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Re: Material: Local Lumber and Material Sources
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 1/14/2017, 12:51 am
In Response To: Re: Material: Local Lumber and Material Sources (GCole)

Clear or nearly clear cedar is expensive no matter where you buy it.

I shop the big box stores HD and Lowes mostly, and hunt for clear or nearly clear boards. Once I get enough stock then I'll build a boat. Takes time and patience but it's much less expensive that way.

Anyone is northern IL or southern WI, I've gotten good cedar and other softwoods from "The Hardwood Connection" in Sycamore, IL and at Schmelings Lumber in Rockford, IL. Used to be a couple good places in Madison, WI but they aren't owned by the same people anymore and I can't speak for them.

Bill H.

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Material: Local Lumber and Material Sources
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 1/12/2017, 11:37 am
Re: Material: Local Lumber Southern CT
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 1/12/2017, 11:46 am
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Steve Solomon -- 1/12/2017, 2:30 pm
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 1/12/2017, 11:47 am
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Olli -- 1/12/2017, 12:41 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 1/12/2017, 12:44 pm
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jatbabina -- 1/12/2017, 12:51 pm
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John Messinger -- 1/12/2017, 1:13 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 1/12/2017, 1:39 pm
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 1/12/2017, 3:00 pm
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 1/12/2017, 4:15 pm
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Sam McFadden -- 1/12/2017, 3:57 pm
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Walt Kirchhoff -- 1/12/2017, 5:26 pm
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Bob Ten Eyck -- 1/12/2017, 10:09 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 1/12/2017, 11:27 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 1/13/2017, 12:11 am
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Paul Sylvester -- 1/13/2017, 5:43 am
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GCole -- 1/13/2017, 9:09 am
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Randy Echtinaw -- 1/13/2017, 9:20 am
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GCole -- 1/13/2017, 12:34 pm
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Randy Echtinaw -- 1/13/2017, 5:40 pm
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GCole -- 1/13/2017, 7:19 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 1/14/2017, 12:51 am
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Pete -- 1/14/2017, 11:59 am
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Bill Bacheler -- 1/15/2017, 1:35 pm
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David Wyse -- 1/16/2017, 12:37 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 1/21/2017, 12:50 am
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Shawn Jones -- 2/4/2017, 1:15 am
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Mark Geer -- 3/9/2017, 9:57 pm
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Mac McCaskie -- 4/9/2017, 2:14 pm
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Don Knapp -- 10/14/2017, 11:51 am