Woodworker's Journal 1993-17-4, страница 20
plywoods and some veneers, as well as other woodworking products. Jerry Fuller, general manager at the Kansas City officc. recently told me that Pax ton will accept orders of any amount. Those over S400 are shipped 011 their truck for a few extra cents a board foot, provided you're located on one of their regular delivery routes. Shipping for orders under S400 or off the scheduled routes musl be arranged sometimes Paxlon can do it (for a Fee), sometimes you need to locale a carrier yourself. Each Paxton location also offers a cash-and-carry retail outlet. These "Beautiful Wood" stores will ship small quantities via UPS. Sources Badger Hardwoods 1-800-232-2373 Berea Hardwoods (216) 234-7949 Colonial Hardwoods I -800-466-5451 M.L. Condon (914)946-4111 Constantino's 1 -800-223-8087 CrofTwood Mills (814)546-2507 Garrtrson Lumber (607) 566-8558 Groff & Hearn Lumber I-K00-342-0001 Homestead Hardwoods I-800-241-3770 Niagra Lumber 1-800-274-0397 Paxton Lumber 1-800-333-7298 Riverside Lumber I-800-669-6624 Soars Trostel Lumber 1-800-950 1928 Talarico Hardwoods I -800-373-6097 Steve Wall Lumber 1-800-633-4062 Wood-Ply Luniher 1-800-354-9002 Woodworker's Source I -8(XM23-2450 30 Probably (he best way to locate wholesalers in your region is to ask around at k»cal ntiIIwork and cabinet shops. If you only need small quantities, perhaps you can go iti with the shop on an order, as mentioned before. Or get together wilh a group of woodworking buddies and place a joint order. Fuller said such group orders are fine as long as there's only one delivery site. Sales and shipping policies differ among wholesalers. so it will take a phone call or two to sort things out. Be straightforward with the salesmen—don't claim to be a business if you're not—they're usually sympathetic and will try to work something out for you. Mail Order This being America, you can buy just about anything, including lumber, through the mail. Of the mail-order firms that sell hardwood, probably the best known is Albert Constantine and Son, in the Bronx. New 'lurk, who have been plying the trade lor 181 years. Constantino's most recent catalog offers about two dozen domestic and exotic hardwoods, from boards to bowl-turning blanks, a larger selection of species as veneer as well as a selection of plywoods. You'll find the telephone number for Constantitie's, along with other mail order suppliers in the Sources list. Constant ine's catalog can be somewhat misleading their cherry at first glance appears to cosi SI3 per board foot, which is considerably more than the $4,35 per board fool Paxton charges through its Beautiful Wood outlet. (Both firms add shipping charges.) But. as Constantine's vice president Glenn Do-cherty explained to me. the catalog listing is for absolutely clear lumber of exactly the dimensions listed (V-» in. thick, 24 in. long. 7'A in. wide, for example). His sorters have to go through a lot of lumber to find those pieces, particularly in the wider widths. If ordinary FAS grade and random widths and lengths are good enough for you. the price drops considerably: for 4/4 cherry Docherty quoted $5.15 per bd. ft., plus shipping. Other mail order suppliers may offer simitar deals not indicated in their catalogs—it pays to call and find out. Rare is the woodworker who will admit to having all the wood he or she wants. Most of us. of course, have more than we need at any given lime. But the temptation to buy that pile of old oak at the auction, or to snap up lhat lovely piece of curly maple at the lumberyard is usually irresistible. I have a friend who's hauled a sizable stack of cherry around for 15 years, across thousands of miles to homes in two countries, because he just knows he'll need it—soon. Bui that's the fun of it: all those beautiful boards, working away on the imagination until each finds its special project. Tlitj Wcxxiuucicr's Journal |
