2025 KENTUCKY WOODEXPO - IN REVIEW
The Kentucky Wood Expo took place on September 19 and 20 at Masterson Station Park. This was the seventh show in Lexington, and attendance exceeded industry expectations. The original Kentucky Logging Show began in Morehead, Kentucky, in 1983. The Expo is organized by the Kentucky Forest Industries Association to give members a chance to see new technology and make purchasing decisions.
Although the number of exhibits was lower, James Wright, Executive Director of the Kentucky Forest Industries Association, was pleased with the support and participation from those who brought their equipment and products to demonstrate at the Expo. Wright and other association leaders spoke with exhibitors and reported positive feedback.
The weather was perfect on Friday and Saturday, which brought an estimated attendance of 1,700 visitors, over 250 students from around the region and other states, along with 70 exhibiting companies, and more than 200 exhibitor personnel throughout the show. The industry crowd focused more on quality than quantity, with some exhibitors making contacts and selling equipment. Several manufacturers showcased portable sawmill machines, logging equipment, and many other industry-related tools.
The success of this year’s expo is thanks to many members and partners from the forestry community. The show featured numerous events that not only attracted more attendees but also provided educational benefits and extra activities while at the show. A huge thank you goes to the University of Kentucky Forestry Extension and Melissa Duncan, Dexter, KY, for their efforts in organizing the return of the Kentucky Lumberjack Competition. UK Extension also organized educational sessions and provided labor for the event, as well as helping Kentucky Master Loggers earn 6 hours of continuing education. A shout-out also goes to the Kentucky Division of Forestry for support at the Wood Expo through assistance with setup, teardown, and arena competitions. The industry is fortunate to have such strong partners supporting forestry and the wood industry in Kentucky. We also want to thank the UK Forestry Students who helped keep the show moving and helped with the education area.
The return of the Kentucky Lumberjack Competition was a huge success, with 25 competitors and over 15 competitions, including Crosscut sawing, chopping, and the ever-popular hot saw competition. Sam Duncan from Dexter, KY, is the Overall Kentucky Champion. We are excited to announce a new record was set for the Modified Hot Saw (8 x 8 sq.) by Jason Hiser with a time of 2.629, beating the previous record of 2.73.
University of Kentucky Department of Forestry Extension offered several educational opportunities to benefit landowners or anyone interested in Forest Health and Invasive Plant Management and Small Scale Logging: cutting and moving logs with ATVs and tractors. The popular Critter Tent allowed visitors to handle and gaze upon several nonvenomous, live amphibians and reptiles. The tent features live tarantulas, scorpions, giant roaches, and other creatures.
The cutting board program was again a success, giving away over 300 cutting boards to those in attendance. They also learned about the value of the wood industry to the state’s economy and then offered an opportunity to rout, sand, and finish an actual wood product. All of these activities helped to make the show even bigger and better in Lexington.
Music was provided by John Thomas Moore from Harrodsburg, KY. Moore is a singer-songwriter whose first EP, “Salt River Blues”, was released in 2022. In 2025, Moore was nominated in 2 awards for the Lexington Music Awards. Everyone enjoyed his music while taking a moment to relax.
A Chainsaw Carving Competition, Silent Auction, and other fundraising events during the show helped Kentucky Log a Load for Kids raise over $5,000 for the Kentucky Children’s Hospital.
The Kentucky Wood Expo has a long-standing reputation for connecting the Kentucky wood products industry and strengthening our industry for over 40 years.
Stay tuned for the 2027 Kentucky Wood Expo.
Mission Statement - To promote a sustainable forest products industry by interacting with and educating the public
2025 KWE Exhibitor Information
Click on this link to view the Official Show Program from the 2025 Expo.
2025 KWE Exhibitors:
OUTSIDE KWE EXHIBITORS
AIRMEDCARE NETWORK
425 W Walnut St, Lebanon, KY
Angela.howard@gmr.net
T: 270.832.5412
Products: Medical Air Evacuation
B & H EQUIPMENT
108 S. Honeysuckle Ln, Glasgow, KY
dbequiment@live.com
T: 270.261.1591
Products: log skidder, used equipment
BRANDEIS MACHINERY & SUPPLY CO.
1801 Watterson Trail, Louisville, KY
robert.krutsinger@bramco.com
T: 502.403.8701
Products: Brandeis Forestry Machinery
CARBOTECH
138 Sarah Frances Ct, Clarksville, TN
clint.averitt@carbotech.ca
T: 931.801.1344
Products: Optimized cutting systems, log grading systems, and log feeding for sawmills
DANIEL BOONE NATIONAL FOREST
U.S. Forest Service
1700 Bypass Rd, Winchester, KY
mary.o'malley@usda.gov
T: 859.745.3145
Products: Education
DANZER VENEER AMERICAS, Inc.
55 Bragg Ln, Morehead, KY 40351
jason.white@danzer.com
T: 606/776-3108
Products: Company Information
EAGLE CLAW
7130 Township Rd, 119, Fredericktown, OH
T: 419/564-4960
Products: carbide saw teeth, lumber grading supplies
FULGHUM INDUSTRIES
1080 Lake Stone Lea Dr, Oxford, GA
sledford@fulghum.com
T: 770.656.2199
Products: Equipment: chippers, debarkers, log cranes, bark hogs
HAIX NORTH AMERICA
2320 Fortune Drive, Ste 120, Lexington, KY
t.cline@haix.com
T: 866.344.4249
Products: workbooks and clothing
HUD-SON FOREST EQUIPMENT
DAVE’S SAWMILL SALES
PO Box 345, Barneveld, NY
tom@hud-son.com
T: 800.765.7297
Products: Hud-Son portable sawmill
INDUSTRIAL FASTENER & SUPPLY
210 Browning Road, Somerset, KY
justin@indfassupply.com
T: 606.677.9229
Products: air tools, bandsaw blades, nails
KENTUCKY CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL
Office of Philanthropy, Lexington, KY
Tricia.potts@uky.edu
T: 859.379.2030
Products: Fundraising activities
KENTUCKY MASTER LOGGER
222 T. P. Cooper Bldg. Lexington, KY
kml@uky.edu
T: 800-859-6006
Products: Kentucky Master Logger Certification Information
MCCOY CONSTRUCTION & FORESTRY
1797 Lexington Road, Georgetown, KY
leonardnew@mccoycf.com
T: 859.623.2030
Products: John Deere Equipment
ONSITE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC.
404 Mitchell’s Landing Way, Greensboro, NC
david@onsite-technologiesllc.com
T: 336.763.4861
Products: handheld inventory software
PATTERSON CHIP CO.
PO Box 657, Barbourville, KY
pattersonchipco@earthlink.net
T: 606.523.9480
Products: Barko equipment, Pitts trailers, logging supplies
PRECISION HUSKY
PO Drawer 57, Leeds, AL
steveb@precisionhusky.com
T: 205.640.5181
Products: chippers, grinders, loaders, sawmill equipment, chip mill
RICER EQUIPMENT, INC.
49 Good Manor Road, Lucasville, OH
danny.gatrell@ricerequipment.com
T: 740.289.4318
Products: Tigercat & Prentice Forestry equipment
RUDD EQUIPMENT CO.
728 W. Cumberland Gap Pkwy, Corbin, KY
dballou@ruddequipment.com
T: 606.528.9440
Products: Rudd equipment
SCHAEFFER MANUFACTURING
3785 Horsemint Tr, Lexington, KY
jenny@jennyhukill.com
T: 859.576.2743
Products: Schaeffer Specialized Lubricants
SERRA SAWMILL
a part of the WINTERSTEIGER Group
1035 Parkway Drive, Bldg. 24, Springhill, TN
solutions-sales@wintersteiger.com
T: 866.444.6288
Products: portable sawmill, saw blades
TIMBERSYNC
348 E Main St, Lexington, KY
liam@timbersync.com
T: 859.618.2316
Products: syncing loggers to forest landowners
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY FORESTRY CLUB
Lexington KY
L.Robinson@uky.edu
T: 859-257-8718
Products: Information, shirts, swag
WOOD-MIZER LLC.
8180 W. 10th Street, Indianapolis, IN
mmoore@woodmizer.com
T: 317.271.1542
Products: portable band sawmill & accessories
INSIDE EXHIBITORS
AFTERMARKET PARTS
Division of VVG
150 Market St, New Bern, NC
jdr@rightparts.com
T: 800.487.2335
Products: Forestry Parts
AMERICAN CHESTNUT FOUNDATION
Kentucky Chapter, Mt. Sterling, KY
dkdarnell@roadrunner.com
T: 859.585.9520
Products: Education
AMERICAN LUMBER & PALLET
PO Box 1136, Fayetteville, TN
shawn@amlumber.com
T: 800.992.3432
Products: trade magazine
AVIAN
8 The Green Suite A, Dover, DE
brett@avfian-iot.com
T: 404.481.0388
Products: AI-Driven Fire Prevention
BERRY CENTER FARM (The) & FOREST INSTITUTE
PO Box 582, New Castle, KY 40050
shannonboyd@berrycenter.org
T: 859.468.2548
Products: Woodland tools, promotional material
DIGITAL WOOD CARVER
189 W. Walnut St., Martinsville, IN
bt@digitalwoodcarver.com
T: 317.409.1450
Products: CNC wood carving equipment
EMERALD ENERGY & EXPLORATION LAND COMPANY
814 S. Kentucky Ave, Ste 1, Corbin, KY
kshouse@e3co.land
T:606.280.7585
Products: Oil & Gas exploration and development
FORESTRY SYSTEMS INC.
4105 Oak Ridge Rd, Summerfield, NC
debo@forestrysystems.com
T: 336.643.9663
Products: Hardwood Inventory Management Software Systems
FREEMAN CORPORATION (The)
PO Box 96, Winchester, KY
shisle@freemancorp.com
T: 859.355.1421
Products: company information
GLASSCOCK LOG & LUMBER INC.
2870 Springfield Road, Bloomfield, KY
lumber@glasscocklumber.com
T: 502.252.9408
Products: lumber sales
HARDWOOD REVIEW
PO Box 471307, Charlotte, NC
kim@hardwoodreview.com
T: 901/767-9126
Products: trade magazine
HURDLE MACHINE WORKS, INC.
16195 Hwy 57, Moscow, TN
nicole@hurdlemachineworks.com
T: 901.877.6251
Products: Hurdle Mill
ISK BIOCIDES, INC.
416 East Brooks Road, Memphis, TN
popem@iskbiocides.com
T: 859.512.8214
Products: End wax, Sapstain control
KENTUCKY DIVISION OF FORESTRY
300 Sower Blvd, Frankfort, KY
steve.kull@ky.gov
T: 502.782.7167
Products: Education
KENTUCKY TREE FARM
106 Progress Drive, Frankfort, KY
info@kytreefarm.com
T: 502.695.3979
Products: Education
KENTUCKY WOODLAND OWNERS ASSN
PO Box 1201, Frankfort, KY
info@kwoa.net
T:859.556.1066
Products: Association
LUMBERMENONLINE.COM
2508 Pillow Drive, Columbia, TN
triciah@lumbermenonline.com
T: 931.381.1638
Products: trade magazine
LUMBERMENS MAGAZINE
PO Box 1916, Columbia, TN
morris@lumbermensco.com
T: 888.401.6367
Products: trade magazine
MESSERSMITH MANUFACTURING INC.
2612 F Road, Bark River, MI
lnewton@burnchips.com
T: 906.466.9010
Products: Biomass boiler system
NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE
PO Box 34908, Memphis, TN
editor@millerwoodtradepub.com
T: 901/372-8280
Products: trade magazine
PANTRON AUTOMATION, INC.
109 Hubbard Street, Belmont, NC
steve@pantron.com
T: 800.211.9468
Products: Electronic sensors, light curtains
PENNSYLVANIA LUMBERMENS MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
2005 Market Street, Ste. 1200, Philadelphia, PA
ltheriot@plmins.com
T: 267.800.3955
Products: Insurance for wood products & the building industry
SAW CONTROL SYSTEM
PO Box 269, Newton UT
reid@sawcontrol.com
T: 435.754.7168
Products: joystick sawing, saw control, cutting technology
SAWMILL MD
5672 Cherokee Nene Lane, Crestview, FL
sawmillmd@mindstream.net
T: 850.902.2886
Products: fiber-saving Debarker heads
WOODLAND PARTS & SERVICES, INC.
116 Peters Rd, Talladega, AL
jac.woodlandparts@gmail.com
T: 256.493.4798
Products: parts for debarkers, chippers, and other equipment
Craft Exhibits:
CASWELL, ROGER
Paris, KY
T: 859.230.1527
Products: wood crafts
LAWSON HAND CRAFTS
1185 Bear Creek Rd, Lawrenceburg, KY
r.c.lawson1019@gmail.com
T: 502.680.0095
Products: Woodturning (cowboy hats, bowls, bells)
Chainsaw Carvers:
TB Wooden Creations, Metamora, IN
Troy Baker, 765.338.7557
Derek Richardson Chainsaw Art, Brandenburg, KY
Derek Richardson, 270.945.5028
Bear Grrr Custom Chainsaw Carvings, Sandusky, MI
Patrick Barrigar, 810.358.1687
Enchanted Forest Carving, North Manchester, IN
Sherri Corn, 765.460.7304
Fancy Firewood, Bath Springs, TN
Hank Ivey, 731.733.0635
RB’s Custom Carvings, Warren, IN
Ron Bradford, 260.375.3181
Food Truck Vendors:
Big Daddy’s Fried Chicken
Frankfort, KY
T: 502/352-1865
Menu: Fried chicken, wings, tenders, catfish, shrimp. Sides: fries, potato salad, baked beans, Cole slaw
Double R Smokehouse
Williamsburg, KY
T: 606.215.6394
Menu: smoked pulled pork tenderloin, cheeseburgers, hot dogs, fries, chili cheese fries, Lemonade
Taco Jerk
Louisville, KY
T: 502.321.4133
Menu: Chicken & ground beef tacos & nachos
Country Boy Brewing
Georgetown, KY
T: 859/619-7160
Menu: Craft beverages
Kentucky Lumberjack Competition
WELCOME BACK
LUMBERJACKS
Click on this link to sign up for the
When: Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025
Where: Masterson Station Park,
3051 Leestown Rd, Lexington, KY
We are excited for the return of the Kentucky Lumberjack Competition to the Kentucky Wood Expo. This is the first time this competition has been in Lexington, and it looks to have a huge lineup of competitors. There will be many familiar names and a few new ones, with multiple generations competing.
There will be a women’s division and a division for those over 60. We will be giving out over $3,000 in prize money.
If you are interested in participating, please visit www.kywoodexpo.com for more information or contact the KFIA office at 502/695-3979 or michele@kfia.org.
Chainsaw Carving Competition
If you are interested in carving at the KY Wood Expo, please complete the form and send back to Michele@kfia.org. Share with your friends.
Chainsaw Carvers will be competing in a carving competition by designing the perfect piece to submit in a LIVE auction on Saturday, Sept. 20 at 12:30 p.m. Proceeds from the auction will benefit the Kentucky Children's Hospital.
Stop by and see our carvers:
Crafters
If you have a wood craft hobby, please consider being a part of the KY Wood Expo.
Complete the Guide and return to michele@kfia.org.
If you have any questions, contact the KFIA office at 502/695-3979
Food Truck Vendors
The Kentucky Wood Expo is a great opportunity to share your culinary talents. We have limited space for food trucks and encourage you to consider being a part of the show. This 2-day event brings in about 2,500-3,000 people.
If you are interested, please complete the form and return to Michele@kfia.org or if you have any questions contact the KFIA office at 502/695-3979
