Woodworking projects generally require, well, wood. You can get dimensional lumber (e.g. 2x4s, 2x10, ) and plywood from Home Depot, Lowes, Tart, TW Perry, etc. Rough lumber is where you'll find more variety of types like maple, cherry, oak, etc. Rough lumber is sold in 4ths, so a 2/4 thick piece of lumber will actually be 1/2 (as opposed to dimensional lumber, which is usually 1/2 inch smaller than the stated size). Rough lumber is sold by the board foot.
There are several sources of rough lumber in the area. If you have used any of these, please add some comments/reviews about them. Know of others? Add them to the list.
- Woodfinder.com Wood search engine.
- Local Wood in Leesburg and Berryville, VA
- Focus on wood milled from local source
- Dunlap Woodcrafts in Chantilly, VA
- Focus on supplies for gun stocks, and musical instruments, but has other supplies as well
- Northland Forest Products in Manassas,VA
- Wide selection of types and sizes. Great source
- They may have short sections available
- Herbine Hardwoods in Lucketts, VA (call for appointment Rick Herbine 703-771-3067 or 571-919-5372)
- Small sawmill - Specialize in ruff cut natural-edge slabs and quartersawn lumber. For up-to-date lumber check out their Facebook page.
- Vienna Hardwoods in Vienna, VA
Tart Lumber in Sterling, VA
- Diverse selection of dimensional and rough lumber (4/4, 5/4, 6/4, 8/4, and 10/4).
- Species such as Sapele Mahogany, Maple, Poplar, White and Red Oak, Walnut (rough only), Cherry, Pine.
- Cabinet Grade Plywood (5x5 & 4x8 sheets)
- Eco-Friendly Lumber in Catharpin, VA
All of our Lumber is produced from trees locally salvaged from construction sites in Northern Virginia.
- McFarland's Mill in Winchester, VA
- Shenandoah Planing Mill in Charles Town, WV