How to get hardwood in Stardew Valley

Hardwood in Stardew Valley is an essential component for many of your crafting recipes. While you can get by using normal wood in the early hours of the game, you will soon require this special type of wood to craft various high-level furniture. You can find hardwood by chopping down only certain trees, which are tricky to find.

But, fear not farming enthusiasts and residents of Stardew Valley. With this article, we will help you locate areas where you can find hardwood and also let you know how it can be used in this indie game.

Where to find hardwood in Stardew Valley?

You can grow Mahogany trees that gives you hardwood (Image via ConcernedApe)

Hardwood in Stardew Valley can be obtained from a variety of sources. Chopping down certain trees and items in the game world will yield hardwood. These include Mahogany Trees, Large Stumps, and Large Logs. You can find Large Stumps in Secret Woods, and they respawn daily.

You can plant and harvest Mahogany Trees if you want to be able to farm hardwood without any hassle. Do note that you will need to get your hands on Mahogany Seeds first. You can shake a Mahogany Tree or chop it for seeds. Alternatively, you can get the seeds from Slimes and Golden Coconuts. The latter can be found in Ginger Island, whereas the former spawns in Secret Woods.

What is the use for Hardwood in Stardew Valley

Hardwood in Stardew Valley is an essential resource (Image via ConcernedApe)

Crafting recipes with Hardwood in Stardew Valley

Hardwood is used primarily for creating high-level tools and furniture. It can also be given as gifts to NPCs. You may also have to deliver a certain amount of hardwood during side quests.

Here are all the furniture items you can craft using hardwood in Stardew Valley:

Recipe	Ingredients required
Cheese Press	1x Copper Bar 10x Hardwood 45x Stone 45x Wood
Carved Brazier	1x Coal 10x Hardwood
Cork Bobber	5x Hardwood 10x Slime 10x Wood
Cask	1x Hardwood 20x Wood
Hardwood Fence	1x Hardwood
Heavy Tapper	1x Radioactive Bar 30x Hardwood
Mini-Obelisk	3x Gold Bar 20x Solar Essence 30x Hardwood
Hopper	1x Radioactive Bar 30x Hardwood
Worm Bin	1x Gold Bard 1x Iron Bar 25x Hardwood 50x Fiber
Oil Maker	1x Gold Bar 20x Hardwood 50x Slime
Ostrich Incubator	20x Cinder Shard 50x Bone Fragment 50x Hardwood
Warp Totem: Beach	1x Hardwood 2x Coral 10x Fiber
Warp Totem: Desert	1x Coconut 2x Hardwood 4x Iridium Core
Warp Totem: Farm	1x Honey 1x Hardwood 20x Fiber
Warp Totem: Island	1x Dragon Tooth 1x Ginger 5x Hardwood
Warp Totem: Mountains	1x Iron Bard 1x hardwood 25x Stone
Rain Totem	1x Truffle Oil 1x Hardwood 5x Pine Tar
Stump Brazier	1x Coal 5x Hardwood

Quests in Stardew Valley featuring Hardwood

Some quests also need Hardwood in Stardew Valley. These quests are:

Helping Robin:

Give Robin 10 Hardwood to earn 500g and gain some friendship.
Later, she'll need 80 Hardwood in exchange for 2,000g and a special bed recipe.

Fixing Willy's boat:

Lend Willy a hand by supplying 200 Hardwood to repair his boat.

Upgrading fish ponds:

Woodskip, the Fish Pond enthusiast, wants 10 Hardwood to expand your small pond.
You might also need 5 Hardwood later to make an even bigger pond.

That covers everything you will need to know about hardwood. In other news, the Stardew Valley 1.6 patch recently went live, and it has brought some significant changes to the game.

How to get hardwood in Stardew Valley

Where to find hardwood in Stardew Valley?

What is the use for Hardwood in Stardew Valley

Crafting recipes with Hardwood in Stardew Valley

Quests in Stardew Valley featuring Hardwood

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