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(slindars) wrote in news:19a4bcad.0411300955.5dee3ee5
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How are the prices at Woodcraft for lumber? I'm getting ready to buy
some wood for my 1st real woodworking project. I will probably use
Oak, Maple, etc, nothing fancy. I'll be building a set of TV trays.
I've seen the selection at HD for comparison. Since I don't have a
full shop and tool selection I might just buy S4S or S2S for now. I'm
in Broward County, FL in case anyone has any local recommendations.

Being also in Broward, I can say you're not in a real good place,
I'm afraid.

Woodcraft varies from pretty good to really expensive. They have
sales from time to time that are a good deal.

Constantines is pretty much useless; they cater to folk doing
veneering and marketry and mostly sell small/thin stuff.

General Millwork & Hardwood (or General Hardwood & Millwork, I
can never remember which way it goes) down behind Lesters Diner
will probably be cheaper than either, altho they play it mighty
sharp on measuring which I don't like. They'll surface wood for
you (probably at a somewhat ungenerous price).

Down in Coral Gables there's Shell's Ace; they have a good selection
of S4S which has recently gotten a lot more expensive. Probably
still cheaper than Woodcraft, tho. There's also Medley Lumber in
(predictably) Medley; their prices are good but they're not really
retail, they kind of expect you to buy a couple of hundred BF or
more at a time.

Over toward Ft Myers in a little middle of nowhere town called Alva
is Alva Hardwoods; their pricing is pretty decent but their location
is inconvenient.

And that's about it for down in the pointy end of Florida.

John