I am trying hard as i can to avoid HD, but i am getting frustrated, other
lumber mills have very bad selection (from hardwood only oak) worse service
and prices than HD. Any advice where to buy nice hardwood lumber in small
quantities in this area? New Haven Bridgeport .. thanks

Pawel wrote:
I am trying hard as i can to avoid HD, but i am getting frustrated, other
lumber mills have very bad selection (from hardwood only oak) worse service
and prices than HD. Any advice where to buy nice hardwood lumber in small
quantities in this area? New Haven Bridgeport .. thanks


Continue past New Haven to Branford and see Carl @ The Wood Rack. He's
located in an industrial park behind the Branford USS Chowder Pot, which
is located on Rt. 1. He's a one-man shop, so you're dealing directly
with the owner.

If all of your wood has been from home centers, prepare to faint.

He's also got pro quality supplies like sandpaper and drawer slides.
Carl is also very helpful during the selection process if you tell him
what you're looking for.

http://www.thewoodrack.net/

Tell him Barry the check ripper-in-halfer sent you.

barry's reply looks interesting,i'll have to check it out.i found
another place a little farther away.it's M. L. Condon Co., 260 Ferris
Avenue, White Plains, NY, 914-946-4111.about a 35 min trip on 95 on a
good day.they carry exotic and domestic hardwoods and ply and veneers.

It's probably about an hour's drive for you, but if you don't mind
traveling to Manchester, CT, I really like Harris Woodworking. There
is absolutely no comparison between them and Home Depot. They have
many types of wood, in lots of grades and thicknesses. No extra charge
for planing to whatever thickness you want and providing one straight
edge. Quite the candy store!

Here's their website: www.harrisent.com

I have no connection to them, financial or otherwise. I'm just a
satisfied customer.

When was the last time you were there?

Harris' selection has serious waned in recent times and scuttlebutt
has it that they're not really interested in the retail hardwood biz
anymore. Even Dennis, the guy who usually greeted customers at the
wood racks has moved on to CT Wood Group in Enfield.

Last time I went to Harris, probably in late summer or early fall, the story
I got was that they were holding off on restocking the hardwoods because
they wanted to expand the cabinet shop into the area where the wood racks
are and that they were planning to move the retail wood department to a
different building in the same neighborhood but they hadn't settled on a
location. The guy also said they hoped to accomplish this by the end of the
year or thereabouts. I just checked their website last week for any
evidence that any of this had actually taken place and it does not appear
that it has. It's entirely possible that they were blowing smoke up my ass
so I think my next wood buying excursion will be to CWG. I see theyre going
to be at the Wood Works show in Springfield this weekend so I'll check them
out there.

Lee

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