Unleash your vision.
Old Wood, New Life.
Rooted in craft
Who We Are
Post Hurricane Sandy, Urban grew out of a love of trees and a passion to repurpose and reinvent. We source premium hardwoods, live edge slabs, and reclaimed timber, and transform them into handcrafted sustainable products as beautiful in their newly refined state as they were in their former lives. We believe in creating new stories from old ones, intermingling the past and the future, and breathing new life where others thought life was gone.
What We Do
We see the full lifecycle of the wood, from tree to table. From sourcing, milling and kiln drying to CNC'ing, custom furniture fabrication, faux beams and handcrafted mantels, every service we offer is an opportunity to honor the material, elevate the craft, and deliver something that carries the beauty of its former life into its next one.
Who We Serve
Urban serves a community as diverse as the wood we work with; homeowners bringing a dream to life, DIYers seeking the perfect slab, contractors building to a higher standard, and the designers and architects who specify the extraordinary. Whatever your project, whatever your vision, we have the inventory, the expertise, and the passion to deliver.
Material With The Strength To Withstand Time
Furniture Grade Lumber
We carry the most popular hardwood species in a variety of widths and thicknesses, priced by the board foot. To convert imperial measurements, multiply length × width × thickness and divide by 144. Need something specific? Our long-standing sourcing relationships give us access to hundreds of species.
Live Edge Slabs
Every visit to Urban is a discovery. Our ever-rotating inventory of live edge slabs means no two pieces are alike; each one a one-of-a-kind expression of natural beauty, waiting to become the centerpiece of your next project.
Faux Beams & Mantels
Few architectural elements command a room the way a reclaimed beam or handcrafted mantel can. Urban's beams and mantels, available in reclaimed, faux, and custom configurations, bring decades of history and exceptional craftsmanship to the spaces that matter most, from the intimate to the grand.
Services That Transform Potential Into Legacy.
Kiln Drying & Milling
From portable on-site milling to precision kiln drying, Urban manages the critical early stages of wood's transformation. We bring green lumber to furniture grade moisture content, ensuring every piece that leaves our facility is as stable and beautiful as the vision it's destined to become.
CNC
Where technology meets craftsmanship, extraordinary things happen. Our CNC capabilities allow us to work at a level of precision that honors both the design vision and the integrity of the wood, from flattening live edge slabs to executing the most demanding custom specifications.
Design & Build
Great furniture is born from great collaboration and a great story; a tree that fell, a beam that once held a barn, a slab with a grain unlike any other. Our design and build service brings together your vision and our craftsmanship, from concept through fabrication, to create custom pieces that honor the material, reflect your taste and stand as a testament to what wood in the right hands can become.
The Proof is in The Wood
“We had a fantastic experience picking out our beautiful reclaimed hardwood mantle ♥️🔥 we just bought our forever home and envisioned a mantle exactly the way it came out. Huge thank you to Scott for working with us and bringing our vision to life! 10/10 recommend!!
— Nikki P“Urban Specialty Woods is an incredible place. We had a wonderful experience picking out our railings and posts which came to life when it was completed. Working with Scott was a pleasure, he was kind and patient and understood exactly what we were looking for. Truly CRAFTSMANSHIP!!! Thank you for making my vision come life. Let me just say…..it’s such a conversation piece”
— Donna V“Couldn’t recommend this company more. From start to finish this was an amazing experience. I will be back!”
— Brian S
