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I'm a tightwad, and when wood buying be it solid stock, or veneer, plywood I like to put my eyes on whatever I am buying before money changes hands, so long distance dealers have never been where I went.
All I can say is Pre-Covid I used to buy mostly lumber, rare and beautiful, sometimes a bit of veneer from M. Bohlke Veneer Corp, because they are local to me, and had incredible product. Since Covid, either manpower changed, or they decided not to have as much open door selling as they once did, so I don't buy anymore, plus I don't do near the work I used to. Talking to a few who still use them, they still have great stock for sale. Their wood is just incredible quality, color, grain patterns, all the good things you want in wood.
The one place where I still do buy wood that I haven't touched is from Kevin at CurlyMaple wood. His wood is fabulous, BUT it would require you to resaw, he doesn't do veneer. Most of Kevins customers are high end makers, boxes, and other things of beauty, and musical instrument Luthiers. Every one of his boards is sold individually, and there are pics so you don't feel like you are getting a Pig in a Poke. IOW nobody is randomly picking your stock. So much of hos stock ends up as veneer. Something to consider.
Both places cost tons of CASH. So go expecting that.
I may be wrong, but I always thought you were graded by most places as an A through Z buyer, meaning you buy once, you just get what they send you, a Z buyer. You order 3 times a week, and they go looking for PRIMO stuff to send you, an A buyer. I may be wrong, but I've always felt that, and from XYZ companies where I did order wood in the past, it looked to me that is what I got.
All I can say is Pre-Covid I used to buy mostly lumber, rare and beautiful, sometimes a bit of veneer from M. Bohlke Veneer Corp, because they are local to me, and had incredible product. Since Covid, either manpower changed, or they decided not to have as much open door selling as they once did, so I don't buy anymore, plus I don't do near the work I used to. Talking to a few who still use them, they still have great stock for sale. Their wood is just incredible quality, color, grain patterns, all the good things you want in wood.
The one place where I still do buy wood that I haven't touched is from Kevin at CurlyMaple wood. His wood is fabulous, BUT it would require you to resaw, he doesn't do veneer. Most of Kevins customers are high end makers, boxes, and other things of beauty, and musical instrument Luthiers. Every one of his boards is sold individually, and there are pics so you don't feel like you are getting a Pig in a Poke. IOW nobody is randomly picking your stock. So much of hos stock ends up as veneer. Something to consider.
Both places cost tons of CASH. So go expecting that.
I may be wrong, but I always thought you were graded by most places as an A through Z buyer, meaning you buy once, you just get what they send you, a Z buyer. You order 3 times a week, and they go looking for PRIMO stuff to send you, an A buyer. I may be wrong, but I've always felt that, and from XYZ companies where I did order wood in the past, it looked to me that is what I got.
