Tumacacori Mesquite Sawmill has grown and matured since its infancy in the 1980’s. The Sawmill offers much more than mesquite lumber as the name implies. It has a history stretching back 4 decades, when mesquite was only a known shrub or nuisance weed to most, or a maybe a barbeque flavor.
From a rough lumberyard and a few projects here and there, we have grown to providing beautiful stunning mesquite interiors to hotels, resorts, restaurants, bars, historic places, public venues and many, many homes from California to New York and beyond!
In the 40 years of the life of The Sawmill, it has grown from importing a few logs at a time from Mexico to having individuals, companies, and federal agencies, bring logs to the Sawmill because of our strong reputation for responsible harvesting.
We have grown from being a small roadside business to a company that provides opportunities for other mesquite artists to create and grow their own companies. Mesquite connoisseurs travel from across the United States and Canada to acquire our desert-treasured mesquite products for small projects or larger commercial applications or home interiors. In addition, the Sawmill has become a tourist destination for local residents and winter visitors alike.
With clients like: Arizona-Sonoran Desert Museum, Phoenix Botanical Gardens, San Xavier del Bac Mission, Tohono Chul Park, Western National Parks Store, Casa Grande National Monument, Tumacacori National Historic Park, Chiricahua National Monument, Organ Pipe National Monument, Tuzigoot National Monument, Montezuma Castle National Monument, Tubac Golf Resort and Spa, Hermosa Inn and Boutique Hotel, Tumacookery, Acacia Arts-Bisbee, High Desert Market Café, Wisdom’s Café, Ermano’s Beer and Wine Bar, Tohono O’odham Cultural Center; Gila River Indian Tribe, Pattern Energy, Tubac Center of the Arts, Arizona Sonoran Desert Museum, Grumpy Ole Mule Merantile, and so many more, we know we have surely grown.
With feature stories in media outlets such as USA Today, Arizona Highways, Western Arts and Architecture, Tucson Home and Garden, Woodworker’s Journal, Arizona Daily Star, Nogales International, Green Valley News, My Dream HomeTV, and most recently a spot in a book, “Mesquite, An Aboreal Love Affair,” authored by Gary Nabhan, we know we have grown and aged well like a grand mesquite tree.
There is an ever-unfolding story every day at the Sawmill and we invite you to come down and walk around, ask questions, look, touch, and feel the beauty of this desert treasure known as Velvet Mesquite. Come and see why we are Arizona’s oldest mesquite source.
Visit us at 2007 E. Frontage Road in Tumacacori (1.5 miles south of Tubac); or at www.mesquitedesign.com; and follow or like us on Facebook.