I live in the burbs right outside Boston.
I have been woodworking as a hobby for about 4 years and I simply am having a hard time affording lumber. I see prices on this forum that are unheard of here.
There's a couple of places that sell species other than the typical red oaks and white pine (big box which is crap)
I'm looking at $11 / bf For a 4/4 walnut. Even Cherry 7.50 /bf. Not even getting into exotics. No one even carries mahogany here its all the African stuff...maybe all the US Mahogany has been logged?
We're talking $300 for basic Walnut bookcase and I make mistakes so closer to 400$, plus hardware, lower cabinets. 600$.
I read an article saturday in the NYT that there is a ton of illegal logging going on primarily in south america for the mahogany's and other exotics and how feds are cracking down on importing of it, which will raise prices even higher. (lumber liquidators is apparently buying illegally logged Russian Oak)
Where do you guys find a good source, CL? I don't really like online purchase of lumber cause I had a bad experience on 2 occasions (the pieces were not true 4/4 and marred)
I have been woodworking as a hobby for about 4 years and I simply am having a hard time affording lumber. I see prices on this forum that are unheard of here.
There's a couple of places that sell species other than the typical red oaks and white pine (big box which is crap)
I'm looking at $11 / bf For a 4/4 walnut. Even Cherry 7.50 /bf. Not even getting into exotics. No one even carries mahogany here its all the African stuff...maybe all the US Mahogany has been logged?
We're talking $300 for basic Walnut bookcase and I make mistakes so closer to 400$, plus hardware, lower cabinets. 600$.
I read an article saturday in the NYT that there is a ton of illegal logging going on primarily in south america for the mahogany's and other exotics and how feds are cracking down on importing of it, which will raise prices even higher. (lumber liquidators is apparently buying illegally logged Russian Oak)
Where do you guys find a good source, CL? I don't really like online purchase of lumber cause I had a bad experience on 2 occasions (the pieces were not true 4/4 and marred)