through the parking lot of The Hardwood Connection. That's worth a
stop, too.

I was thinking the same thing. Been out of the loop for awhile and the
last time I visited the Hardwood Connection they were still located in
downtown DeKalb. Ken's got a VERY nice place out there on the edge of
town.

How's the selection/prices out at Kirkland?

I was there two weeks ago (for the first time). They had a LOT of maple,
red oak, white oak, hard and soft maple, walnut, etc. You name the major
local trees, and they have a bunch. I didn't price anything but hard white
maple, since that was what I was there for, but it was going for about
$3.29/BF for 4/4, IIRC. Before I left, I called Owl Hardwood and was given
a price of $6.02/BF. When I stopped at Hardwood Connection, there were
asking $5.65/BF. I was buying about 70 BF, so I saved a lot by going to
Kirkland. Plus, I just wanted to check the place out.

todd