Ghent Wood Products

Dan Roscigno _{on Google}

Mar 9th, 2022

People often ask me why I buy rough lumber. The reason is the beauty and variety available. I jointed and planed some Spanish Cedar this morning for a project, beautiful wood that I bought for a fair price at Ghent. For choices, quality, and helpful people out in the yard and in the office I like Ghent.

Harvey Goldstein _{on Google}

Mar 1st, 2022

Excellent!

David Forman _{on Google}

Jan 14th, 2022

Great company

Corinne Valentino _{on Google}

Dec 27th, 2021

Very helpful staff, always have a wide selection of wood. Staff is also very knowledgeable and recommending woodworking projects etc.

Jeffrey Bliss _{on Google}

Oct 31st, 2021

Have been a customer for a long time, spending about $1000 a month on cherry, poplar, maple and mahogany. Went there yesterday to buy 4/4 mahogany but did not have enough so went with some 10/4 to cut down and plane to dimension, problem was the tally of the wood for payment - I noticed I was being charged for 8" boards when they were 7 1/4, 7 1/2 etc. I was told that is policy
I was purchasing rough sawn lumber, where it is often 1/4" or more wider on one end or there are major chunks of the board unusable on edges from shipping or whatever. Common practice anywhere else that sells rough sawn lumber is to charge for a 7" board even if it is 1/4, 1/2 or 3/4 inch wider on one end, the other end may be narrower or parts of an edge unusable. This is not finished lumber, it is rough sawn. Ghent lumber charges you for 8" even though you are buying much less.
Initially, I wanted to put the lumber back but then they said they would average it rounding up or down at the 1/2" interval so needing the lumber agreed. When I got home though and started to measure what I had bought I found that there were boards where one end could be rounded up to 8" but the other end should be rounded down. My overpayment I estimate for the purchase was roughly $150.
I do not wish to purchase lumber this way, would prefer to go to a mill that charges for 7" when it is fractionally over so I will not be returning to Ghent lumber. Additionally I can no longer recommend them as the office staff was unwilling to find the manager and instead relied on the ruling of the yard boy as the final authority