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Finding the best hardwood at the right price is always a search. And while supply in Vermont is heavily focused on local hardwoods, there are a few options for the popular live edge slabs and exotic woods.
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. Currier Forest Products
Currier Forest Products produces a large variety of hardwood products from the forests of northern Vermont. With stock ranging from flooring to 60-foot long beams and timbers they can supply wood from cabinets to home construction.
Price List: No
Online Shopping: No
Wood Selection
- Hardwoods
- Softwoods
- Flooring
Services & Supplies
- Choose Your Own
- Finishing Supplies
- Hardware
- Custom Woodworking
- Local Delivery
- Regional/National Shipping
2. Baker Lumber Inc
Now in their second and expanded location in White River Junction, Baker Lumber Inc is a full service supplier with everything from hardwood to plywood and the supplies you’ll need to finish your project. Best of all? They have that elusive price list that’s hard to find.
Price List: Yes
Online Shopping: Yes
Wood Selection
- Hardwoods
- Softwoods
- Exotics
- Plywood
Services & Supplies
- Choose Your Own
- Finishing Supplies
- Hardware
- Regional/National Shipping
3. Treehouse Hardwoods and Millshop
With deep roots in the local areas, a focus on sourcing from local mills you’ll find Treehouse Hardwoods and Millshop both a source of lumber but also expert advise and knowledge of woodworking.
But, more importantly, if you can’t handle all the aspects of your build they have the services to do it for you. Which is hard to find.
Price List: No
Online Shopping: No
Wood Selection
- Hardwoods
- Softwoods
- Exotics
- Live Edge Slabs
- Plywood
Services & Supplies
- Processing (cutting, ripping, planing, etc.)
- Choose Your Own
- Custom Woodworking
4. The Johnson Co
The Johnson Company is a sustainable sawmill, kiln and retailer that sells directs to woodworkers of any size. With roots back to 1906 they are a multi-generational supplier with a long term commitment to customer satisfaction.
Price List: No
Online Shopping: No
Wood Selection
- Hardwoods
- Softwoods
- Paneling
Services & Supplies
- Processing (cutting, ripping, planing, etc.)
- Choose Your Own
- Local Delivery
- Regional/National Shipping
5. Mansfield Forest Products
If you have a larger project and need wholesale volume ongoing you can check in with the maple specialists at Mansfield Forest Products. While they don’t deal directly in retail, odds are their products are stocked in retail centers locally.
Price List: No
Online Shopping: No
Wood Selection
- Hardwoods
- Softwoods
- Flooring
Services & Supplies
- Local Delivery
- Regional/National Shipping
6. Haley Wood Products
Haley Wood Products offers up a standard variety of hardwoods planed hit and miss on two sides to reveal the grain.
Need a finished size or width? They’ll offer that up at an additional cost.
Price List: No
Online Shopping: No
Wood Selection
- Hardwoods
- Softwoods
- Plywood
Services & Supplies
- Processing (cutting, ripping, planing, etc.)
- Choose Your Own
7. Cerisosimo Lumber
While Cerisosimo Lumber is a wholesaler only, they are notable as a massive producer putting out 18,000,000 board feet of hardwoods a year. With an average kitchen using 200 board feet, that’s a whopping 90,000 kitchens (or more).
Price List: No
Online Shopping: No
Wood Selection
- Hardwoods
- Softwoods
Services & Supplies
- Regional/National Shipping
8. Gagnon Lumber
With over 60 years experience and both wholesale and retail experience you’ll find Gagnon Lumber offers up a local selection of softwoods (white pine, hemlock). While they offer hardwoods as wholesale only, most woodworkers need a good stock of softwoods for building drawers.
Price List: Yes
Online Shopping: No
Wood Selection
- Hardwoods
- Softwoods
Services & Supplies
- Choose Your Own
- Regional/National Shipping
9. Vermont Tree Goods
If you’re in the market for live edge slabs up to 20′ long then Vermont Tree Goods is where you’ll need to head. With both a furniture side of their business and custom live edge supplies. Just reach out to them first.
Price List: No
Online Shopping: No
Wood Selection
- Live Edge Slabs
Services & Supplies
- Choose Your Own
- Custom Woodworking
10. Tradewinds
Tradewinds is one of those large city hardwood retailers that is nestled squarely in the middle of the country. But, they feature an impressive selection of hardwoods, exotics, book matched lumber, turning stock and more.
Be sure to check out their online shop for a unique collection of exotic woods that are available to ship.
Price List: No
Online Shopping: Yes
Wood Selection
- Hardwoods
- Softwoods
- Exotics
- Live Edge Slabs
- Turning Blanks
- Pen Stock
Services & Supplies
- Choose Your Own
- Regional/National Shipping
REsources
Before searching for your hardwood lumber in Vermont, it’s worth taking a look at local guilds and woodworking clubs.
What’s special about these clubs other than learning new woodworking skills? Well, they are often have discounts (for members) at key hardwood suppliers.
Vermont Woodworking Guilds
Vermont Woodturning Clubs
Featured Vermont Wood
The Sugar Maple is Vermont’s state tree, but for woodworking I’d recommend trying the Hard Maple as it makes fantastic cabinets, furniture and desks.
Wood Buying References
Hardwood Lumber in Vermont Border States
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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.
