Building Maple stand need inexpensive wood supplier

Three takeaways:

(1) Cheap quality solid maple is an oxymoron.

(2) You only get what you pay for .... full stop.

(3) Supplier prices for solid hardwood are intuitively very competitive and pricing differences are minimal to nil.

Have you scoped out MAPLESHADE?

http://www.mapleshadestore.com/airdriedmapleplatforms.php

I'm in the L.A. area and found a local carpenter who sources his wood from lumber yards not normally accessible to normal folk unless you know where to look. He advises to stay away from the usual places like Home Depot or Loews. Just hit up google and I'm sure you'll find someplace or someone who can assist.

All the best,
Nonoise