Hardwood Lumber for Sale

We sell small quantities of kiln- and air-dried lumber at competitive prices, often well below typical retail prices. We have most Indiana hardwood species in stock, with average lumber generally priced at about $4.00 to $6.00 per board foot. Prices vary by species, grade, width, thickness, and quality, with wide, clear or nearly clear material priced higher. Premium species, particularly Walnut and White Oak, are also priced 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 3.50
Osage Orange KD 8/4 Rustic, wide 4.00
Walnut KD 4/4 Rustic 5.00

Hardwood Lumber

Species Dried Thickness Description Price per BDF
Ash KD 4/4 Sold Out
Ash KD 8/4 Top Grade 4.00
Calico Ash KD 4/4 3.50
Calico Ash AD 8/4 Wide, long 3.50
Cherry KD 4/4 3.50 to 6.00
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 2.50
Hard Maple KD 4/4 White 5.00 to 7.00
Hard Maple KD 4/4 White and wide, good 6.00 to 9.00
Hard Maple KD 8/4 Sold Out
Red Oak KD 4/4 Top Grade
9” and wider		 3.50 to 4.00
Red Oak KD 4/4 Top Grade
6” to 8” wide		 3.00 to 3.50
Red Oak KD 6/4 and 8/4 3.50 to 4.50
Red Oak KD 4/4 Rustic 1.75
Sassafras KD 4/4 Rustic 3.50
Walnut KD 4/4 6.00 to 10.00
Walnut KD 6/4 and 8/4 Good Stock 7.00 to 12.00
Walnut KD 12/4 to 15/4 8” wide – 8’ to 12’ long 10.00 to 14.00
Walnut KD 4/4 to 8/4 Slabs 8.00 to 14.00
White Oak KD 4/4 4.00 to 8.00
White Oak KD 4/4 Quartered and Rifted – 9 to 12 foot – Good Widths – Excellent Quality 7.00 to 12.00
White Oak KD 8/4 Good Widths – Some Quartered 6.00 to 10.00
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 6.00
Cherry Well machined, tongue-and-grove, bead-one-edge solid cherry paneling 8’ to 12’ long – 6” thru 7” widths 5.00

Miscellaneous

Species Description Price
Basswood Carving Stock, mostly clear 3.50 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.