Sandhill Sawmill · Donahue, Iowa
From the log
to your
living room.
What we do
Built on good wood.
Custom Sawing
Bring us your logs — or we come to you. We'll mill them to your exact dimensions.
Live-Edge Slabs
Walnut, maple and character-rich burl slabs — air dried, then vacuum kiln dried.
Mantels & Beams
Hand-finished mantels and timbers that become the heart of a room.
Custom Builds
Conference & river tables, bar tops, vanities and engraved shelving built to fit your space.
Our craft · Vacuum kiln drying
Character in the grain. Confidence in the drying.
We're a hands-on, family-run sawmill. Our wood is air dried first, then kiln dried — every slab or board we sell or work with is kiln dried, not just left to season in the yard.
We take our wood to an offsite facility with state-of-the-art vacuum kilns. Vacuum kiln drying draws moisture from deep inside thick slabs and large timbers, helping achieve thorough drying while minimizing drying defects and preserving the wood's natural character.
- Local
- timber sourced nearby
- Kiln dried
- after air drying
- Custom
- cuts to your spec
In the yard
Rare wood, actually in stock.
We use and keep a lot of wood you won't find at a lumber yard — figured grain, spalted slabs, burls, and reclaimed or salvaged timber from around the Quad Cities. What's in the racks changes with every log we cut. All wood we sell is kiln dried — call ahead or arrange a visit to pick your board.
Figured wood
Curly, fiddleback and ribbon grain that only shows up once the board is cut and oiled.
Spalted wood
Black lines drawn by the tree itself. No two spalted slabs ever come out the same.
Burls
Wild-figure burl and root slabs, cut and dried for one-of-a-kind tops and accents.
Reclaimed & salvaged
Storm, yard and barn wood saved from the burn pile and milled into something new.
After a specific slab or species? Call (563) 223-3751 and we'll help match our kiln-dried inventory to your project.
Recent work
Fresh off the mill.
Made to order
Conference tables, river tables & bulk runs.
One-off statement pieces and repeatable runs — all milled, machined and finished in the shop, and every piece can carry your logo, name or monogram.
Conference tables
Bookmatched walnut pairs and matching caps, sized for boardrooms and conference rooms.
Epoxy river tables
Live-edge slabs joined with a resin river — dark, clear or a color that fits the room.
CNC & laser engraving
Send your logo or artwork and we'll route, engrave or brand it into the wood.
Bulk boards & cookies
Bulk orders of charcuterie boards and wood cookie centerpieces for events and corporate gifts.
Planning a bulk run or an engraved order? Call (563) 223-3751 or email tony@sandhillsawmill.com.
Plan your cut
Start with the cut sheet.
Looking for a slab or boards? Share your size, species, shape and price range — Tony will look for a match in our kiln-dried inventory.
Areas we serve
Within 25 miles of Donahue — and all of the Quad Cities.
Bring us a log or we'll come take a look. We work with homeowners, builders and woodworkers across the Quad Cities and the small towns around Donahue — on both sides of the river.
- Davenport
- Bettendorf
- Moline
- Rock Island
- East Moline
- Eldridge
- Le Claire
- DeWitt
- Blue Grass
- Walcott
- Long Grove
- Park View
- McCausland
- Princeton
- Buffalo
- Durant
- Wheatland
- Calamus
- Grand Mound
- Silvis
- Milan
- Coal Valley
- Port Byron
- Rapids City
- Cordova
