Who We Are

At Cutting Edge, we make great fires. But more than that, we’re passionate about them. Consider all the moments where a great fire is essential: gathering with friends, fighting off the winter chill, cooking the perfect pizza, enjoying a strong beverage with an old friend, taking a quiet moment of solitude.

Truly, a great fire makes a difference. But as Cutting Edge founder Leroy Hite discovered years ago, great firewood, smoking wood, and pizza wood is hard to find.

Growing up in a small rural suburb in northwest Georgia, Leroy understood firewood and hard work from an early age. When he wasn’t tending to the family garden he was helping maintain the acre of land that they lived on, doing myriad chores and managing the woodpile.

Fast forward to adulthood, and Leroy was frustrated. As much as he loved great fires, he couldn’t seem to find the right fuel for them. He’d looked all over, too, visiting grocery and hardware stores, only to come home with a small bag of sub par wood. He’d call the guy down the street, who would dump a load of dirty, moldy wood from his backyard into Leroy’s driveway where he had to stack and carry it himself. He’d wander around his backyard looking for sticks that had fallen and dried up enough to burn. But none of these options produced great fires or great fireside experiences. They were smoky, smelly, and frankly? A lot of work to get going.