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Where to Buy Hardwood Lumber In Georgia

Updated: July 13, 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 Georgia

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In this guide to hardwood lumber in Georgia you’ll find ten large and small retailers that are friendly for local woodworkers. And, due to major transportation lines from both the Gulf Coast and Atlantic, the hardwood supply in Georgia is impressive.

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. Suwanee Lumber Company

With a residential delivery service that covers most of Georgia, a wholesale supply and a great lumber list Suwanee is a must to check before buying your next hardwood. While hardwood lumber in Georgia is easy to find, why not have it delivered?

Price List: No

Online Shopping: No

Wood Selection

Services & Supplies

2. The Wood Yard

From kiln dried live edge slabs to a full inventory of domestic and exotic hardwoods, The Wood Yard is a must to visit. Or, have them FedEx your order (just give them a call).

And, they have what every woodworker wants to know: a price list (below).

Price List: Yes

Online Shopping: No

Wood Selection

Services & Supplies

3. Sweetwater Lumber

In business since 1984 in the Atlanta area, Sweetwater Lumber features a good supply of hardwood, softwoods and exotics. And if you need help with surfacing, edging or even delivery they offer up these important services.

Price List: No

Online Shopping: No

Wood Selection

Services & Supplies

4. Peach State Lumber

With over 80,000 square feet available to the public in a warehouse there are few hardwood suppliers that offer more hardwood lumber selection in Georgia. And, for seeing exactly what they stock, you’ll find a complete price list (noted below).

Price List: Yes

Online Shopping: No

Wood Selection

Services & Supplies

5. Cline Lumber

Cline Lumber is located in Northwest Georgia and features a complete line of hardwoods but complements that with trim, v-groove lumber, flooring and custom mill work. And for those of you needing delivery of large pieces or orders Cline Lumber offers both local and long distance delivery.

Price List: Yes (by species)

Online Shopping: No

Wood Selection

Services & Supplies

6. Georgia Hardwoods Inc

With over 30 years experience distributing woodworking supplies Georgia Hardwoods is full service supplier for woodworkers. And if you need your wood delivered they have a large fleet for tri-state delivery.

Unique to many suppliers, Georgia Hardwoods also produces dovetail drawer boxes that are great for retrofitting cabinets and furniture.

Price List: Yes

Online Shopping: No

Wood Selection

Services & Supplies

7. H.v. & T.G. Thompson Lumber Co

Switching over to a truly local supplier, H.V. & T.G. Thompson Lumber allows you to go right to the source for sawn, cut and dried hardwoods. Similar to other larger suppliers they also feature local and national delivery to ship your hardwood lumber. 

Price List: No

Online Shopping: No

Wood Selection

Services & Supplies

8. Atlantic Fine Woods

When a tree falls in the city, does it go to make hardwood or firewood? Well, if your city has a sawmill like Atlantic Fine Woods it has a chance to go to use as hardwood, softwood or live edge slabs instead of the wood chipper, landfill or wood pile.

But, Atlantic Fine Woods goes one step further. By finding, sourcing and shipping full logs from other countries to offer up a unique exotic lumber supply as well.

Price List: No

Online Shopping: No

Wood Selection

Services & Supplies

9. Clements Hardwood Lumber Company

In business since 1964, Clements Hardwood Lumber Company has been selling orders of hardwood lumber in Georgia both large and small. While their selection is more typical of a sawmill (they are one), you will find Cypress, Pecky Cypress, Cedar, Oak and possibly more in their lumber racks.

Price List: No

Online Shopping: No

Wood Selection

Services & Supplies

10. Rare Woods and Veneers

When your project doesn’t require a pile of lumber, Rare Woods & Veneers serves up a unique supply of veneers from Atlanta Georgia. Making a project and not sure what kind of wood you want? Well, they offer up a wood veneer kit for a reasonable price to help you decide (and as a bonus you can use it for wood identification).

Price List: No

Online Shopping: No

Wood Selection

Services & Supplies

Resources

Hardwood suppliers are large, well stocked and easy to find in Georgia. From live edge supplies, exotic sawmills and even a veneer supplier you won’t have any trouble finding hardwood lumber in Georgia.

Featured Georgia Wood

The Southern Live Oak is both the state tree based on a ship building history and an option for your projects. While that isn’t always the case in other states, Oak is a predominant type of hardwood lumber across the US.

Wood Buying References

Hardwood Lumber in Georgia Border States

Want to find hardwood in a neighboring state? Feel free to jump across the border (and keep jumping) to see hardwood lumber elsewhere.

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