Albuquerque Exotic Woods

The Best Run store in Albuquerque with thee best employees! This place truly cares about customer satisfaction!

Huge selection of wood. Great service and friendly knowledgeable people. I was very happy with wood I got when I left.

The staff are always willing to help answer any questions I may have, and seeing as how I’m pretty new to woodworking, I’ve got a bunch. I’ve encountered some snobbishness at other niche stores like this, but everyone there seems happy to share information and are always welcoming. The selection is amazing, they really do live up to the name Exotic Woods. I recommend them to everyone that I know that works with wood.

So I have recently taken up woodworking as a hobby to enhance my fiber addiction. I am working on a little project that has taken me into this business 4… now 5 times in 2 weeks.
The best thing about Abq Exotic woods is the nostalgic memories of Jr. High shop class. (Yes, I made one of those CD clocks too) and today I went in to finish my project and was informed that the «classroom» is being shut down for the time being… not enough insurance to keep all the power tools on for the general public. Sigh.
They are HAPPY to help with in-​house milling and sanding by STAFF member only. And the staff is excellent! They have answered all my silly questions about wood and technique that I am actually starting to think I know a little about wood. I think it is a great service to offer milling and expertise to the woodworking (and newbies too) community in Abq. I am going to post a few pics of some of the gallery in the shop here too. Tons of quality local made woodcraft, pens, spoons, cutting boards, sculpture and more.
Albuquerque Exotic Woods has a frickin’ LOT of wood. Check them out… I might be there smelling some of the planks and looking for the gold smiley face that promises a free block of wood with $ 10 purchase.

Great place! Very friendly and knowledgable staff. They helped with a custom art frame for a gift and it turned out amazing! Support local businesses!
(They saved a few trees from being burned which gets them eco points… but they don’t have a huge selection of FSA certified wood or reclaimed pieces. Thus they get ⁴⁄₅.)