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Wood Products from the Streets, Yards and Horse Farms of the Bluegrass

Bluegrass Urban Wood Products are:

 
• Environmentally responsible. All our wood is harvested from large old trees in the streets and yards of central Kentucky and on the famous horse farms surrounding Lexington. Many of these trees are reaching the end of their natural lives or have been knocked down by storms or construction projects.  These trees would be destined for the landfill or the firewood pile if we did not reclaim them.
 
• Eligible for LEED credit. Our wood products earn multiple LEED credits in the Materials and Resources category. Contact us for more details on how our materials earn LEED credit.
 
• Beautiful. Our products are exceptionally beautiful, often having more interesting figure than forest-grown wood.  Our careful harvesting and milling retains the natural beauty of the wood.

The Process:

 
• Harvesting. We only harvest trees that are in decline or need to be removed for construction. We work with local arborists to select the best logs and harvest them carefully to avoid damage to the landscape.
 
• Milling. We convert the logs to rough lumber with our Lucas Mill, which can handle large logs. We saw on-site or move the logs to our mill site.
 
• Processing. All wood is kiln dried, stored and milled in a family-owned and operated mill in rural eastern Kentucky. Kiln-dried wood and finished products are stored in a humidity-controlled building. Orders to our customers are shipped direct from the mill.
 

Flooring. All flooring is tongue & groove in planks from 2 to 8 inches and is typically provided random width and random length. Specific widths available on request. All our flooring is custom made to order from red oak, with other species available on request.

 
• Select Flooring. Our select red oak flooring is the highest quality with interesting figure and is mostly clear. Small tight knots and other minor defects may be present.
 
• Select Quarter Sawn (Vertical Grain). This boldly figured red oak wood is mostly clear. Small tight knots and other minor defects may be present.
 
• Street Grade. Trees with street cred show the signs of rough urban life, including unusual coloring, odd figure and other signs of a hard life.

Other Products: We can produce custom millwork, cabinetry or furniture to order, working with the highly skilled woodworkers of eastern Kentucky. Species available include oak, maple, walnut, elm and sycamore, with other species occasionally available.