There are lots of lumber suppliers out there for basic domestic lumber, and some even claim to stock some "exotic hardwoods." So how about a company that specializes in exotic hardwoods? You got it! Blue Moon Exotic Wood is owned and operated by the Basilius Family, who have an exotic woods plantation on the Republic of Palau in the South Pacific islands of Micronesia. Their rare timber is milled in Palau, shipped to Upstate New York to be kiln dried and stored at their home office/warehouse in Ithaca, New York. They feature species such as Cuban Mahogany, Narra, Ukall (Monkeypod), Alexandria Laurel, Kelela, B'Kau, Amklaal (Nutmeg), Mango, and Elibiob. Their fine wood can be shipped FOB Ithaca, New York, anywhere in the world. If you want oak or cherry, go to one of the other guys; but if you want truly exotic hardwood, think Blue Moon Exotic Wood!

Sign up now for a FREE ROCKLER WOODWORKING CATALOG That's right, a free catalog from one of the leading mail order woodworking companies. You'll find everything 'woodworking' in the huge, colorful Rockler catalog, including tools and just about every kind of hardware you could need! But a word of warning - don't let your spouse see it after you've filled it with post-it notes pointing to all the cool stuff you plan on ordering!

Curly Woods specializes in North American figured hardwood lumber. You can buy regular flat sawn or quarter sawn lumber from dozens of internet lumber suppliers, but this is the only site where you're going to find prized, highly figured woods, flat or quarter sawn! I just received an order of 30 some-odd board feet of curly quarter sawn white oak and I can say in all honesty it's some of the most beautiful lumber I have ever owned. The boards have the classic quarter sawn 'rays' but in this case they are swirled all around in wonderful patterns much like you would find in a curly maple (I didn't even know other wood species could be curly!) Among the varieties of curly woods available are Cherry, White & Red Oak, Maple, Sycamore, and Walnut. They also carry some 'non-curly' hardwoods such as Mesquite (fantastic wood!) And the prices are a lot less than you would imagine. I expected to pay more than twice the price of normal woods per board foot for the curly woods but was surprised that it costs much less than that! In other words, there's absolutely no reason why you shouldn't buy Curly Woods instead of plain old hardwood for your next project!

The lumber at Pennington Hardwoods Intl. is selected from America's finest Appalachian hardwood timbers. They are available GREEN or KILN DRIED to 6%-8% moisture content. Dimensions are 4/4" to 16/4" thick, 8ft. to 12ft. lengths, and random widths greater than 4". They also provide a variety of millwork - Straight line ripped, Specific lengths and widths, Surfacing and finish sanding. If you live in the eastern half of the US (or the rest of it for that matter), you've got to check out this page to see the incredible selection they offer! Also, be sure to sign up for their new mailing list where they will notify you when new features and products come available, along with advance notice of any special priced materials.

Fibron Wood and Products Company is the industry leader in impregnated (compreg) wood laminates, with the unique capability to both manufacture and custom machine compreg materials. Specializing in a product called PakkaWood®, which combines the beauty of hardwoods and the strength and performance benefits of plastic, Fibron is uniquely qualified to help you enhance the appearance and durability of your products. Used a lot as knife handles and gun stocks, PakkaWood® is truly a remarkable material. I have been working with some sheet stock and round stock (dowel rods) for a while now and I love the look and feel of the material. It cuts like butter yet is stronger than any wood. What's really neat is that even though it is more like plastic than wood, it looks like wood right down to the grain, which will splinter just like real wood! Also, color and finish (resin) are impregnated into the veneer before they are pressed into panels. This result is that the color and finish extend through the complete thickness of the panel! And they feature some cool colors too; from regular dark walnut or blonde oak colorings to green, red, and even mixed and striped color patterns. Fibron offers you an endless selection of sizes, shapes, and colors to choose from. Lastly, you can achieve a gloss finish on PakkaWood® that is unlike any finish you can get on real wood. A bit of fine sanding and then buff the material with a wax makes it shine like glass! Works great for plaques and other presentation setups.

Wood By Mail is just what the title would lead you to believe and a lot more. The proprietor, Jon Pohlman, works as hard as anyone I know to try and offer his customers the best deals on lumber and other woodworking supplies, and he has expanded his inventory a lot over the past year. Jon will sell you small or large pieces of hardwood lumber; over 100 species of plywood (12" x 30"); MDO; Russian Birch Ply; 1/32" air craft ply and 1/16" air craft ply; Corian; and now they have hardware, turnings, mantles, lpe decking, Pakawood, Jack Daniels barrels and much more! Be sure to sign up for the monthly  email of featured bargain items before they get to the website. If you sign up you get about a 1 week lead on everyone else! Just remember that this stuff sells quick because most of it is one of a kind packs that Jon assembles especially for his mailing list customers!

Olde Wood, LTD. is the largest antique flooring company in the state of Ohio. They deal in recycled antique flooring, custom antique timber frame orders, and hand huen timbers. They recycle only top grade lumber and custom mill it to fit your needs in a timely and cost effective manner to keep their prices low.

Itasca Wood Products is located in Northern Minnesota and carries a large inventory of some of the best Basswood Carving wood on the market. They also have thin woods (1/32", 1/16", 1/8", 1/4", 3/8" 1/2" & 3/4") and monthly specials with 20% off on selected woods and up to 50% off on Basswood. They also stock Diamond Willow for canes and walking sticks and rustic country plaques (bark all the way around) and planks (bark on two sides) for sign making.

Northstar Joinery offers wholesale lumber, millwork & stair parts. They also sell squares, bowl blanks, and special sale items. They have woodworkers directory in which you can sign up and add your link for free, as well as message boards, and auctions. But the prize of the site is a 300 plus image wood database for your use!!

Baillie Distribution of Holmesville, OH, and Titusville, PA, is a supplier of wood products inlcuding kiln dried hardwood lumber, decorative plywood, S4S, and furnitire trims. And of special interest, Baillie carries a a line of Imported Plywood!! I don't know about you, but I've seen some plywood manufactured overseas and it is sweet stuff! Standard Swedish plywood has about 15 layers compared to the standard of 7 in the US. The extra plys create a much more stable sheet and is much easier to work with. Visit Baillie today to see what they have for you.

• Since the they started their business 25 years ago, Talarico Hardwoods has been known for producing the highest quality, and best selection of Quartered White and Red Oak you can find. With today's new found appreciation for old growth lumber and mission style furniture, they continue to focus on acquiring these hard-to-find, big, old growth logs and produce the highest quality lumber from them. In addition to White and Red Oak, Talarico's selection includes Cherry, Ash and Sycamore. Check out their selection and pricing today! I just received about 50 bf of their quarter sawn Sycamore and I have to tell you that it is some of the most beautiful lumber I have ever seen! Fantastic grain patterns and a lovely, light coloring that is going to make a great Mission style dish cabinet for my wife's kitchen! Also, the 5/4 boards are every bit of 1 1/4" thick (too many lumber yards skimp on thickness but not Talarico) and most of the boards I got are over 9 feet long and as much as 12 inches wide! You just don't find lumber in those dimensions most places any more.

Need a board? Need a bundle? Advantage Trim & Lumber offers everything from the finest Northeastern hardwoods to rich Exotics from around the world. They also have a large variety of hardwood products too! Check out their specials and close outs where you can get special pricing on selected stock items. Need wide boards? Not a problem for Advantage! And now they even manufacture thin woods. Rob told me recently that they have purchased a 30 hp resaw (14" capacity) and a high tech rotary planer (will surface to 1mm thick). So Advantage is now in the running to be largest thin hardwood supplier in northeast!! Needless to say, Advantage Lumber can easily meet all your lumber, flooring and milling needs.

Bow River Craft Woods asks you to visit their site and view their wonderful supply of wood-turning blanks, spalted woods, maple and birch burls, yew, yellow cedar, figured maple, and more varieties, all from the coastal region of British Columbia, Canada. They care about their customers' needs and do their best to provide quality wood and excellent service.

Timber Reclamation International, Inc. (TRI) recovers 100+ year old sunken logs. These logs are old growth, virgin timber that they believe is some of the most beautiful wood available today. They sell this wood for a multitude of uses. Paneling, flooring, furniture, moldings, doors and windows, musical instruments and artisans work. They carry first growth White Pine, Red Oak, Yellow Birch, Maple and other species. Why cut down a live tree when you can have better quality lumber that's been down for a hundred or more years?

Alta Resource Wood Suppliers, of Renick, WV, stocks appalachian hardwoods with an emphasis on saving treasures destined for firewood or decay. They carry quarter-sawn and figured lumber, turning blanks, fruitwood, and some exotic African, and South American species. Quantity discounts are available. Alta Resource also the created SliQ Stik. They developed this dry-film lubricant to improve the life and performance of their bandmill blades. Woodworkers, cabinetshops and bandmill operators will see their blades run smoother, quieter, cooler, cleaner and longer in all types of wood. Money back guarantee!

Badger Hardwoods of Wisconsin, Ltd., is a thriving private hardwood lumber company whose priority is customer satisfaction. This is achieved through reasonable pricing of quality hardwoods and Satisfaction Guarantee. Their primary products are domestic hardwoods, including: Aromatic Cedar, Ash, Aspen, Basswood, Birch, Butternut, Cherry, Hackberry, Hickory, Hard Maple, Soft Maple, Poplar, Red Elm, Red Oak, Walnut, White Oak. And we carry specialty hardwoods including: Genuine Mahogany, Quarter-sawn Red Oak, and Quarter-sawn White Oak - many of which are available in thickness of 1/2", 3/4", 1", 1 1/4", and 1 3/4" after surfacing two sides.

Tropical American Tree Farms growing precious tropical hardwoods for you! Sherry and Steve Brunner, founders of Tropical American Tree Farms, are planting and growing many of the finest species of precious tropical hardwoods in the world on their certified tropical hardwood tree farms in Costa Rica, both for their own account and by contract for hundreds of enthusiastic tree owners - individuals, companies, and trusts. And at the same time, they are carefully protecting thousands of acres of existing rain-forests on their tree farms. Join them in this unique and profitable opportunity!

McEwen Lumber Company, of High Point, North Carolina, has been supplying satisfied customers with quality hardwoods and softwoods since 1899! They have remained in this competitive business for almost 100 years because they offer prompt, courteous and accurate deliveries; quality grades of imported and domestic hardwoods and softwood; and personal contact and sincere cooperation among our customers, salespeople and credit department. What more could you ask for?

Wood Floors Online can provide ALL the information, technical advice, as well as current styles and trends of today's hardwood flooring industry. You will find this site can connect you to wood flooring specialist all over the world, giving you up to date facts and figures and can be used as an important reference for all your wood flooring needs. The many choices will surely give you the consumer much to consider.

Loyalist Forest Products Inc., maintains their Web site to provide their customers and the public with information about environmentally sensitive silviculture and it's many benefits. Located in the Kingston area of Ontario, Canada, their sawmill is situated so that they have access to the finest hardwood logs from their very own timberlands, giving them the unique advantage of controlling quality and workmanship, right from the standing tree to the finished product; whether it be a single board, or finished custom home.

If you're looking for scale lumber for railroad or doll house projects, visit DoodleKraft which specializes in kiln dried Western Red Cedar lumber.

Central Valley Wood Products of Gresham, OR is a supplier of woodturning blanks of Maple, Walnut & Myrtlewood to wholesale and retail customers. Free catalog available.

• Located in the heart of Western New York's finest timber stands, Dansville Logging & Lumber Corporation has been engaged in harvesting select softwood and hardwood trees since the turn of the century.

•Kidder Wood Products, located in the heart of New York's Allegheny Highland, specializes in custom milling of hardwood flooring for sawmills, building contractors, developers, architects, and individual homeowners. But I'm sure they'd sell some of their wonderful Red Oak, White Oak, Hickory, Hard Maple, Red Maple, White Ash, Beech or Black Cherry in any form you'd like!

Looking for an online source for exotic and rare woods? Check out B & B Rare Woods. The specialize in exceptional veneers for artists, craftsmen, and industry.

Winkler Wood Products, Inc. is a major distributor of Hawaiian Hardwoods and Custom Furniture in Hawaii. They specialize in multiple grades of Koa as well as over 25 other unique species of Hardwoods grown in the Islands.

Kingfield Wood Products, a specialty wood products manufacturer serving a national customer base out of western Maine is now online.

Quality Woodwork & Supply, Inc., of Cocoa, FL. stocks a wide variety of hardwood lumber and woodwork supplies. Their courteous sales staff will work with you to deliver what you want, when you want it!

H.A. Stiles Company, suppliers of select North American hardwoods and a large selection of custom parts made of hardwood.

Curtis Lumber Building Material Supplier in Ballston Spa, NY has a new web page.