Sticker shock at Lowes - Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts Message Board

Jediscroller · 08-20-2009, 01:48 PM

Well, I needed a piece of maple so I went to Lowes figuring it couldn't be that bad. ARGH! I feel sorry for you folks who don't have any real lumber yards around to buy from. The maple was more than twice the price of what I normally pay for hard maple. In the end, I just walked out. The lumberyard is about a 50 mile drive so I'll likely head up there over the weekend. I figured out the gas and as long as I buy at least 5 bd. ft. I'm ahead. Heck, it's nearly $3 cheaper a bd. ft. to order it online with shipping from Niagara Lumber than to waste my money there.

knothead · 08-20-2009, 02:16 PM

Kevin,
Thats a lot like my wifes logic on sale cloths. If it is 50% off then the more she buys the more she saves. HEHE

Tom

ncsealeveler · 08-20-2009, 02:26 PM

Same thing here with maple.Luckily I have a friend who has a furniture frame shop and he pays .75 a BF.Tony

scrollpup · 08-20-2009, 04:02 PM

I was looking at wood prices on the net yesterday Kevin.I'm not gonna tell ya what the red oak for your fretwork box pattern cost me from Lowes! Ouch!! Wish I had of had enough sense to walk out (lol). They should have a sign in the hardwood section that says "Buyer Beware"

Jerry

wood-n-things · 08-20-2009, 07:45 PM

I hate that all I have are borgs to get my wood from..Every trip to see my kids and grand kids in Oregon i come home with trunk full of wood...& no sales tax there either.

Jim McDonald · 08-20-2009, 10:25 PM

My Lowe's doesn't even carry anything like this. Poplar, pine and oak. I get aspen at Menard's and anything else is a 45 minute (one way) trip to Woodcraft in Indianapolis.

Allegedly, there is a good lumberyard about 45 minutes NE of me, but haven't made that trip yet.

KtownScroller · 08-20-2009, 11:41 PM

No maple at the Lowe's in PA. We have red oak, aspen, cedar and pine. All the wood seems like it's priced pretty high. So Kevin how much was the maple (bd ft) at Lowe's?

wood-n-things · 08-20-2009, 11:44 PM

Rick,
You know the old adage...If you have to ask...You can't afford it....LOL

Jediscroller · 08-21-2009, 12:47 AM

Rick,
It worked out to just about $8 a bd. ft. They price all their boards by the piece so I just did a quick calculation in my head standing there. I forget the exact number, but it was around $45 for a 1 X 8 X 8 piece. I did pick up a piece of cedar as I couldn't wait for the weekend, but even that ended up at $5.33/bd. ft.
Geees, I just used the calculator and that's actually $9 a bd. ft! At the lumber yard I deal with red maple is $3.95 a bd. ft. and hard maple is $5.60 a bd. ft.
Tom,
I rarely buy less than 5 bd. ft. Heck, that's just one 1 X 8 X 8 board.

Bill Wilson · 08-21-2009, 01:26 AM

I couldn't imagine having to depend on the Big Box stores for hardwood. No matter what kind of woodworking one does, having a good local source for lumber is invaluable. I guess I'm lucky, living in Western PA, hardwood lumber is pretty easy to come by. I take it for granted until I hear stories about folks who have to buy all their wood on line or at Lowe's, then I am thankful.

08-20-2009, 01:48 PM	#1
Jediscroller American Crafstman Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Galaxy far, far away Posts: 3,174 Blog Entries: 5	Sticker shock at Lowes Well, I needed a piece of maple so I went to Lowes figuring it couldn't be that bad. ARGH! I feel sorry for you folks who don't have any real lumber yards around to buy from. The maple was more than twice the price of what I normally pay for hard maple. In the end, I just walked out. The lumberyard is about a 50 mile drive so I'll likely head up there over the weekend. I figured out the gas and as long as I buy at least 5 bd. ft. I'm ahead. Heck, it's nearly $3 cheaper a bd. ft. to order it online with shipping from Niagara Lumber than to waste my money there. __________________ Kevin Scrollsaw Patterns Online Making holes in wood with an EX-30, Craftsman 16" VS, Dremel 1680 and 1671

08-20-2009, 02:16 PM	#2
knothead Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: ARIZONA Posts: 719	Kevin, Thats a lot like my wifes logic on sale cloths. If it is 50% off then the more she buys the more she saves. HEHE Tom __________________ Tom ___________________ America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves. Abraham Lincoln

08-20-2009, 04:02 PM	#4
scrollpup Avatar by Casey Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Hot Springs,Arkansas Posts: 1,732	I was looking at wood prices on the net yesterday Kevin.I'm not gonna tell ya what the red oak for your fretwork box pattern cost me from Lowes! Ouch!! Wish I had of had enough sense to walk out (lol). They should have a sign in the hardwood section that says "Buyer Beware" Jerry __________________ Two wrongs don't make a right....they just even the score...

08-20-2009, 07:45 PM	#5
wood-n-things Behave Yourself..I can't. Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Right here ---silly Posts: 4,471 Blog Entries: 1	I hate that all I have are borgs to get my wood from..Every trip to see my kids and grand kids in Oregon i come home with trunk full of wood...& no sales tax there either. __________________ The Mike One of them anyway. Don't be so open-minded. Your brains will fall out!

08-20-2009, 10:25 PM	#6
Jim McDonald Workin' for the Weekend Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: On the Other Side of the Monitor Posts: 940 Blog Entries: 6	My Lowe's doesn't even carry anything like this. Poplar, pine and oak. I get aspen at Menard's and anything else is a 45 minute (one way) trip to Woodcraft in Indianapolis. Allegedly, there is a good lumberyard about 45 minutes NE of me, but haven't made that trip yet. __________________ Jim Exuberance can be corrected; dullness is incurable. --E. Deters "Political Correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end."

08-20-2009, 02:26 PM	#3
ncsealeveler Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Sea Level NC Posts: 266	Same thing here with maple.Luckily I have a friend who has a furniture frame shop and he pays .75 a BF.Tony

08-20-2009, 11:41 PM	#7
KtownScroller So much better :) Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: PA Posts: 2,662	No maple at the Lowe's in PA. We have red oak, aspen, cedar and pine. All the wood seems like it's priced pretty high. So Kevin how much was the maple (bd ft) at Lowe's? __________________ - Rick

08-20-2009, 11:44 PM	#8
wood-n-things Behave Yourself..I can't. Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Right here ---silly Posts: 4,471 Blog Entries: 1	Rick, You know the old adage...If you have to ask...You can't afford it....LOL __________________ The Mike One of them anyway. Don't be so open-minded. Your brains will fall out!

08-21-2009, 12:47 AM	#9
Jediscroller American Crafstman Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Galaxy far, far away Posts: 3,174 Blog Entries: 5	Rick, It worked out to just about $8 a bd. ft. They price all their boards by the piece so I just did a quick calculation in my head standing there. I forget the exact number, but it was around $45 for a 1 X 8 X 8 piece. I did pick up a piece of cedar as I couldn't wait for the weekend, but even that ended up at $5.33/bd. ft. Geees, I just used the calculator and that's actually $9 a bd. ft! At the lumber yard I deal with red maple is $3.95 a bd. ft. and hard maple is $5.60 a bd. ft. Tom, I rarely buy less than 5 bd. ft. Heck, that's just one 1 X 8 X 8 board. __________________ Kevin Scrollsaw Patterns Online Making holes in wood with an EX-30, Craftsman 16" VS, Dremel 1680 and 1671

08-21-2009, 01:26 AM	#10
Bill Wilson Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Butler, PA Posts: 590	I couldn't imagine having to depend on the Big Box stores for hardwood. No matter what kind of woodworking one does, having a good local source for lumber is invaluable. I guess I'm lucky, living in Western PA, hardwood lumber is pretty easy to come by. I take it for granted until I hear stories about folks who have to buy all their wood on line or at Lowe's, then I am thankful. __________________ "I'm a white male, aged 18 to 49. Everyone listens to me! No matter how dumb my suggestions are."

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