Three Forks Wood Reclamation was founded by Chris Kelley, retired U.S. Navy SEAL, and Christian Knutzen, retired U.S. Army Green Beret — two veterans whose passion for history and exploration drives every reclaimed timber we steward.
Three Forks Wood Reclamation was founded by Chris Kelley, a retired U.S. Navy SEAL with over 31 years of service, and Christian Knutzen, a retired U.S. Army Green Beret with over 26 years of service. Their shared passion for history and exploration led them to uncover and preserve the world's most storied structures, from the D-Day barns of Normandy to forgotten European workshops.
Their mission is to reclaim history with integrity. Every timber is ethically sourced with full legal permissions and respectful deconstruction, then traced to its origin with chain-of-custody documentation. No replicas, no shortcuts. Museum-level conservation handling ensures each piece arrives stabilized and preserved, ready to anchor a space with genuine provenance.
Three Forks releases curated, limited lots by site and era. Once a lot is spoken for, it is never repeated. The team leads sourcing expeditions worldwide, empowering local craftsmen communities while giving architects, designers, and collectors access to materials that carry a history no showroom can replicate.
From Normandy to your space: sourcing historic timber where history happened.
Every reclamation is conducted with full legal permissions and respectful deconstruction, honoring the structures and communities we work with.
No replicas, ever. Every piece is traced to its origin with chain-of-custody documentation that verifies its historic identity.
We recycle and reuse historic wood while empowering local craftsmen communities, giving each timber a purposeful second life.
Conservation-grade handling, stabilization, and preservation ensure every timber arrives in the condition its history deserves.
Reach out to explore how Three Forks can bring authenticated historic timber and its story into your next project.
Reach out to the Three Forks team to explore how authenticated, hand-hewn timbers can define your space with provenance and purpose.