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Where to Buy Hardwood Lumber In Indiana

Updated: August 9, 2022
Finding hardwood at a reasonable price is hard. Box stores charge a high markup, and local sources take a lot of research. Use this guide to help find quality hardwood lumber near you.
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Where to Buy Hardwood Lumber In Indiana

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Buying hardwood of any quantity is costly. Due to issues from the  pandemic and inflation finding the best hardwood near you at a reasonable price is difficult. In this guide you’ll find a collection of top hardwood stores in your state (and bordering) to browse prices and stock.

To help your search you’ll find:

  • Price list links when published
  • Key services like surfacing (eg. S3S)
  • Pick-up vs. delivery
Lastly, with the price of hardwoods even a few dozen board feet can be worth a 1-2 hour drive. And who knows, maybe you’ll find a hardwood for turning, reclaimed lumber or even urban timber for your next project.

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1. Henry Poor Lumber

While uniquely named, Henry Poor Lumber features the staples of a woodworkers lumber rack: walnut, hickory, oak and others. And they can round out your projects with a solid collection of softwoods, plywood and even barn wood.

Price List: No

Online Shopping: No

Wood Selection

Services & Supplies

2. Wible’s U-Pick Hardwoods

Every woodworker wants to hear two words when shopping for lumber: you pick. And, what better name for U-Pick Hardwoods than to offer up a great selection of domestic and imported hardwood lumber in Indiana.

Price List: Yes

Online Shopping: Yes

Wood Selection

Services & Supplies

3. Hollingsworth Lumber

When you combine a sawmill, kiln and a lumber supplier like Hollingsworth Lumber that offers up a quality selection of hardwoods and softwoods you know it’s a store worth visiting. And, if your project exceeds your tools or time they offer up planing and sanding services.

Price List: No

Online Shopping: No

Wood Selection

Services & Supplies

4. Johnson’s Workbench

With over a century of experience, Johnson’s Workbench (as part of L.L Johnson Lumber Mfg Co) has just about everything you need for hardwood lumber. And then all the tools you wanted. Plus, a price list with bulk purchasing breaks that is almost impossible to find.

Price List: Yes

Online Shopping: No

Wood Selection

Services & Supplies

5. MacBeath Hardwood

MacBeath Hardwood is a multi-state supplier with a kiln and mill located in Indiana. And they offer up a complete shipping capability that makes them worth calling for orders of all sizes.

Price List: No

Online Shopping: No

Wood Selection

Services & Supplies

6. Indy Urban Hardwood Company

It’s almost a certainty that every large metro has an urban mill dedicated to converting urban forests to usable lumber. And, the Indy Urban Hardwood company is that supplier with both a sawmill and kiln to convert trees to usable lumber and live edge slabs.

Price List: Yes

Online Shopping: Yes

Wood Selection

Services & Supplies

7. Powers Hardwoods

Powers Hardwoods offers up a great selection of domestic hardwoods and a shipping friendly policy that’s perfect for local and regional delivery of board packages up to 20 bdf.

Price List: Yes

Online Shopping: No

Wood Selection

Services & Supplies

8. Woods by G.W. Green

G.W. Green is another sawmill that produces hardwood lumber in Indiana. And, with a solar kiln offers up a color stabilizing alternative to larger kilns. 

Price List: No

Online Shopping: No

Wood Selection

Services & Supplies

9. Northwest Lumber Company

The Northwest Lumber Company is one of those classic lumber suppliers that is a 5-star rating from almost everyone that visits. And for good reason as they feature EVERYTHING you’ll need for hardwood from exotics to live edge lumber.

Price List: No

Online Shopping: No

Wood Selection

Services & Supplies

10. Frank Miller Lumber

Frank Miller Lumber features one of the largest stocks of hardwood in Indiana. With a huge stock, a retail store, and surfacing options paired with delivery any woodworker with larger projects should check in with Frank Miller Lumber.

Price List: No

Online Shopping: No

Wood Selection

Services & Supplies

Resources

Indiana is one of the few states where finding a solid top ten lumber yards is not a problem. From sawmills and the local suppliers to high volume lumber yards there are great places to find hardwood lumber in Indiana.

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