boat lumber suppliers

[georgew]

I am planning to build a boat this fall, and will not be able to buy the lumber locally. I have seen the adds in magazines for suppliers that will ship lumber and plywood all over the U.S., but never having done business with any of them, I was wondering which ones have the best reputations. If people were pleased with a company, I would love to hear about it, and also if people feel that they were misled or taken advantage of, as far as the discription or quality. I would rather hear about the good companies, rather than the bad ones. Thanks for any help you can provide. Geo.

[georgew]

I am planning to build a boat this fall, and will not be able to buy the lumber locally. I have seen the adds in magazines for suppliers that will ship lumber and plywood all over the U.S., but never having done business with any of them, I was wondering which ones have the best reputations. If people were pleased with a company, I would love to hear about it, and also if people feel that they were misled or taken advantage of, as far as the discription or quality. I would rather hear about the good companies, rather than the bad ones. Thanks for any help you can provide. Geo.

[georgew]

I am planning to build a boat this fall, and will not be able to buy the lumber locally. I have seen the adds in magazines for suppliers that will ship lumber and plywood all over the U.S., but never having done business with any of them, I was wondering which ones have the best reputations. If people were pleased with a company, I would love to hear about it, and also if people feel that they were misled or taken advantage of, as far as the discription or quality. I would rather hear about the good companies, rather than the bad ones. Thanks for any help you can provide. Geo.

[imported_Steven Bauer]

George, I put 45221 in www.woodfinder.org (http://www.woodfinder.org) 's search engine with a 100 mile radius and got 20 'hits'. Why can't you buy locally? What are you building? And what are you building it out of?

Steven

[imported_Steven Bauer]

George, I put 45221 in www.woodfinder.org (http://www.woodfinder.org) 's search engine with a 100 mile radius and got 20 'hits'. Why can't you buy locally? What are you building? And what are you building it out of?

Steven

[imported_Steven Bauer]

George, I put 45221 in www.woodfinder.org (http://www.woodfinder.org) 's search engine with a 100 mile radius and got 20 'hits'. Why can't you buy locally? What are you building? And what are you building it out of?

Steven

[georgew]

Steven, Thanks for the info on Woodfinder, but when I search for Eastern White Cedar the nearest lumber yard is 250 miles away in Michigan. Geo.

[georgew]

Steven, Thanks for the info on Woodfinder, but when I search for Eastern White Cedar the nearest lumber yard is 250 miles away in Michigan. Geo.

[georgew]

Steven, Thanks for the info on Woodfinder, but when I search for Eastern White Cedar the nearest lumber yard is 250 miles away in Michigan. Geo.

[Venchka]

Welcome to the world of trying to buy boat lumber. The stuff you really really want is always over the horizon. However, like the Rolling Stones said, "you can't always get what you want, but you just might find you get what you need." You live in a far better source of boat lumber than a lot of us. Homestead Lumber and Toledo Lumber up north near the Lake. Find an Amish sawmill. Great source of "cut the way you want it" lumber. Beg, borrow, rent or buy a utility trailer and go round up your lumber. Shouldn't take more than a couple days.

Oh, and lots of small places don't pay to list on woodfinder.com. Matt Zimmerman in Columbus gets boat lumber from a small mill near Marysville. Give him a call. Sassafras is a great boat lumber and plentiful in the midwest.

250 miles to get eastern white cedar? My boat has plywood made of African logs, in a factory in Greece, shipped to Maryland, trucked to Maine and assembled in Canada. 250 miles is a piece of cake.

[Venchka]

Welcome to the world of trying to buy boat lumber. The stuff you really really want is always over the horizon. However, like the Rolling Stones said, "you can't always get what you want, but you just might find you get what you need." You live in a far better source of boat lumber than a lot of us. Homestead Lumber and Toledo Lumber up north near the Lake. Find an Amish sawmill. Great source of "cut the way you want it" lumber. Beg, borrow, rent or buy a utility trailer and go round up your lumber. Shouldn't take more than a couple days.

Oh, and lots of small places don't pay to list on woodfinder.com. Matt Zimmerman in Columbus gets boat lumber from a small mill near Marysville. Give him a call. Sassafras is a great boat lumber and plentiful in the midwest.

250 miles to get eastern white cedar? My boat has plywood made of African logs, in a factory in Greece, shipped to Maryland, trucked to Maine and assembled in Canada. 250 miles is a piece of cake.

[Venchka]

Welcome to the world of trying to buy boat lumber. The stuff you really really want is always over the horizon. However, like the Rolling Stones said, "you can't always get what you want, but you just might find you get what you need." You live in a far better source of boat lumber than a lot of us. Homestead Lumber and Toledo Lumber up north near the Lake. Find an Amish sawmill. Great source of "cut the way you want it" lumber. Beg, borrow, rent or buy a utility trailer and go round up your lumber. Shouldn't take more than a couple days.

Oh, and lots of small places don't pay to list on woodfinder.com. Matt Zimmerman in Columbus gets boat lumber from a small mill near Marysville. Give him a call. Sassafras is a great boat lumber and plentiful in the midwest.

250 miles to get eastern white cedar? My boat has plywood made of African logs, in a factory in Greece, shipped to Maryland, trucked to Maine and assembled in Canada. 250 miles is a piece of cake.

[Bob Smalser]

" Find an Amish sawmill."

Ditto. This will help. Email the closest sawyers and ask.

http://www.sawmill-exchange.com/index.htm

[Bob Smalser]

" Find an Amish sawmill."

Ditto. This will help. Email the closest sawyers and ask.

http://www.sawmill-exchange.com/index.htm

[Bob Smalser]

" Find an Amish sawmill."

Ditto. This will help. Email the closest sawyers and ask.

http://www.sawmill-exchange.com/index.htm

[Bruce Hooke]

One point to be careful on (you may well already know this but just in case): make sure you know whether you are looking for Atlantic White-cedar(also called Southern White-cedar or Northern White-cedar (also called Eastern White-cedar). They are two completely different species with somewhat similar properties. Atlantic White-cedar is native to a narrow band along the east and gulf coasts from Maine to Mississippi. Northern/Eastern White-cedar is native to eastern Canada, nothern New England, northen New York, nothern and central Michigan, and northeast Minnesota. So, your best bet on finding a mill that saws it will, of course, be to look in the region where it grows. Since the two species have very little overlap some mills in the respective areas may not be that familiar with the need to distinguish their wood from the other species.

Unfortunately I can't help you on references on long-distance suppliers because I am fortunate enough to live near places that supply what I need.

You might get more feedback if you list the specific dealers from whom you are thinking of ordering.

[Bruce Hooke]

One point to be careful on (you may well already know this but just in case): make sure you know whether you are looking for Atlantic White-cedar(also called Southern White-cedar or Northern White-cedar (also called Eastern White-cedar). They are two completely different species with somewhat similar properties. Atlantic White-cedar is native to a narrow band along the east and gulf coasts from Maine to Mississippi. Northern/Eastern White-cedar is native to eastern Canada, nothern New England, northen New York, nothern and central Michigan, and northeast Minnesota. So, your best bet on finding a mill that saws it will, of course, be to look in the region where it grows. Since the two species have very little overlap some mills in the respective areas may not be that familiar with the need to distinguish their wood from the other species.

Unfortunately I can't help you on references on long-distance suppliers because I am fortunate enough to live near places that supply what I need.

You might get more feedback if you list the specific dealers from whom you are thinking of ordering.

[Bruce Hooke]

One point to be careful on (you may well already know this but just in case): make sure you know whether you are looking for Atlantic White-cedar(also called Southern White-cedar or Northern White-cedar (also called Eastern White-cedar). They are two completely different species with somewhat similar properties. Atlantic White-cedar is native to a narrow band along the east and gulf coasts from Maine to Mississippi. Northern/Eastern White-cedar is native to eastern Canada, nothern New England, northen New York, nothern and central Michigan, and northeast Minnesota. So, your best bet on finding a mill that saws it will, of course, be to look in the region where it grows. Since the two species have very little overlap some mills in the respective areas may not be that familiar with the need to distinguish their wood from the other species.

Unfortunately I can't help you on references on long-distance suppliers because I am fortunate enough to live near places that supply what I need.

You might get more feedback if you list the specific dealers from whom you are thinking of ordering.

[Bruce Hooke]

P.S., What I said above the range of Northern White-cedar makes me extremely doubtful that Amish sawmills in central Ohio would but cutting much of it. As you have discovered, but maybe some of the other posters have not, is that Northern White-cedar can be hard to obtain outside it's natural range because it is a slow-growing tree that does not tend to grow in big stands, and it is not much used outside its range for anything other than boatbuilding and maybe a few other specialized species. The only advantage of this is that just about anyone who is stocking high-grade Northern White-cedar is most likely primarily supplying the boatbuilding market and so will be familiar with your needs.

[Bruce Hooke]

P.S., What I said above the range of Northern White-cedar makes me extremely doubtful that Amish sawmills in central Ohio would but cutting much of it. As you have discovered, but maybe some of the other posters have not, is that Northern White-cedar can be hard to obtain outside it's natural range because it is a slow-growing tree that does not tend to grow in big stands, and it is not much used outside its range for anything other than boatbuilding and maybe a few other specialized species. The only advantage of this is that just about anyone who is stocking high-grade Northern White-cedar is most likely primarily supplying the boatbuilding market and so will be familiar with your needs.

[Bruce Hooke]

P.S., What I said above the range of Northern White-cedar makes me extremely doubtful that Amish sawmills in central Ohio would but cutting much of it. As you have discovered, but maybe some of the other posters have not, is that Northern White-cedar can be hard to obtain outside it's natural range because it is a slow-growing tree that does not tend to grow in big stands, and it is not much used outside its range for anything other than boatbuilding and maybe a few other specialized species. The only advantage of this is that just about anyone who is stocking high-grade Northern White-cedar is most likely primarily supplying the boatbuilding market and so will be familiar with your needs.

[Mr. Know It All]

This place is a half day drive from you (save shipping cost),should have exactly what you need and is a full service shop.---> http://www.homesteadhardwoods.com/
Peace----> Kevin in Ohio

P.S. What kind of boat and what materials will you be using?

[ 09-08-2003, 03:34 PM: Message edited by: Mr. Know It All ]

[Mr. Know It All]

This place is a half day drive from you (save shipping cost),should have exactly what you need and is a full service shop.---> http://www.homesteadhardwoods.com/
Peace----> Kevin in Ohio

P.S. What kind of boat and what materials will you be using?

[ 09-08-2003, 03:34 PM: Message edited by: Mr. Know It All ]

[Mr. Know It All]

This place is a half day drive from you (save shipping cost),should have exactly what you need and is a full service shop.---> http://www.homesteadhardwoods.com/
Peace----> Kevin in Ohio

P.S. What kind of boat and what materials will you be using?

[ 09-08-2003, 03:34 PM: Message edited by: Mr. Know It All ]

[Bruce Hooke]

Originally posted by Mr. Know It All:
This place is a half day drive from you (save shipping cost),should have exactly what you need and is a full service shop.---> http://www.homesteadhardwoods.com/
Peace----> Kevin in Ohio

P.S. What kind of boat and what materials will you be using?Ummm, Kevin, I hate to point this out but the only cedar I could find on that website was Western Red Cedar.

You may not have noticed but George added a follow-up post saying that he was looking for Eastern White-cedar (Northern White-cedar).

[Bruce Hooke]

Originally posted by Mr. Know It All:
This place is a half day drive from you (save shipping cost),should have exactly what you need and is a full service shop.---> http://www.homesteadhardwoods.com/
Peace----> Kevin in Ohio

P.S. What kind of boat and what materials will you be using?Ummm, Kevin, I hate to point this out but the only cedar I could find on that website was Western Red Cedar.

You may not have noticed but George added a follow-up post saying that he was looking for Eastern White-cedar (Northern White-cedar).

[Bruce Hooke]

Originally posted by Mr. Know It All:
This place is a half day drive from you (save shipping cost),should have exactly what you need and is a full service shop.---> http://www.homesteadhardwoods.com/
Peace----> Kevin in Ohio

P.S. What kind of boat and what materials will you be using?Ummm, Kevin, I hate to point this out but the only cedar I could find on that website was Western Red Cedar.

You may not have noticed but George added a follow-up post saying that he was looking for Eastern White-cedar (Northern White-cedar).

[Nicholas Carey]

Flounder Bay Boat Lumber (http://www.flounderbay.com/) and Edensaw (http://www.edensaw.com/), Port Townsend/Seattle, WA are both good.

[ 09-08-2003, 08:27 PM: Message edited by: Nicholas Carey ]

[Nicholas Carey]

Flounder Bay Boat Lumber (http://www.flounderbay.com/) and Edensaw (http://www.edensaw.com/), Port Townsend/Seattle, WA are both good.

[ 09-08-2003, 08:27 PM: Message edited by: Nicholas Carey ]

[Nicholas Carey]

Flounder Bay Boat Lumber (http://www.flounderbay.com/) and Edensaw (http://www.edensaw.com/), Port Townsend/Seattle, WA are both good.

[ 09-08-2003, 08:27 PM: Message edited by: Nicholas Carey ]

[Jamie Hascall]

There was a tent at the Wooden Boat Fest Pt.T. for an outfit called Queen Charlotte Lumber or some such thing. They had some of the most amazing old growth Redcedar and Yellow Cedar I've ever seen. It'd be worth a call to the Wooden Boat Foundation to see if they can give you a contact. www.woodenboat.org (http://www.woodenboat.org) .

Jamie

[Jamie Hascall]

There was a tent at the Wooden Boat Fest Pt.T. for an outfit called Queen Charlotte Lumber or some such thing. They had some of the most amazing old growth Redcedar and Yellow Cedar I've ever seen. It'd be worth a call to the Wooden Boat Foundation to see if they can give you a contact. www.woodenboat.org (http://www.woodenboat.org) .

Jamie

[Jamie Hascall]

There was a tent at the Wooden Boat Fest Pt.T. for an outfit called Queen Charlotte Lumber or some such thing. They had some of the most amazing old growth Redcedar and Yellow Cedar I've ever seen. It'd be worth a call to the Wooden Boat Foundation to see if they can give you a contact. www.woodenboat.org (http://www.woodenboat.org) .

Jamie

[Venchka]

Here you go,

Eastern white cedar (http://media5.hypernet.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=007962)

Riddle me this: If someone in Michigan is going 800 miles to get eastern white cedar, why doesn't he use the local stuff?

Sumthin ain't right.

[Venchka]

Here you go,

Eastern white cedar (http://media5.hypernet.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=007962)

Riddle me this: If someone in Michigan is going 800 miles to get eastern white cedar, why doesn't he use the local stuff?

Sumthin ain't right.

[Venchka]

Here you go,

Eastern white cedar (http://media5.hypernet.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=007962)

Riddle me this: If someone in Michigan is going 800 miles to get eastern white cedar, why doesn't he use the local stuff?

Sumthin ain't right.

[Bob Smalser]

Originally posted by Jamie Hascall:
There was a tent at the Wooden Boat Fest Pt.T. for an outfit called Queen Charlotte Lumber or some such thing. They had some of the most amazing old growth Redcedar and Yellow Cedar I've ever seen. It'd be worth a call to the Wooden Boat Foundation to see if they can give you a contact. www.woodenboat.org (http://www.woodenboat.org) .

JamieQueen Charlotte Island Boat Lumber
PO Box 293
Port Clements BC V0T 1R0
250-557-4282
obrien@qcislands.net

Old-growth Sitka Spruce and Yellow and WR Cedar for 3-4 bucks/BF....half the price of Edensaw and others...worth the truck freight.

Nice kids...won't be in the old-growth business that long at these prices...jump on it.

[ 09-09-2003, 12:43 PM: Message edited by: Bob Smalser ]

[Bob Smalser]

Originally posted by Jamie Hascall:
There was a tent at the Wooden Boat Fest Pt.T. for an outfit called Queen Charlotte Lumber or some such thing. They had some of the most amazing old growth Redcedar and Yellow Cedar I've ever seen. It'd be worth a call to the Wooden Boat Foundation to see if they can give you a contact. www.woodenboat.org (http://www.woodenboat.org) .

JamieQueen Charlotte Island Boat Lumber
PO Box 293
Port Clements BC V0T 1R0
250-557-4282
obrien@qcislands.net

Old-growth Sitka Spruce and Yellow and WR Cedar for 3-4 bucks/BF....half the price of Edensaw and others...worth the truck freight.

Nice kids...won't be in the old-growth business that long at these prices...jump on it.

[ 09-09-2003, 12:43 PM: Message edited by: Bob Smalser ]

[Bob Smalser]

Originally posted by Jamie Hascall:
There was a tent at the Wooden Boat Fest Pt.T. for an outfit called Queen Charlotte Lumber or some such thing. They had some of the most amazing old growth Redcedar and Yellow Cedar I've ever seen. It'd be worth a call to the Wooden Boat Foundation to see if they can give you a contact. www.woodenboat.org (http://www.woodenboat.org) .

JamieQueen Charlotte Island Boat Lumber
PO Box 293
Port Clements BC V0T 1R0
250-557-4282
obrien@qcislands.net

Old-growth Sitka Spruce and Yellow and WR Cedar for 3-4 bucks/BF....half the price of Edensaw and others...worth the truck freight.

Nice kids...won't be in the old-growth business that long at these prices...jump on it.

[ 09-09-2003, 12:43 PM: Message edited by: Bob Smalser ]

[Venchka]

Originally posted by Bob Smalser:
Old-growth Sitka Spruce and Yellow and WR Cedar for 3-4 bucks/BF....worth the truck freight.
Bob,

Is that CDN$'s or US$'s? Either way, a good price.

[Venchka]

Originally posted by Bob Smalser:
Old-growth Sitka Spruce and Yellow and WR Cedar for 3-4 bucks/BF....worth the truck freight.
Bob,

Is that CDN$'s or US$'s? Either way, a good price.

[Venchka]

Originally posted by Bob Smalser:
Old-growth Sitka Spruce and Yellow and WR Cedar for 3-4 bucks/BF....worth the truck freight.
Bob,

Is that CDN$'s or US$'s? Either way, a good price.

[Bob Smalser]

US...BF per thousand if that's what "$USfbm" means in Canadian lingo.

[ 09-09-2003, 11:44 PM: Message edited by: Bob Smalser ]

[Bob Smalser]

US...BF per thousand if that's what "$USfbm" means in Canadian lingo.

[ 09-09-2003, 11:44 PM: Message edited by: Bob Smalser ]

[Bob Smalser]

US...BF per thousand if that's what "$USfbm" means in Canadian lingo.

[ 09-09-2003, 11:44 PM: Message edited by: Bob Smalser ]

[Matt J.]

Find Brad Ives of deepwater ventures (I think that's his company name) email is bradives@aol.com and the wood is good and prices are great. He works at Gannon and Benjamin supplying them with wood and doing systems. Hardwoods, planking, and decking woods.

[Matt J.]

Find Brad Ives of deepwater ventures (I think that's his company name) email is bradives@aol.com and the wood is good and prices are great. He works at Gannon and Benjamin supplying them with wood and doing systems. Hardwoods, planking, and decking woods.

[Matt J.]

Find Brad Ives of deepwater ventures (I think that's his company name) email is bradives@aol.com and the wood is good and prices are great. He works at Gannon and Benjamin supplying them with wood and doing systems. Hardwoods, planking, and decking woods.

[paladin]

Many of the local builders of larger boats around my area buy Okoume BS 1088 ply from Boulter and the clear vertical grain fir and Meranti from Lumber, Inc in Richmond and the prices seem to be O.K. even with the shipping...

[paladin]

Many of the local builders of larger boats around my area buy Okoume BS 1088 ply from Boulter and the clear vertical grain fir and Meranti from Lumber, Inc in Richmond and the prices seem to be O.K. even with the shipping...

[paladin]

Many of the local builders of larger boats around my area buy Okoume BS 1088 ply from Boulter and the clear vertical grain fir and Meranti from Lumber, Inc in Richmond and the prices seem to be O.K. even with the shipping...

[georgew]

Thanks everyone for your suggestions and ideas. I'll get the wood somewhere.
The boat I'm planning to build is a 19.5' Ocean Pointer, designed by David Simson. If you have any opinions on this boat, I would love to hear them. Thanks again. Geo.

[georgew]

Thanks everyone for your suggestions and ideas. I'll get the wood somewhere.
The boat I'm planning to build is a 19.5' Ocean Pointer, designed by David Simson. If you have any opinions on this boat, I would love to hear them. Thanks again. Geo.

[georgew]

Thanks everyone for your suggestions and ideas. I'll get the wood somewhere.
The boat I'm planning to build is a 19.5' Ocean Pointer, designed by David Simson. If you have any opinions on this boat, I would love to hear them. Thanks again. Geo.

[TomHaven12]

I'm the guy going 800 miles from Michigan for Eastern White Cedar. Why? Because I can't find a Michigan mill that can supply fresh, flitch-sawn in widths up to 18" and lengths up to 18 ft. If you know of such a mill in Michigan, please let me know!

Thanks,

Tom

[TomHaven12]

I'm the guy going 800 miles from Michigan for Eastern White Cedar. Why? Because I can't find a Michigan mill that can supply fresh, flitch-sawn in widths up to 18" and lengths up to 18 ft. If you know of such a mill in Michigan, please let me know!

Thanks,

Tom

[TomHaven12]

I'm the guy going 800 miles from Michigan for Eastern White Cedar. Why? Because I can't find a Michigan mill that can supply fresh, flitch-sawn in widths up to 18" and lengths up to 18 ft. If you know of such a mill in Michigan, please let me know!

Thanks,

Tom

[Venchka]

Originally posted by TomHaven12:
...800 miles...for Eastern White Cedar...fresh, flitch-sawn in widths up to 18" and lengths up to 18 ft.

Thanks,

TomThat makes perfect sense to me.

[Venchka]

Originally posted by TomHaven12:
...800 miles...for Eastern White Cedar...fresh, flitch-sawn in widths up to 18" and lengths up to 18 ft.

Thanks,

TomThat makes perfect sense to me.

[Venchka]

Originally posted by TomHaven12:
...800 miles...for Eastern White Cedar...fresh, flitch-sawn in widths up to 18" and lengths up to 18 ft.

Thanks,

TomThat makes perfect sense to me.

[Ex-Oceangoddess]

The Queen Charlotte guys are selling their wood (isn't it beautiful) from some warehouse in Langley, which is east of Vancouver a few miles. So you don't have to have it shipped from the frozen north! The young guy said they have presently 40,000 bf of the yellow cedar, which is what Fiona II was built from. Beautiful boat wood, and their stuff, if its like what he had there, is primo.

[Ex-Oceangoddess]

The Queen Charlotte guys are selling their wood (isn't it beautiful) from some warehouse in Langley, which is east of Vancouver a few miles. So you don't have to have it shipped from the frozen north! The young guy said they have presently 40,000 bf of the yellow cedar, which is what Fiona II was built from. Beautiful boat wood, and their stuff, if its like what he had there, is primo.

[Ex-Oceangoddess]

The Queen Charlotte guys are selling their wood (isn't it beautiful) from some warehouse in Langley, which is east of Vancouver a few miles. So you don't have to have it shipped from the frozen north! The young guy said they have presently 40,000 bf of the yellow cedar, which is what Fiona II was built from. Beautiful boat wood, and their stuff, if its like what he had there, is primo.

[Venchka]

Darn. This news comes about a year too late. Next time, perhaps.

[Venchka]

Darn. This news comes about a year too late. Next time, perhaps.

[Venchka]

Darn. This news comes about a year too late. Next time, perhaps.

[jwel1]

Better late than never, so they say. I have had an excellent experience with Edensaw as my, "sight unseen," supplier.Their service after the sale was wonderful. There were many places closer to my location but, even with the shipping, I'd have been hard pressed to beat the price and quality I 've gotten from Edensaw smile.gif

[jwel1]

Better late than never, so they say. I have had an excellent experience with Edensaw as my, "sight unseen," supplier.Their service after the sale was wonderful. There were many places closer to my location but, even with the shipping, I'd have been hard pressed to beat the price and quality I 've gotten from Edensaw smile.gif

[jwel1]

Better late than never, so they say. I have had an excellent experience with Edensaw as my, "sight unseen," supplier.Their service after the sale was wonderful. There were many places closer to my location but, even with the shipping, I'd have been hard pressed to beat the price and quality I 've gotten from Edensaw smile.gif