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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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                                  SCHEDULE TO
                             TENDER OFFER STATEMENT
                   (UNDER SECTION 14(D)(1) OR 13(E)(1) OF THE
                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION)
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                               WOLOHAN LUMBER CO.
                                (Name of Issuer)

                          WOLOHAN LUMBER CO. (ISSUER)
(Name of Filing Person (identifying status as Offeror, Issuer or Other Person))

                    COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $1.00 PER SHARE
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                   977865-104
                     (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

                                JAMES L. WOLOHAN
                     PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
                               WOLOHAN LUMBER CO.
                               1740 MIDLAND ROAD
                            SAGINAW, MICHIGAN 48603
                                 (989) 793-4532
                 (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of the Filing Person)

                                    COPY TO:
                           VERNE C. HAMPTON, II, ESQ.
                             DICKINSON WRIGHT PLLC
                        500 WOODWARD AVENUE, SUITE 4000
                            DETROIT, MICHIGAN 48226
                                 (313) 223-3546

                           CALCULATION OF FILING FEE

TRANSACTION VALUATION*  $22,500,000              AMOUNT OF FILING FEE  $4,500.00

* Assumes purchase of 1,500,000 shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per
share, at the tender offer price of $15.00 per share.

[ ] Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Rule 0-11(a)(2)
    and identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was previously paid.
    Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form
    or Schedule and the date of its filing.

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AMOUNT PREVIOUSLY PAID: N/A                      FILING PARTY: N/A
FORM OR REGISTRATION NO.: N/A                    DATE FILED: N/A
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[ ] Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications
    made before the commencement of a tender offer.

Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which the
statement relates:
[ ] Third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1.
[X] Issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13c-4.
[ ] Going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3.
[ ] Amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2.
Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results
of the tender offer: [ ]

     This Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO relates to the offer by Wolohan
Lumber Co., a Michigan corporation, to purchase up to 1,500,000 shares (or such
lesser number of shares as are properly tendered) of its Common Stock, par value
$1.00 per share, including the associated common stock purchase rights issued
pursuant to the Rights Agreement, dated as of February 16, 2000, between the
Issuer and Registrar and Transfer Company, as the Rights Agent, at a price of
$15.00 net to the seller in cash, without interest, upon the terms and subject
to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase dated August 8, 2001 and in
the related Letter of Transmittal, which, as amended or supplemented from time
to time, together constitute the offer. This Schedule TO is intended to satisfy
the reporting requirements of Rule-14(c)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended. Copies of the Offer to Purchase and the related Letter of
Transmittal are filed with this Schedule TO as Exhibits (a)(1)(A) and (a)(1)(B).

     The information in the Offer to Purchase and the related Letter of
Transmittal, copies of which are filed with this Schedule TO as Exhibit
(a)(1)(A) and (a)(1)(B), is incorporated in this Schedule TO by reference in
answer to Items 1 through 11 of this Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO.
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ITEM 12. EXHIBITS
        
(a)(1)(A)  Offer to Purchase, dated August 7, 2001
(a)(1)(B)  Letter of Transmittal
(a)(1)(C)  Notice of Guaranteed Delivery
(a)(1)(D)  Letter to brokers, dealers, commercial banks, trust
           companies and other nominees, dated August 7, 2001
(a)(1)(E)  Letter to clients for use by brokers, dealers, commercial
           banks, trust companies and other nominees, dated August 7,
           2001
(a)(1)(F)  Guidelines for Certification of Taxpayer Identification
           Number on Substitute Form W-9
(a)(2)-(4) Not applicable
(a)(5)(A)  Press Release, dated August 2, 2001
(a)(5)(B)  Letter to shareholders from the President and Chief
           Executive Officer of the Issuer, dated August 7, 2001
(b)(1)(A)  Business Loan Agreement dated June 22, 2001 between the
           Issuer as borrower and Citizens Bank as lender and amending
           letter thereto
(b)(1)(B)  Promissory Note of Issuer payable to Citizens Bank dated
           June 22, 2001
(c)        Not applicable
(d)        Not applicable
(e)        Not applicable
(f)        Not applicable
(g)        Not applicable
(h)        Not applicable
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                                   SIGNATURE

     After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

                                          WOLOHAN LUMBER CO.

                                          By: /s/ JAMES L. WOLOHAN
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                                            Name:  James L. Wolohan
                                            Title: President and Chief Executive
                                                   Officer

Date: August 7, 2001
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                                 EXHIBIT INDEX

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EXHIBIT
NUMBER                             DESCRIPTION
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(a)(1)(A)  Offer to Purchase, dated August 7, 2001
(a)(1)(B)  Letter of Transmittal
(a)(1)(C)  Notice of Guaranteed Delivery
(a)(1)(D)  Letter to brokers, dealers, commercial banks, trust
           companies and other nominees, dated August 7, 2001
(a)(1)(E)  Letter to clients for use by brokers, dealers, commercial
           banks, trust companies and other nominees, dated August 7,
           2001
(a)(1)(F)  Guidelines for Certification of Taxpayer Identification
           Number on Substitute Form W-9
(a)(2)-(4) Not applicable
(a)(5)(A)  Press Release, dated August 2, 2001
(a)(5)(B)  Letter to shareholders from the President and Chief
           Executive Officer of the Issuer, dated August 7, 2001
(b)(1)(A)  Business Loan Agreement dated June 22, 2001 between the
           Issuer as borrower and Citizens Bank as lender and amending
           letter thereto
(b)(1)(B)  Promissory Note of Issuer payable to Citizens Bank dated
           June 22, 2001
(c)        Not applicable
(d)        Not applicable
(e)        Not applicable
(f)        Not applicable
(g)        Not applicable
(h)        Not applicable
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