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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
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1. Bennett Hardwoods
Bennett Hardwoods is both a commercial wholesaler, but also a retailer that opens up their stock to individual purchases. And, they feature a complete selection of hardwoods that make them worth the drive.
Price List: No
Online Shopping: No
Wood Selection
- Hardwoods
- Softwoods
- Exotics
Services & Supplies
- Choose Your Own
- Finishing Supplies
2. Ocooch Hardwoods
In a rural setting but with a big city online store Ocooch Hardwoods offers up an impressive hardwood supply, thin stock for scroll saw use, and a great selection of plywood and turning stock.
Price List: Yes
Online Shopping: Yes
Wood Selection
- Hardwoods
- Softwoods
- Exotics
- Plywood
- Turning Blanks
Services & Supplies
- Choose Your Own
- Regional/National Shipping
3. Badger Woods
Badger Woods is a shipping friendly supplier that can drop shorter stock onto a UPS truck and deliver to your door. And with a great selection of hardwood this is a supplier to call if you live in Wisconsin or nearby.
Price List: Yes
Online Shopping: No (email)
Wood Selection
- Hardwoods
- Softwoods
- Exotics
- Plywood
- Moulding
Services & Supplies
- Choose Your Own
- Regional/National Shipping
4. Menomonie Specialty Lumber
No matter where you live in Wisconsin you might find yourself at Menomonie Lumber. Why? Well, from live edge slabs, turning blocks, sculpting and carving this is a destination lumber yard for non-standard hardwood lumber in Wisconsin.
Price List: No
Online Shopping: No
Wood Selection
- Hardwoods
- Live Edge Slabs
- Turning Blanks
Services & Supplies
- Choose Your Own
- Custom Woodworking
5. Kettle Moraine Hardwoods
As a mixed supplier using their own sawmill and kiln plus shipped in wood Kettle Moraine Hardwoods is worth a check. And, as they publish their hardwood prices you can jump on and do a quick price check to see if they’re worth the drive.
Price List: Yes
Online Shopping: No
Wood Selection
- Hardwoods
- Softwoods
- Exotics
- Live Edge Slabs
- Plywood
- Turning Blanks
Services & Supplies
- Processing (cutting, ripping, planing, etc.)
- Choose Your Own
6. The Wood Cycle
Every state has one. And just south of Madison you’ll find The Wood Cycle, who features urban sourced lumber and a whole lot more. If you’re looking for live edge slabs or urban sourced wood (that would otherwise go to firewood) then this is a supplier to add to your shortlist.
Price List: No
Online Shopping: No
Wood Selection
- Hardwoods
- Softwoods
- Live Edge Slabs
Services & Supplies
- Processing (sawing, ripping, planing, etc.)
- Choose Your Own
- Custom Woodworking
7. Traditional Woodworkers Limited
Traditional Woodworkers has been around since 1981 and features reclaimed, re-milled wood as their signature offering. While not a traditional hardwood dealer, they are a source worth considering for wide planking, flooring and trim.
Price List: No
Online Shopping: No
Wood Selection
- Softwoods
- Flooring
- Moulding
Services & Supplies
- Choose Your Own
- Custom Woodworking
8. Aspenson Lumber
When you want a long term lumber supplier you look for a sawmill with a kiln. And, with Aspenson Lumber in Southwest Wisconsin you’ll have just that. Featuring, as you’d guess, live edge slabs and the ability to custom cut your logs.
Price List: No
Online Shopping: No
Notable Lumber for Sale
- Hardwoods
- Softwoods
- Exotics
- Live Edge Slabs
- Flooring
Key Services & Supplies
- Processing (cutting, ripping, planing, etc.)
- Choose Your Own
Resources
Wisconsin features the standard mix of hardwood resources in a mostly rural setting:
- Locally owned stores
- Larger lumber yards
- Urban wood recyclers
- Sawmills with live edge slabs
Wisconsin Woodworking Clubs
Featured Hardwood Lumber in Wisconsin
While the local foresty is a healthy mix of Red Oak, White Oak and Black Walnut, for Wisconsin a wood to check out is the local Hard Maple. As it’s my preferred wood for making desks, I’ve used hundreds of board feet in my woodworking projects and enjoy it’s clean appearance and tidy grain pattern.
Wood Buying References
Hardwood Lumber in Wisconsin Border States
Hardwood lumber in Wisconsin is easy to come by, and with fewer large metro areas, there is a higher than average rural supplier network to choose from.
Know of a few lumber yards that you think should be on the list? Give us a shout in the comments and we’ll take a look at adding.
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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.
Madison Woodworkers Supply is not buying anymore exotic lumber and everything in stock is already sold, meaning you cannot select your own. Even random scraps are not for sale indicating the owner deals with already established customers and for one hundred board foot quantities suggested Woodcraft.
This store is a huge disappointment and not worth driving off the beltway. 4/25/2022