3/1/2010

I have bought a fair amount of hard maple at various dimensions, and it is of excellent quality! Am using this maple for a (very) traditional set of kitchen cabinets with a leg-and-rail frame style, have been cutting dovetails and mortise-&-tenons and the wood holds together well, chisels well — I love it. (using hand tools almost entirely) The color is very light, which is exactly what I wanted to keep the kitchen on the light-color side. The wood is clear with a very few, small bows — mostly straight and true, and fully the dimensions promised.The folks I worked with at WoodVendors in ordering and delivering were very courteous and helpful — in a couple instances going the extra mile. Local lumber yards and home-type stores were not very helpful in getting hard maple to me in any quantity. As far as dimension wood, I was only finding soft maple. So needless to say, I am VERY happy with the wood, the price and the timely delivery. And yes, I will be back here, nowhere else, when I need more wood. A good product, a fair price and friendly folks — this is the way business ought to be done! Thanks.”

Michael Markowski, Corvallis, OR