Owl Hardwood Lumber Co - 620 East Saint Charles Road, Lombard

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• Vince Szymczak
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  Don't know where to start. I will start with the good. Great selection of species, quality is nice too. Well now the bad. I have been buying hardwood lumber for furniture, boxes, picture frame and many other items for nearly 30 years as I am a hobbyist woodworker. The issue with this place is fairly common in the industry. They sell you 4/4 that should be 1" thick but here as in many other places it is 13/16". You say "So? What is the big deal about getting 3/16 less?" Well, when you have a board that has any twist, cup or bow in it which essentially all lumber of any length has, you can't get a 3/4" thick board out of it because 13/16" is only a mere 1/16" more than 3/4" and you are left with too little to mill. So this may not apply to you but if you are a woodworker, own a jointer and a planer, there is absolutely no reason to purchase anything from this place. If you are looking for S2S lumber that you have to by 5/4 boards to get 3/4" then you are at the right place. Otherwise, find a local mill or even as expensive as my local Woodcraft is, they at least sell me 4/4 that is 4/4 but not quite as nice as S2S which I don't need.To be fair, this pay for 4/4 and get 13/16" is not limited to this place (any big box is the same way). I just expect more from a "hardwood dealer".

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