sourcing thin hardwood Chatanooga, TN and Lake of the Ozarks,MO

[tom coleman]

I am looking for a source of small quantities of various hardwoods for making keepsake boxes. Most desired are 3/8 and 1/2 inch thickness. I will be visiting Chatanooga,TN and Lake of Ozarks,MO in June. Have found no sources near Sarasota, FL

[Steve Peterson]

Do you have a bandsaw for ripping thicker stock? Most places that I have seen thin stock are fairly expensive. You end up paying nearly as much for 3/8 stock as you would for 4/4 stock. It may be cheaper to buy 5/4 or 6/4 and rip it thinner.

Steve

[Jerry Bruette]

One of the members here recently recommended Ocooch Hardwoods. I bought what I needed and thought it was at a fair price. They have thicknesses from 1/16 to 3/4 and up to 12 inches wide.

[Robert Payne]

You may want to try Richards Craft Woods in central NC. He has many wood species in thicknesses from 1/8" up to an inch at reasonable prices and modest shipping costs. His quality is very good.

[Ralph Okonieski]

Wall Lumber in N Carolina has a good selection. I've order d from them multiple times and have been very pleased with the wood.

I have no affiliation with them, just a customer.

[Ronald Blue]

If your going to the Ozarks you will be within 30 miles or so of the Independent Stave Company. I have to believe they have waste that is still usable.
independentstavecompany.com/ They give tours it appears so that might be cool as well.

[Andy Haney]

Some distance from your MO stop, but Metro Hardwoods in Independence, MO has that stuff.

Andy

[Chuck Saunders]

Their website states that they do not give tours at their Missouri plant, only at their Kentucky plant

[Eric D Matson]

Call Jason Peters at Advantage Lumber right there in Sarasota. I stopped in and talked to him and got a tour of their facility. I almost had too much wood I couldn't fly home. Here is his contact info. He's a good guy.

Jason Peters
Direct: 941-388-9299 ext. 256
FL Location: 7524 Commerce Place, Sarasota, FL 34243

[Art Mann]

I use a lot of 1/2, 3/8, 5/16 and 1/4 stock. I have never found it economical to buy it already dimensioned. I buy rough sawn kiln dried and then flatten, resaw, plane and finally thickness sand the material to the final thickness. I use a lot of it for CNC carving, which requires a very uniform thickness and I just can't count on someone far away to do that.

[Randy Henry]

Smith Hardwoods in Lebanon, MO., which is approx. 30 miles from Camdenton.417-532-9593. They have a large range of hardwoods, plywood, moldings, and hardware. If you call ahead of time, they will plane it to the thickness you want. Ask for Leroy or Cory.

[Ronald Blue]

I have no personal knowledge of this business but it might be worth checking out. They are about 30 miles north of I 70 on US 61.
woodnshop.net/hardwood-lumber-domestic/

Here is another place I have not been to personally but know where they are located. St Charles/St Peters area.
upickhardwoodlumber.com/

Here is another business that I know has generally pretty good prices on their products.
They are in Jefferson City. cardwellhardwoods.com/

There are many many mills in Missouri. This is but a small example.