Rog, do you have a saw mill nearby? I get all my wood from my local sawyer and plane it myself with my thickness planer. But the planing fee at the mill is still so cheap that if I didn't have a planer I would have them do it there. What you are saving is th retail markup of the lumber supplier which can be quite significant! As I have mentioned in previous posts here, I bought enough wood to make four (4) deeps, and six (6) medium supers all for $36! Now this was rough cut from the mill and I had to plane and joint it (put one straight edge on it so it can be ripped to width on the table saw) but as I mentioned, the saw mill will be more than happy to do this for a nominal fee. It still works out less expensive than home cheapo or any of the other home suppliers, because of their retail markup! Good luck! :D