Crosscut Hardwoods

I am a professional designer, builder, and woodworker. I am familiar with every, yup, every supplier of this sort in town. Crosscut is the very best in terms of stock selection, knowledgable staff, and price (helps if you’re a contractor but still about 8% lower at their base price than their closest competitors for items I frequently purchase…). I have spent a lot of my customers money here, this is where I have come and will come back to get more materials for building my own kitchen cabinets, furniture and built-​ins…

Always in stock and has the hard to find hardwoods and plywoods u need. Assortment of stains, varnishes, tools and sundry woodworking goodies as well. Nice staff and helpful in sourcing something you need, even if they don’t have it. Can cut to length and do minor Millwork too.

Crosscut is the non-​commercial part of the company. They sell fine wood in small quantities for those of us who like to convert cash into sawdust.
I most recently went to get a thick cut hickory board so that I could make ax and other tool handles.
I had a bit of a hard time finding the hickory among all the other wood that they stock. I asked and one of the guys working there walked me straight to what I wanted.
They also sell wood for flooring, obscure plywood (like marine grade to make kayaks and other boats) and rare woods.

We live in a Northwest wood land. Around us are softwood fir and hardwoods like soft alder, colorful Western walnut and gnarly bigleaf maple, with some of the most beautiful fiddleback, bird’s eye and spalted patterns. This store has that, and East Coast American hardwoods, wood from Africa, South America and even Russia’s famous Baltic birch plywood. It’s an education in the beauty of trees from the inside.
Their prices are inexpensive. If you are looking for wide or long boards, this is the place. They are the best place for specialty plywood, like A-​A waterproof mahogany in long lengths. They also have mahogany bender board.
They are the best retail source for veneer, and have a good selection of finishes. Compared to other Portland sources, they are not a specialty mill for local wood, nor an industrial wholesaler (they are the retail division of Emerson) or a full range wood crafter supply store. Their wood is sometimes rough sawn, or s2s — flat and parallel both sides. It’s up to you to put a true edge on it. They have let me pick through a full pallet for the boards I needed. I’ve gotten 13 inch wide ⁵⁄₄ Peruvian walnut for a reasonable price.
Good company, good advice, great selection, good prices!

Love this place! We have purchased a fair amount of wood here for our redesigned fireplace and accompanying bench seat and bookcase. The Bud also made some custom storm windows from wood we bought here. They carry not only basic project wood like oak and Douglas fir, but also much more exotic woods like zebra and purpleheart. They have milled lumber, and rough lumber. We came across a few thick, wide pieces that we considered for our mantle project.
They also have a great selection of butcher block countertops here in varying thicknesses, wood type, and designs. Their bamboo countertop products are gorgeous.
If you need wood, and you are sick of the «basic» selection at the big box stores, definitely make the trip out Front Avenue to Crosscut. Their customer service is terrific. They willingly and happily rip down plywood, and they are very careful with their measurements prior to cutting it for you.
I realize there is something to be said for the convenience of some of the box stores, but they don’t come close to the experience you have in a true wood shop such as this one.