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Where to Buy Hardwood Lumber In Texas

Updated: July 22, 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 Texas

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Finding the best hardwood at the right price is a constant search for most woodworkers. While some hardwood suppliers will offer full services like surfacing and straight-line ripping; others supply just rough lumber. While hardwood lumber in Texas is generally easy to find, this guide will help you find a few suppliers you might not have known about.

And, 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. Clark's Hardwood Lumber Co.

Clark’s Hardwood advertises of 100 species of wood in their Houston warehouse and has top reviews from both DIY’ers and woodworkers. 

Price List: No

Online Shopping: No

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2. Houston Hardwood

If any retailer could win for the most impressive display of hardwoods it would be Houston Hardwood. Featuring a two story display of hardwoods and moulding this supplier offers up just about any hardwood you need. And, their moulding business and local delivery make them a great find for larger projects and home renovations.

Price List: No

Online Shopping: No

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3. M&G Sawmill

While some woodworkers are looking for straight piles of perfect hardwoods, others look for one-of-a-kind pieces you’ll only get from, well, a sawmill. Because they are a sawmill you’ll find a selection of local woods at sawmill pricing. But you’ll also find pieces you won’t find in a high volume lumber yard, and that makes the eastern MG Sawmill a place to consider in your wood search. 

Price List: No

Online Shopping: No

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4. Central Hardwoods

Central Hardwoods is a DIY-friendly supplier of the most common hardwoods and softwoods you’ll need for your woodworking projects. While not all suppliers offer moulding, if your project involves any style of moulding chances are they will have it on hand. Lastly, they will deliver in the local area. 

Price List: No

Online Shopping: No

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5. Fine Lumber & Plywood Inc.

As one of the older suppliers of hardwood lumber in Texas the Fine Lumber & Plywood Inc. is a trusted and well reviewed supplier. And, they offer up services like wide belt sanding and slab flattening that are hard to get with other suppliers.

Price List: No

Online Shopping: No

Wood Selection

Services & Supplies

6. Alamo Hardwoods

Alamo Hardwoods features a non-sense listing of domestic and exotic hardwoods and a good selection of softwoods. Not sure you can tackle your project or need help with the design? They also offer up a complete selection of design and build services if you project is a little too ambitious.

Price List: No

Online Shopping: No

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7. Hardwood Lumber Co

For walk-in woodworkers the Hardwood Lumber Company in Dallas Texas is a place that will make you feel at home. Few websites welcome you to come sort out your own lumber, offer sanding and surfacing services. And, they will even glue up your project.

Price List: No 

Online Shopping: No

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8. McKinney Hardwood Lumber

McKinney Hardwood Lumber is a smaller supplier of a good selection of both domestic and exotic hardwoods. And, while their website advertises a laid-back business (call for an appointment) they feature competitive pricing and will ship your lumber nation-wide.

Price List: Yes – Domestic, Exotic

Online Shopping: Call for online orders – National shipping available

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9. Deano Hardwoods

Over on the east side of Texas you’ll find Deano Hardwoods – who features a complete selection of hardwoods, exotic and plywoods for your woodworking projects. And, in an area of the state where everything is a few hours drive, offer up an alternative to visiting a larger metro.

Price List: No

Online Shopping: No

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10. Harvest Lumber Co

In almost all states you’ll find at least one mill that specializes in converting fallen or cut trees to logs and live edge slabs. And, with Texas having fewer live edge supplies than most states Harvest Lumber Co deserves to be on this list as a supplier of local live edge slabs. Last, you’ll also find a supply of reclaimed wood at Harvest Lumber Co.

Price List: No

Online Shopping: Yes

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11. Custom Cut Millwork

Custom Cut Lumber is a sawmill that specializes in providing high quality lumber direct to consumers. And, as a rare find, they will cut customer logs.

Price List: Yes (calculator)

Online Shopping: Yes

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Resources

Finding hardwood in Texas is surprisingly easy for a state that’s not heavily forested. From the standard domestic and exotics to softwoods and a good supply of live edge wood there is a great supply in most metro areas. And, like most states, a number of rural hardwood suppliers.

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While the Pecan is the official state tree of Texas, the Mesquite is a unique wood you’ll find at local sawmills and is worth a consideration for your woodworking projects.

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3 thoughts on “Where to Buy Hardwood Lumber In Texas”

  1. Hello this is Daniel Scofield. I am the advertising and marketing manager for Custom Cut Lumber. We have a sawmill and also a planner shop Custom Cut MillWork. I would be interested in being added here as a source for hardwood lumber. We serve hundreds of customers a year and supply oak trailer decking and hardwood slabs, flooring, cabinet wood and more.
    We have facilities in Alto, Texas and Wells, Texas

  2. Greetings, Eric. This is a great resource for folks. I founded and operate the Texas Urban Sawmill near Austin, TX and would love to be added. We operate 100% electric sawmills, are focused on being carbon neutral in our operations, and all our lumber is produced locally from fallen and rescued trees that would have otherwise been part of the waste stream. We offer one of the most sustainable forms of genuine Texas lumber available. Uniquely, we also produce kiln dried lumber directly for our clients from their own fallen or harvested trees. We are focused on offering locally produced lumber and timber products which support our local economies and the Texas job market. In fact, we donate a portion of our lumber to the Habitat for Humanity Austin ReStore and 50% of those funds go to the Texas A&M Forest Service for tree planting under a unique Wood Innovations Project that we were awarded from the USDA Forest Service. We are a unique sawmill and lumber supplier paving the way in Texas into the urban, rescued and salvaged wood industry. So if folks want uniquely Texas, we are here to help!

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