I have been purchasing lumber from Bell Forest for a long time. Granted, I probably not the biggest customer, but every order has been ready to use. If there are any defects in the piece, there are clear pictures and explanations to see before you purchase the piece. I will continue to use Bell Forest for all my wood projects. read more

What the owner wrote is false. You'll note it took them one YEAR to reply. They told me the piece came from their supplier and was in tolerance. They offered $5 of the next order which I declined. read more

First time customer, two orders. 20BF pack of Cherry and cutting board materials. All of the lumber was high quality. Very happy with both the cutting board stock and the Cherry lumber pack. Josh in Customer Service helped me work through my order- he is EXCELLENT! Give that man a raise! But the lumber was packaged very well, shipped quickly and at no cost! BUY from this seller! Seriously, this is a great find! read more

Bell Forest Products - Quality! Careful packaging! Great price delivered! - Building Supplies Near Me - Ishpeming, Michigan

I never write reviews, but this company deserves it. Amazing service and selection, extremely fast shipping, and no other company like it. What you see online is what you get, no lies, and the additional comments they have on there hand selected boards are brutally honest, which makes for an amazing buying experience. This company has my business for life. read more

I began using Bell Forest for my hardwood and exotic needs over the past few months. Eric has taken the time to answer all of my questions, and helped me identify different exotic species. Their service and product quality is among the best I have seen. read more

Bell Forest Products - Building Supplies Near Me - Ishpeming, Michigan

They have a great selection of exotic woods for carving turning etc. fast shipping great service

Good quality exotic wood stock at reasonable prices. I'm a hobbyist woodworker and over the past year and a half or so I've order about a dozen small turning blanks of one sort or another from this company plus a set of cherry boards for a coffee table project. All the turning blanks arrived in perfect condition, planer smooth with sharp edges, except for one piece of goncalo alves which had a huge chip on its edge, but that may have been damage suffered during shipping. The cherry boards were all perfectly planed and jointed with one edge rough cut, as they're supposed to be, so you don't need to plane or joint this stock yourself unless you need to change its thickness. One board did have some weird black marks going across the grain on one face, like maybe there was some stuff on the planer knives that planed it, but a little fine sandpaper took care of that. I'm considering purchasing several more items for a few summer projects now and am pleased to see there is currently a Spring discount on their website. (^_^) If their quality continues to be as good as it's been and their prices as low, I'll continue to be a loyal customer! I haven't needed to call customer service regarding any order, so I can't confirm or deny the report of bad customer service, but you should know this is a company that obviously deals with professional woodworkers on a regular basis, and they may not be interested in teaching you the basics of woodworking over the phone. I'm not sure what kinds of questions Darlene was asking, but their stock is exactly what it looks like on the website, so go read a book or watch Norm Abram if you don't know what you're doing. read more

I am a satisfied, multiple purchase, Bell Forest Products customer. Several years ago I turned to the internet for lumber purchases. My first supplier suggestions were 'ok' but did not give the level of service now getting from Bell. 'The deals' include multi board feet packages - and with that said, individual board purchases (after shipping) still beat my local yard. Have purchased Walnut, Cherry, Maple and exotics. I had a product question, contacted Eric. I felt like I was the most important question of the day (it was not) - inquiry responded to within a blink of the eye. I find its more fun to wood work with good lumber. These folks are the real deal - buy with confidence. read more

Do not use them!!! The owner told me to go "F" off when he said I asked too many questions regarding the products. Wow never have I been treated so bad. God bless you Dennis, you shouldn't be in business i you don't have the patience to answer 4 questions regarding you products. read more

I love this place! The guys are all very helpful every time I go there. The first time I was a newbie with exotics, but wanted to make 6 fancy cutting boards for our adult kids for Christmas. They walked me through the room with all the catalogued boards that are pictured and described online. Felt like a kid in a candy store! read more

I guess I've placed 5 or 6 orders in the past year. Always more than pleased with stock I've received. Some of the orders we're "custom" cuts and you could tell someone at Bell's took the extra time to choose the boards that would best suit my needs. Squaring and planed surfaces are first rate. Absolutely pleased with Bell Forest Products! read more

I'm an out of state customer and I needed a unique piece of wood for a block cutting art project. Eric there talked to me on the phone, was very helpful and sent me a detailed email with several options and prices the same day. The local home supply stores did not carry what I needed due to wood type and specific size issues and it was really good to have someone jump in to thinking about the project and what kind of woods I could use. If you want friendly, knowledgeable customer service, give these guys a call! read more

i ordered wood from bell forest they put the wrong address on the order when I called them about this they said I made the mistake when it was clearly them charged me 13 dollors more on top of the 16 they already charged me so i paid 27 dollors for shipping on a 23 dollor order they have no custormer service.They did not even work with me on this.I had ordered from them before and they where a week late and the wood was no where near what they said.I will never order from them again and I say no one should. read more