Fish Brothers Board Company – Hardwood lumber

About Fish Brothers Board Company – Hardwood lumber — Hardwood Lumber in Tulsa

Fish Brothers Board Company has been Tulsa’s premier hardwood lumber supplier since 1946, serving furniture makers, cabinetmakers, fine woodworkers, and hobbyists throughout Oklahoma. This family-owned lumber store specializes in high-quality domestic and exotic hardwood species, offering boards in rough, S2S, and S4S formats with transparent board foot pricing.

Their extensive inventory includes popular domestic species like red oak, white oak, cherry, walnut, maple, and hickory, alongside exotic varieties such as mahogany, teak, purpleheart, and zebrawood. All lumber is properly graded (FAS, Select, #1 Common) with documented moisture content, and they offer custom milling services to meet specific project requirements.

Unlike big box stores that carry limited softwood construction lumber, Fish Brothers focuses exclusively on premium hardwoods for fine woodworking. Their knowledgeable staff understands wood grain patterns, figured wood selection, and can help customers choose the right species and grade for each project while staying within budget.

Tulsa’s growing maker community and rich woodworking tradition make it an ideal market for specialized hardwood lumber suppliers. The city’s central location provides access to both Appalachian hardwoods and Western species, while the local furniture and cabinet making industries create steady demand for quality materials.

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What to Expect When You Visit

Visiting Fish Brothers Board Company feels like stepping into a traditional lumber yard where wood quality takes precedence. You’ll find neatly stacked boards organized by species, with clear marking of dimensions, grades, and pricing per board foot.

The staff takes time to help customers hand-select boards, examining grain patterns and checking for defects. Expect to see woodworkers carefully inspecting lumber for their next project, and don’t be surprised if you overhear conversations about moisture content, quartersawn versus plain sawn boards, or the best species for specific applications.

Products & Materials

Fish Brothers Board Company stocks an impressive range of domestic hardwoods including red oak, white oak, hard maple, soft maple, cherry, walnut, ash, hickory, and poplar. Their exotic lumber selection features mahogany, teak, purpleheart, padauk, zebrawood, bubinga, and wenge, among other specialty species.

All lumber is available in various thicknesses from 4/4 to 8/4 and beyond, offered in rough sawn, S2S (surfaced two sides), or S4S (surfaced four sides) formats. They maintain strict grading standards with FAS (Firsts and Seconds), Select, and #1 Common grades clearly marked and priced accordingly.

Beyond standard boards, they offer live edge slabs, turning blanks, figured wood selections, and custom milling services including planing, ripping, and dimensioning to customer specifications. Their kiln-dried lumber is properly seasoned to 6-8% moisture content for interior woodworking projects.

Who Shops Here

Fish Brothers Board Company attracts serious woodworkers who demand quality materials for their projects. Their customer base includes professional furniture makers, custom cabinetmakers, architectural millwork shops, woodworking hobbyists building heirloom pieces, and contractors working on high-end residential projects requiring matching wood species and consistent grading.

Serving the Tulsa, Oklahoma Area

Tulsa’s woodworking community thrives with numerous furniture makers, cabinetmakers, and artisan woodworkers who rely on quality hardwood suppliers like Fish Brothers. The city’s proximity to Arkansas and Missouri hardwood forests, combined with its central location for receiving lumber shipments, makes it an ideal hub for the regional woodworking trade.

Tips for First-Time Buyers

• Bring your project measurements and ask about board foot calculations to estimate total lumber costs
• Inspect boards personally for grain pattern, color matching, and defects before purchasing
• Ask about moisture content and acclimation time needed in your shop before milling
• Inquire about custom milling services if you need specific dimensions not in stock
• Check for figured wood options like curly maple or tiger oak for special projects
• Ask about volume discounts for large projects requiring multiple boards of the same species

Woodworking Clubs & Resources near Tulsa, Oklahoma

The Tulsa Woodworkers Guild serves as the primary woodworking community in the area, offering workshops, tool sharing, and regular meetings for woodworkers of all skill levels. Tulsa Community College provides hands-on woodworking classes through their continuing education program, while the nearby Woodcraft store in Oklahoma City (about 100 miles south) supplies tools, materials, and occasional workshops for Tulsa-area woodworkers. For those interested in turning, the Oklahoma City chapter of the American Association of Woodturners welcomes members from the broader Oklahoma region including Tulsa.

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