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Default Wood source around Wichita KS area.


Are there any other sources for wood around Wichita, or are we forced to
go
mail order now?


Bummer - I have used the folks at Oxford for years and had not heard of
their demise. If it is still there, you might try Papa's Wood Shop 463
North Seneca ( Just a block or so south of Riverside). Papa's used to be
operated by a fellow woodoworker named Dana Fish. He ran his personal hobby
shop and store in a rental near north Waco and 10th. At that time he
offered standared hardwoods (oak, walnut, cherry, etc), baltic birch plywood
and a fair selection of exotics. A year or two ago he sold out to a couple
of guys who moved to the Seneca location and also run a cabinet and
remodeling shop. I was up there about 6 months ago and they had much of
Dana's hardwood and plywood selection but not as much exotic. I just
googled the shop and it shows the above.

You might try the Sunflower Woodworker's Guild. Their site
http://www.sunflowerwoodworkers.org/ has a contacts link that might be of
help.

Next best bet is a long drive east. There are LOTS of wood mills and
dealers in the area just east of Joplin. These are the folks who sell to
the likes of Woodworks. We helped our son finish out a house near Washburn
MO a year ago and found lots of Oak in the $1.65 to $3.00 range. Fair
prices on Walnut too. We are getting ready to relocate to SE Kansas and I
expect to make a lot of trailer trips to that area. Let me rummage around
for names. We crapped a hard drive a while back and lost a bunch of links,
but I might be able to find the source. You would have to team up or buy
quantity but it would be worth it

There are also several mills in the SE Kanas area. One I have experience
with is Korinek Brothers Sawmill, 14077 Vine Rd, Oswego, KS on Yahoo! Local.
They deal mostly in air dried wood and I have purchased some nice walnut
there. Best to call ahead to check quantity (620-795-2823) but they are
usually pretty well stocked with oak.

As you know, Wichita seems to be a woodworker's wasteland - very few
opportunities to buy wood locally. If it wasn't for recent buildup of the
Big Tool Store and White Star you would have to go to KC for tools. Rather
interesting because there are some wonderful woodworkers here.

RonB