SYP Lumber in Maryland?

Years ago, the old R Lumber Center in Edgewater sold SYP. Have you tried J.F Johnson… either location or John S. Wilson?

-- Chesapeake Bob, Southern Maryland

I don’t have a source for you, but I do wonder what type of wood lumber yards in MD sell for dimensional stock, such as 2×6s, 2×10s etc.?

I take it you want SYP after reading one of Chris Schwarz’s books, am I right? I am working on a bench at the moment and almost went with SYP, but ended up getting European steamed beech instead. It was less expensive than Red Oak at my lumber dealer and makes for a sweet traditional workbench.

Best wishes on your bench build!

-- "hold fast to that which is good"

Haha you got it. It seems that lowes in Bowie where i live sells exclusively whitewood for al their lumber. Home depot carries mostly hem fir and they have some Douglas fir in 4×4’s and 2×4’s. The 4×4’s are all decent quality and if I can’t find any southern yellow pine, that will be my choice. The southern yellow pine they have is all treated. Also, finding anything over 4×4’s in any species untreated seems scarce. I’m gonna check Johnson lumber in millersville as the one in edgewater seemed to carry what home depot did. I’ve never heard of the others on the list. I’ll give them a call and see too. Thanks for the heads up!!

-- Greg, Owner, Quality Carpet One, www.qualitycarpetonecrofton.com

Its amazing that you guys have a hard time finding SYP. I go to menards (like lowes or HD but only in the midwest) and most of their 2x stock is SYP, especially the bigger stuff

BerBer, did you see this post?

http://lumberjocks.com/topics/33341

He’s got a ton of red and white oak, not sure how much he wants for it, but if you can score it for cheap, it’d make a great wood for a workbench, especially the white oak.

-- "hold fast to that which is good"

have you tried Maryland Select Hardwoods? It’s near La Plata… A bit south of you, but they have good prices

-- San Diego, CA

Greg

Frank Thomas Sawmill’s price list includes SYP. They are north of Baltimore. I have never tried them, so I would call first. Their URL is: http://thomassawmill.com/

Greg in Maryland :)

-- "I have found that hand tools are the best choice when I want to make mistakes at a slower rate of speed." Unknown

Thanks for the help guys! I’ll give it a shot! Anyone going to the show tomorrow at Timonium Fairgrounds?

-- Greg, Owner, Quality Carpet One, www.qualitycarpetonecrofton.com