Selling Timber in Knox County, IL

Forged Of Wood and Stone is a sawmill and lumber business in Gilson, Illinois, run by Ty Putnam. They serve Knox County. The work is sawing logs into lumber and kiln drying it, not buying or harvesting standing timber. "Bring us your logs," they say, and they can saw up to a 36 inch diameter log to your specifications inside a climate controlled sawmill. After sawing, they kiln dry the lumber themselves, using two kilns with a combined capacity of over 11,000 board feet, to properly condition it. The shop also offers face jointing up to 24 inches wide, double sided surface planing up to 24 inches, straight line ripping, wide belt sanding up to 52 inches, and custom molding. Beyond milling, they build custom furniture and offer design work, starting from a client's idea or photo and working up a drawing or sketch of the concept. They specialize in Midwestern hardwood lumber and live edge slabs, much of it cut from mature trees selectively harvested from their own tree farm in rural Knox County. The lumber is stocked year round in a climate controlled board room and sold directly to the public, alongside the custom shop work. This fits a landowner in Knox County who already has logs cut, or standing timber they plan to harvest themselves, and wants someone local to saw and kiln dry it properly, or to turn hardwood into custom furniture, rather than a buyer for standing timber. From forgedofwood.com, read 10 October 2026.