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Re: Material: Western red cedar
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 3/19/2009, 2:05 pm
In Response To: Material: Western red cedar (Stu)

: Wondering if anyone knows a good supplier of clear western red cedar in the
: chicagoland area or who will ship to chicago

By far the cheapest and likely best will likely be L.L. Johnson manufacturing, but they are over in South Bend, Indiana, also a couple locations in Michigan. We have a lumber yard in Rockford that now has a large selection of clear WRC, but their prices are higher than the other and you're kinda in the middle.

Johnson's website: http://www.theworkbench.com/

the other is Schmeling Lumber: http://www.schmeling.com/Templates/Home%20_Page.dwt

There are likely other sources within Chicago, but I know these

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Material: Western red cedar
Stu -- 3/19/2009, 1:13 pm
Re: Material: Western red cedar
John F Monroe -- 3/20/2009, 3:50 am
Re: Material: Western red cedar
Bill Hamm -- 3/19/2009, 2:51 pm
Try Woodfinder *NM* *LINK*
Rob Macks / Laughing Loon CC&K -- 3/19/2009, 2:09 pm
Re: Material: Western red cedar
Bill Hamm -- 3/19/2009, 2:05 pm