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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 to hardwood in Ohio 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
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1. CR Muterspaw Lumber
CR Muterspaw is located halfway between Cincinnati and Columbus and offers a full line of lumber from lived edge slabs, exotics and domestic hardwood.
And, as a bonus, they have an online store to shop from in addition to their physical lumber yard including a price list to reference from.
Wood Selection
- Hardwoods
- Softwoods
- Exotics
- Live Edge Slabs
- Plywood
Services & Supplies
- Choose Your Own
- Regional/National Shipping
2. Keim Lumber
Keim Lumber is DIY friendly retailer straight south of Cleveland fifty or so miles. The woodworker lumber at Keim is part of a larger lumber and home store retailer, and they offer a little bit of everything to go with your wood purchase. And, their selection of hardwood lumber is great for choose-your-own materials from domestics to live edge and slabs.
What makes them unique: for lathe owners, they offer one of the best selection of turning stock you’ll find in the state.
And, they offer an online store for purchasing and shipping your supply to you.
Wood Selection
- Hardwoods
- Softwoods
- Exotics
- Live Edge Slabs
- Plywood
- Turning Blanks
- Pen Stock
- Baseball Bat Blanks
- Fireplace Mantels
- Flooring
Services & Supplies
- Choose Your Own
- Finishing Supplies
- Hardware
- Custom Woodworking
- Local Delivery
- Regional/National Shipping
3. Ohio Wood Connection
The Ohio Wood Connection is located just northwest of Cincinnati and features one of the better collection of live edge slabs in the state. While they also carry a good supply of other hardwoods and softwoods, and offer up an online store. However, they aren’t too clear on shipping so it might be best to give them a call.
Not sure you want to tackle the project? They have a specialty in building tables and can quote you on a completed project as well.
Wood Selection
- Hardwoods
- Softwoods
- Live Edge Slabs
- Turning Blanks
Services & Supplies
- Processing (cutting, ripping, planing, etc.)
- Choose Your Own
- Custom Woodworking
4. Steve’s Hardwoods
Located straight north of Columbus and 50-60 miles shy of Lake Erie, Steve’s Hardwoods is a local supplier with top reviews for supplying hardwoods to local DIY’ers and businesses.
However, you’ll need to give him a call to see what lumber he has in stock.
Wood Selection
- Hardwoods
- Softwoods
- Live Edge Slabs
Services & Supplies
- Processing (cutting, ripping, planing, etc.)
- Choose Your Own
- Custom Woodworking
5. Metro Hardwoods
Metro Hardwoods is an urban retailer with a unique selection of local wood they harvest from, well, metro trees that would otherwise have been turned into mulch.
Fancy website? No. But reviews are positive and their selection of local wood is great.
Wood Selection
- Hardwoods
- Softwoods
- Live Edge Slabs
Services & Supplies
- Choose Your Own
6. Paxton Wood (Cincinatti)
Paxton Wood is part of a multi-city chain that offers one of the coolest lumber selectors on the market (it’s worth checking it out even if you don’t shop there!).
They are well reviewed by Cincinatti woodworkers for a good selection of hardwood, softwood and plywood so are worth a call if you are in the area.
Wood Selection
- Hardwoods
- Softwoods
- Plywood
- Paneling
- Moulding
Services & Supplies
- Choose Your Own
- Local Delivery
7. Appalachian Hardwood Lumber Company
The Appalachian Hardwood Lumber Company is located just outside of Cleveland Ohio and is a top producer of domestic hardwoods. The downside, though, is their target market is more towards cabinetmakers and commercial clients.
But, worth a call if you live close on smaller orders.
Wood Selection
- Hardwoods
- Softwoods
- Exotics
Services & Supplies
- Processing (cutting, ripping, planing, etc.)
- Regional Shipping
8. East Ohio Lumber
The East Ohio Lumber company is located just near the Pennsylvania border about 50 miles northwest of Pittsburgh.
They advertise as a supplier of Appalachian hardwoods – and stick to that with a selection that ranges from Ash, Beech, and Cherry to White Oak and Hickory.
Sorry, no exotics or other woods here. But, that’s not always a bad thing.
Wood Selection
- Domestic Hardwoods (Appalachian)
Services & Supplies
- Processing (cutting, ripping, planing, etc.)
Resources
With a string of three major metro areas Ohio features a good selection of woods strewn on a line from Cincinnati to Columbus to Cleveland in the north. With a focus on live edge slabs, a great supply of Appalachian hardwoods and softwoods, there is a good supply within a few hours drive for just about everyone.
However, exotic woods are a little tougher to find compared to most other markets. And, a few of the larger suppliers are focused more on direct-to-business supplies.
Ohio Woodworking Resources
- Like most states, there is an Ohio Woodworkers Guild that offers classes and resources to help out your woodworking.
- For woodworkers in Cincinnati, the Cincinnati Woodworkers Club offers local classes and guides.
Featured Hardwood Lumber in Ohio
While there state tree is the Ohio Buckeye, Ohio sits in prime Black Cherry territory and this is a beautiful wood that is easy to work with.
Wood Buying References
Hardwood Lumber in Ohio Border States
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- Indiana
- Kentucky
- West Virginia
- Pennsylvania
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Eric has been a professional woodworker for over thirty years and has worked in small cabinet shops making everything from kitchen cabinets to hand-made furniture. Now working from a home woodworking shop Eric is sharing his passion for woodworking, tool advice and how-to knowledge from his Minnesota-based woodshop.
This is a great list! I would also add Bear Hollow Supply from Millersburg, Ohio. They have a great selection of S4S hardwood and they just added a line of poly lumber. They also have a really nice selection of metal and cast iron table legs.
https://bearhollowsupply.com/
Thanks Zach!