Indiana Lumber for Sale: Kiln Dried, Urban and Local Lumber, Live Edge Slabs

Hardwood Lumber for Sale

We sell small quantities of kiln and air-dried lumber at prices close to wholesale semi-load quantities and far below concentration yard or retail values. We have in stock most of the Indiana hardwoods and average material is priced at about $2.00 - $4.00 per board foot. Clear or nearly clear material 10 inches and wider is priced higher depending on species. Walnut and Cherry will be somewhat higher. If your company is exempt from Indiana sales tax, please bring your completed Form ST-105 with you.

Lumber Specials

Species	Dried	Thickness	Description	Price per BDF
Cherry	KD	4/4	Rustic	3.00
Osage Orange	KD	8/4	Rustic, wide	3.00
Walnut	KD	4/4	Rustic	4.00

Hardwood Lumber

Species	Dried	Thickness	Description	Price per BDF
Ash	KD	4/4	Sold Out
Ash	KD	8/4	Top Grade	3.50
Calico Ash	KD	4/4		3.00
Calico Ash	AD	8/4	Wide, long	3.00
Cherry	KD	4/4		2.50 to 5.00
Cherry	KD	6/4 and 8/4	Sold Out
Coffeetree	KD	8/4		3.00
Elm	KD	4/4		3.00
Hard Maple	KD	4/4	Rustic	2.00
Hard Maple	KD	4/4	White	4.00 to 6.00
Hard Maple	KD	4/4	White and wide, good	5.00 to 7.00
Hard Maple	KD	8/4	Sold Out
Red Oak	KD	4/4	Top Grade 9” and wider	3.00 to 3.50
Red Oak	KD	4/4	Top Grade 6” to 8” wide	2.50 to 3.00
Red Oak	KD	6/4 and 8/4		3.00 to 4.00
Red Oak	KD	4/4	Rustic	1.50
Sassafras	KD	4/4	Rustic	3.00
Walnut	KD	4/4		4.00 to 8.00
Walnut	KD	6/4 and 8/4	Good Stock	5.00 to 10.00
Walnut	KD	12/4 to 15/4	8” wide – 8’ to 12’ long	8.00 to 10.00
Walnut	KD	4/4 to 8/4	Slabs	6.00 to 10.00
White Oak	KD	4/4		3.00 to 7.00
White Oak	KD	4/4	Quartered and Rifted – 9 to 12 foot – Good Widths – Excellent Quality	4.50 to 9.00
White Oak	KD	8/4	Good Widths – Some Quartered	5.00 to 8.00
Yellow Poplar	KD	4/4 and 8/4	Sold Out

Panel and Molding

Species

Description

Price per BDF

Walnut

Well machined, tongue-and-grove, bead-one-edge solid walnut paneling 8’ to 12’ long – 6” thru 7” widths

5.00

Cherry

Well machined, tongue-and-grove, bead-one-edge solid cherry paneling 8’ to 12’ long – 6” thru 7” widths

4.00

Miscellaneous

Species	Description	Price
Basswood	Carving Stock, mostly clear	3.00 BDF
Walnut, Cherry, Maple, Oak, Ash, and Hickory	Other sound walnut and cherry crotches and live-edged slabs available	Priced by Selection
Various	A collection of interesting and oddities from various species and thickness and figure	Priced by Selection

KD – Kiln Dried 6-9% Moisture Content
AD – Air Dried 12-15% Moisture Content
BDF – Board Feet – a piece of lumber 1” thick by 12” wide by 1 foot long or the equivalent

4/4 – 1 1/16” to 1 1/8” thickness (not surfaced)
8/4 – 2 1/8” thickness (not surfaced)

Manufacturing and Drying Hardwood Lumber

Tree Felling

Good lumber begins with good trees. We selectively harvest only those trees which need to be removed (such as this large White Ash dying from the emerald ash borer) from our 200 acres of local Indiana woodlands. We also utilize urban trees when available.

Sawing Process

For standard lumber, logs are sawed to maximize the largest and clearest boards possible. This may require that the log be turned several times in the sawing process. For slab cuts, the log is usually sawed straight through from one side to the other. This results in the widest pieces possible.

Sawing Equipment

We have three LT40 hydraulic Wood-Mizer portable bandmills capable of cutting lumber or slabs up to about 30 inches wide and 20 feet long. The most economical logs to cut are about 12 to 20 inches in diameter. These high-quality Walnut boards were produced from an urban log.

Air Drying

We do not hurry our drying process. The lumber is first air dried by placing it on air drying sticks to allow air movement over the surface. The piles each have a roof to prevent weather from entering the pile and weights are put on the top to help keep the lumber flat. Air-dried lumber is suitable for use in exterior projects or where some small movement of the piece is not critical.

Kiln Drying

After air drying the lumber for approximately six weeks to three months, depending on the lumber thickness, it is then placed in a dry kiln which provides an environment of somewhat elevated temperatures and lowered humidity. Once the lumber reaches about 7% moisture content, it is ready for use to construct projects for interior use.

Lumber Storage

Kiln-dried lumber is next placed in temperature and humidity conditioned storage so it stays at the 7% moisture content achieved with kiln drying. If kiln-dried lumber is not properly stored it will eventually regain moisture and be subject to the same shrinkage issues as air-dried stock. Be sure to ask your supplier if he properly dries and stores his lumber.

Lumber CD

Visit the Purdue FNR Education Store to purchase the CD Lumber from Hardwood Trees.

This CD covers all the "hard to find" facts about hardwood lumber and the unique characteristics of our nation's 35 most attractive hardwoods.

Featured Sections Include: Understanding Lumber; Decay Resistance; Mechanical Properties; The Production Process; Purchasing and Selling; Shrinkage/Expansion; Steam Bending; Wood Machining; and Extensive references about hardwood lumber.

The cost is $20, plus shipping and taxes.