Reel Lumber Service

"Awesome selection of domestic and exotic hardwoods at great prices. I love this place. Made several projects from the wood they have."

"Lots of parking spots, land of woody wonders, and experienced people to help you make good decisions. Yes, they do work with contractors, but they are such a great and affordable resource for independent woodworkers. Seriously, nice and helpful guys ready for helping and advising, which is great for beginners, like me. Was recommended to me by my mentor and I don’t regret it! They have so many options with the ability to cut down to 8’ most of their stuff. And their other pieces are pretty usable, too!"

"I hope to never buy from here again. Two times I’ve gone to the Riverside shop and two times had to convince employees to help me out. I’m new to woodworking and my questions seem to annoy the employees. Ultimately they pushed me to buy the wood they wanted to sell me not the word I wanted to buy. Perhaps this place is acceptable for someone who knows what they want, but if you’re new to woodworking or want to have a conversation with someone, this is not the place for you. Employees spent more time on their phones and chatting with each other then helping me. The only reason they acknowledge my presence when I walked into the store was because I greeted them. Absolutely unacceptable experience that I hope to never have again."

"I was recently planning a multi stop shopping trip on Google maps and Reel Lumber was one of the stops on my list. Being an avid woodworker and having been shopping at the Reel Lumber Riverside store for 20+ years I realized that I have never given then an online review. Like I mentioned I am an avid wood worker ,I’ve done 4 kitchen remodels and a couple of garage remodels over the years building all the cabinets including hardware (drawer slides and hinges) from Reels’s reasonably priced quality products . The big box stores are pale in comparison to Reels product lines. You can actually buy straight flat lumber at Reel, something that is near impossible at the big box stores! Their hardware is equally as good with quality hinges and drawer slides at much better prices than the other guys. Their rough lumber selection is amazing , from alder to hickory to zebra wood and almost every thing in between! They usually carry most in various thicknesses and if you don’t see it just ask . I think moldings are really their claim to fame as they carry an amazing selection of profiles in all the popular woods. I like to make furniture and recently made a complete bedroom set for my mountain home in Lake Arrowhead out of a knotty alder I found at Reel. Tom the manager at Reel Riverside is my go to guy on projects as I would compare him to Norm Abrams of New Yankee workshop. If I’m stuck on how to do something he always seems to have ideas he’s willing to share. I would call Reel a gourmet lumber yard as I would call Rockler a gourmet hardware store and both are on my list when I do projects."

"Reel lumber actually spent time educating me about wood - they made great suggestions for my projects and consistently exceeded my expectations. Imho they are worth the drive."