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Boards + project stock
Small-lot hardwood for furniture, boxes, shelves, repairs, and the next idea on your bench. Buy a useful board or a project quantity without needing a commercial order.
Rough or selectively milledHobby hardwood from Niagara County, New York
Hardwood for people
who make things.
Tusky Hardwood turns local logs into small-lot boards, slabs, and maker stock for hobbyists and independent woodworkers across Western New York.
Hardwood drop / Lot 0143.13 N
One visible material chain
- Log
- Saw
- Dry
- Select
Made ready for makers
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Tusky Hardwood
Hobby hardwood is the market.
Interesting local wood,
in useful quantities.
This is hardwood for people building in garages, basements, small shops, and independent studios. One special board, a few matched pieces, or enough stock for a real project is a complete order.
Tusky will not try to imitate a commodity lumber yard. The advantage is smaller lots, visible character, known condition, practical guidance, and a closer connection between log and project.
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Slabs + figured wood
Individual slabs, matched pieces, crotch figure, character boards, and unusual cuts selected for what makes each piece worth building around.
Photographed + sold individually03
Shorts + maker stock
Turning blanks, carving stock, offcuts, and small project packs that put good local hardwood to work instead of treating smaller material as waste.
Released as material allowsStock for the scale you work at
Start with the wood you actually need.
Inventory follows the logs, so the mix will change. The constant should be clear dimensions, clear condition, and enough information to decide whether a piece belongs in your project.
Furniture stock
Boards + matched sets
For tables, cabinets, shelves, and boxesOne of one
Slabs + character pieces
Choose the actual piece, not a generic gradeSmall project stock
Shorts, blanks + packs
Useful material for smaller work02
From log to rack
Condition before adjectives.
Good stock starts with honest information.
Species, dimensions, source lot when known, milling date, defects, and moisture condition matter more than calling every board premium.
- 01Farm, windfall, and local logs are recorded by species and source when that information is known.
Source
Begin with a known log
- 02Each opening face and thickness decision considers grain, figure, defects, yield, and likely projects.
Mill
Cut for useful stock
- 03Stacks are stickered, dated, and described as green, air-drying, or dry only when measurement supports it.
Dry
Track condition honestly
- 04A board is sold with the dimensions, condition, and character a woodworker needs to plan the next step.
Select
Match wood to the maker
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Current stock
No endless catalog. No mystery boards.
Every piece should tell you what it is.
Ask about boards, slabs, shorts, turning stock, or a species you are trying to find. We will describe what is actually available and what work it may still need.
Check current hardwoodTypical local speciesInventory varies
- 01Maple
- 02Oak
- 03Cherry
- 04Ash
- 05Black walnut
Visits are by appointment so stock can be pulled in advance and customers stay separate from operating equipment. Custom milling is considered separately when capacity and policies allow.
Field note / 001
Hobby hardwood is the market.Every board is tracked, dried, measured, and handled with the care you'd expect from a professional yard—whether you're building your first piece or your fiftieth.
Honest wood is the standard.
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Design studio
Tusky Design
Furniture from the same wood, with its own direction.
Tusky Design is the furniture side of the shop. It starts with the same local hardwood, then builds it into original forms, sculpted pieces, inlay, and material-specific detail meant to stand on their own.
Original forms
A focused portfolio of pieces that are recognizable as Tusky work, not a catalogue of every possible style.
Material-led detail
Sculpting, inlay, matched grain, and unusual local figure are used where they serve the design, not as a checklist of premium features.
Selective commissions
Client work adapts Tusky forms to a room or use. We take on selective projects rather than becoming a general custom furniture shop.
Hardwood inquiries + appointments
What are you
trying to make?
Send the species if you know it, rough dimensions, quantity, intended project, and whether you need rough stock or some milling. We can respond with what is actually on hand.
Email Tusky Hardwood Tuscarora Reservation / Niagara County, New York