: Hi Bill,

: Shipping on plywood is insanely expensive, and while most online companies
: will post sample shipping costs they seem to be grossly under estimated. I
: ordered an aluminum/phenolic sheet for a project at work that cost just
: under $200 for 4'x10'x1/4". After crating, handling, and freight the
: total bill was $630.

: For me, the only local supplier of okoume gets around $60 a sheet, and are
: about an hour away. Even if the wood was free, and I paid the bargain
: shipping posted online, my project would cost more than twice as much to
: order stock.

: Get your stuff as close to home as you can, or buy it by the truckload, that
: is the only way to get a good price.

Hi Tom,

For me I've got a place that's a bit over a hundred miles away, I just order enough for a couple boats and unload the kayak trailer and go get it Then I can also bring home a pile of cedar too.

Bill H.