Instrument Grade wood suppliers in Massachusetts?

Pretty self explanatory, where do all us Massh$les get our lumber from? Nothing crazy exotic, I know I'm not finding cocobolo drop-tops locally, but how about some good old flame maple neck blanks or mahogany? I had a great local supplier called the Woodsmith in Falmouth, but unbeknownst, he retired and left me sourceless, other than the dreaded Mail Order. I've had my share of disappointment relying on generic wood photos online, and the shipping will eat you alive. I got a few nice pieces at Downes & Reader in Stoughton a while back, but they no longer sell retail. There are a few local lumberyards on the Cape that have decent wood randomly, but it's all stored outside in unheated warehouse conditions, so it's usually too wet to use right right away, or they only sell huge board lengths, all or nothing. I don't mind driving a while if a place has a good selection of wood types and sizes, but the closest I'm seeing that I can find out anything about is in New Hampshire.

 

None of them sell lumber retail though, and boatbuilding is pretty limited to teak and mahogany, maybe some oak or cypress. I'm sure im overlooking somebody. My former source Woodsmith was primarily a millwork and custom cabinetry shop, i had no idea he sold lumber retail until a builder mentioned it, he didnt advertise lumber sales, it was purely word of mouth. Id rather buy locally, I like to see the wood in person, and I.dont mind buying it rough. Somewhere out there is another Woodsmith.....but where?

 

Thanks for.suggestions All, the one in Taunton would be about 1 hour + drive, the one in Greenfield more like 3+ hours. Think Ill call both and see what they have.

I was born on Cape Cod, but lived most of my childhood, except summers on the Cape, just outside Philly, which has its own atrocious accent, which sort of neutralized any accent I might have picked up. The accent most people associate with Massachusetts is thickest in the Boston area, and a source of great amusement and pride to locals, like the Brooklyn accent is in New York. Anyway, my best phonetic attempt at "Taunton" in local patois: "Two- awnt'n".

 

When I find a good source, I'm going to MINE that sucker, and buy enough for at least 4-5 builds. The Woodsmith guy had some really nice flame maple, PILES of it, and I just bought one board, enough for two neck through builds. It was cheap too..... sigh.

 

Apparently it was all sold at auction, including all the tools, so it pretty much evaporated, don't know to who.

That's exactly who I was referencing about driving up to NH. Waze clocks it in at 120 miles and 2:25 driving time, which puts it 1 hour closer than Greenfield. I think I'm gonna schlep down to the one in Taunton first, and go farther afield as needed. Good excuse for a Road Trip. "Honey, let's go look at some wood!" She might skip that one.