City Hardwoods — Attraction in Homewood

As others have already said, the staff here is friendly and outgoing; ready to help if you have any questions. They also have a pretty large selection of lumber, though I didn't see any of the plywood selection their website says they have. I would not agree, however, with the reviews about "low prices." Their prices seem to reflect the norm in this area; which is fine as long as you know what you're getting into. I saw lumber I can get cheaper at Woodcraft (which is generally considered an expensive place to buy wood) and other species that were cheaper here. If we could take this great staff and wood selection and add Woodcraft's hardware and tool selection, we'd have the perfect...

A friend told me about City Hardwoods so I stopped in for a look. I met Rob and instantly fell in love with this place! Excellent selection of hardwoods and a friendly, knowledgable staff. You could tell that everyone loves what they do. Rob gave me the tour and answered all of my questions. I loved it so much that I signed up for the "Live Edge Coffee Table" class with Dave! Talk about an expert - and the class was a blast! I learned more in 3 hours just watching and listening than in 20 hours of YouTube videos. I acquired new skills and created a Sweet Gum coffee table. City Hardwoods is now my guilty pleasure and I look forward to taking more classes...

I love City Hardwoods. The selection is nice, the wood is terrific, and the staff are incredibly friendly and helpful. The frequent sales help expose me to new species of wood, and I never have any problems finding nice pieces. I do miss the cutoff bin, which I frequented for my scrap wood challenges and little odds and ends, but with all the wood I'm buying I've got cutoffs of my own piling up. I love to support a local small business, and City Hardwoods makes it easy to do so. I hope this place is around for a...