How I built my Sawmill Shed and Walkthrough of my sawmill setup.

[@kellynewman862]

Love the layout & design very practical!

[@johntillotson4254]

The best shop I've seen yet. Great job

[@Plankmills]

Thankyou, I liked it quite a lot, The only thing I’d do differently is make it a bit bigger. And use something stronger beam for over the biggest opening.

[@billroberts3864]

Thanks for the tour of your sawmill, addition to the sawmill, and your blade sharpening shop. The jig for the live edge slabs is real handy. I am impressed with your building designs and quality construction. Blessings to you.

[@Plankmills]

Thankyou Bill! Blessings to you as well!

[@johntillotson4254]

Great job. Thx for sharing

[@theodorebowers9737]

Ready nice job man ! 👍👍👍 + 👍 ❤️ love the workmanship look forward to your videos to come ! Thanks GOD BLESS YOU. GOD-BLESS AMERICA 🇺🇸

[@artszabo1015]

Very interesting design and very good video explanation. Art from Ohio

[@Plankmills]

Thankyou sir!

[@guymcelwee3489]

Very well done Sir. Enjoyed this video. Be safe and have fun.

[@Montanagrizzly]

A hook and a 5 gallon bucket on the sawdust outlet works great. Its easy to just dump it out side or in a a couple of trash bins to dispose of later.

[@Plankmills]

I’ve seen people do that, and I have tried it myself some time ago.

[@ssprofirewood]

I am very impressed with the sawmill buildings you have built. I am planning on doing something similar, but it probably won't be as nice as what you have done. Thanks for sharing! Take care 👍

[@Plankmills]

Thankyou! I do like the design as well! It didn’t happen all at once. Haha, if you noticed I have several videos on this build. Your welcome.

[@ssprofirewood]

@@Plankmills I am looking forward to watching more of you videos.

[@maniachill3069]

Very nice, you've done a great job. 👍

[@fivepointslawn2275]

Very nice mill shed . I’m sure u enjoyed building it . I hang a pail on my mill and collect the sawdust then dump in tractor bucket or the fire pit . Nice work

[@Plankmills]

Yes I have enjoyed it a lot! Interesting, thanks

[@konoctiswigwam8130]

I like your log deck.👍

[@Plankmills]

Thankyou

[@stevehennessy3588]

I'm thinking about getting a saw mill and I know I need a place to put it. Your shed is amazing and exactly what I need to build. I'm heading out tomorrow morning to do some measurement to see if it will fit where I want it to go. Well thought out shed - nicely done.

[@Plankmills]

Thankyou. The only thing I would do is make my shed a bit bigger than my original size.

[@stevehennessy3588]

@@Plankmills wider - longer or both? My wife liked it to and we will start by pricing out the slab. I was just going to put down rock with two concrete "sidewalks" for the mill to roll in and out of, but I think life would be so much easier with the whole thing concreted. Thanks again.

[@Plankmills]

@@stevehennessy3588 maybe 3’ wider and also longer. My addition I would also make longer. My slab cost between $800-$900 If I remember right it was 35’x 13’

[@justintillotson4666]

What if on your back wall you cut out a couple sections above your metal siding and framed out two large doors/windows that where hinged you could open to shovel your saw dust out and load a trailer or tractor bucket. You could open when needed or keep closed when not using. You’ve made a great build. Keep up the good work and ideas!

[@Plankmills]

I’ve thought about doing windows on that wall, Thanks.

[@stinkybillygoat6873]

Great video thank you, planning my set up for Norwood mill and you answered a lot of my questions

[@garyblevins3532]

Really nice sawmill shed

[@Plankmills]

Thankyou

[@MaxHeadroomMax]

Thanks for sharing. I am currently designing my sawmill shed and many design ideas you have presented will be making it into mine. The bottom metal siding to reduce maintenance is good one. The ability to pull the mill out is also nice. Sliding barn doors is a must. I really appreciated your comments about things you would have done differently, for instance if you had more room, you would have made your addition longer to prevent snow and rain getting in the addition because of its height. I have to mill big hardwood logs that are heavy to be easily handled so I'll be putting in an overhead crane on rollers to move and rotate big pieces. Amongst the thing I haven't figured out is a clean and straight forward workflow for waste slab and finished product in combination of the log deck. I'm also reflecting on a better way to handle sawdust. Your idea of a conveyor is good but maybe there could be something simpler?Again, Thanks sharing an instructive and entertaining video.

[@Plankmills]

Your welcome! And Thankyou. Yeah totally! I need to do an updated video on how I handle my slabs and boards. I definitely would make it bigger if I built another one. I like your idea of putting in a system in to handle heavy things. I hope it goes well!

[@a_farm_west_of_boring]

Very nice. I am building mine this summer.

[@Plankmills]

Awesome enjoy !

[@user-mv3sr8zq2t]

OUTSTANDING

[@Plankmills]

Thankyou!!

[@suneweigardh775]

Nice sheed and mill !

[@TripleTRanchAndSawmill]

Nice job on building and video!

[@Plankmills]

Thanks.

[@ourblessedtribe9284]

Great shop man. Great work. I will be taking a few ideas you shared and I really appreciate that. For the sawdust I would make a way to remove it through that back wall so you're only moving the pile 2 feet to the other side rather than all the way out of your shop. A little doorway or so. But I'm sure youve thought through every option . Thanks again man.

[@Plankmills]

Thankyou ! Your welcome to copy anything I did! Yes I have thought of that… I probably will make a door out the back wall of some kind. I also would like to some day have a conveyor belt for the sawdust to fall o to that would carry it out of the building and keep it cleaned out that way. Or a dust collection system would be nice especially for oak and cedar to keep a lot of the dust out of the air

[@OhioHillTopsHobbyFarm]

Awesome setup! I’ve been working on my Millhouse and love some of your ideas. I appreciate the video, take care!

[@Plankmills]

Thankyou!

[@jerrylittle8922]

Looks good. You can always add on.

[@kevinrecoskie519]

Hook a five gallon pail on your chute to collect the sawdust. I do this and it saves a lot of work.

[@joecallahan3379]

Nice build young man.

[@Plankmills]

Thankyou

[@danielmoore7039]

❤💪man that’s nice I had to subscribe God bless brother

[@OutDoorAdventures_1907]

Looks great! Keep improving your set up!

[@Plankmills]

Thankyou

[@littlegriffoffgridalberta6837]

Very nice ! keeps the snow & rain off things & will allow you to work in out on the mill even in bad weather, I hope to have time to get one built this summer if all goes well :) work smarter not harder that's how I look at improvements like that :))

[@Plankmills]

Yes it does pretty good! Thankyou

[@adirondackwoodsman]

Nice job! Plan to start one this summer

[@Plankmills]

Thankyou. 👍🏼

[@Ross-Sawing]

That's awesome!

[@Plankmills]

Thankyou!

[@Ross-Sawing]

@@Plankmills your welcome

[@outoftheboxwoodworks7560]

Im interested in knowing more about that neat sliding door and the hardware used, great looking shed.

[@Plankmills]

I’ve got a video comin out on the door for you! Coming soon.

[@outoftheboxwoodworks7560]

@@Plankmills awesome, can’t wait, thanks

[@redlalo777]

Awsome Build Thanks for posting, Can you Please show in more detail How You Build The Sliding Door? What materials you use ? Thanks so much

[@Plankmills]

Sure, Thankyou.

[@redlalo777]

@@Plankmills Thanks ,

[@jackiewallace2017]

Nice

[@jim9337]

You have done some fine work, looks great. Time for me to get off my but and build my own. How do you like the NorWood? I almost bought one, but went with a local Saw Mill builder. Truth is I wish I had bought the NorWood. Good vid, take care.

[@Plankmills]

Thankyou, I recommend it! I would build my shed a bit bigger if I did it again. A bit wider and maybe just a bit longer But if your on a budget just go as big as you can. (More space is usually better.) I like it fairly well, I do think there are a number of things that could be built stronger, but overall it’s a decent little mill for a weekend sawyer.

[@daveboyt6810]

You've got me fired up to build a shed (tarps are great, if you just want to hold the moisture in). You might consider a dragback system for slabs and boards. Also, for logs the size you're working with the Norwood side rollers might help, so everything can pull out through the end door. Is the log deck set up so you can get your tractor between the beams, if you need to?

[@Plankmills]

Alright!! Awesome!! I would say it’s worth it! Ok thanks for the suggestions. And yes I can fit the tractor in between the log deck just so, That way I can pick up heavy beams off the mill.

[@A..n..d..y]

Just wonder about your sawmill legs, they seem to on the concrete, a suggest would be to put wood blocks under the legs to absorb some to the log impact.

[@Plankmills]

Interesting observation, Thankyou.

[@Woodrow1188]

Nice work like it a lot, any reason for the Norwood?

[@Plankmills]

Thanks I’m sorry, what is your question about the Norwood? I don’t quite understand.

[@Woodrow1188]

@@Plankmills hi just wondering why that particular mill…there’s a lot to choose from these days on just about everything so I scanned thru your videos to c if I could find any information about the mill.

[@Plankmills]

Initially I was going to buy a timber king, now I wish I would have. And When I bought this one in the beginning, I went together with a friend to buy it. And actually had to borrow some of the Money, I guess it sounded like a good mill, they have a lot of their own parents on their mills. And it was a more affordable option. I’m glad I went with it over most of the brands. I did like it quite a lot, but I do think a few other brands are better, like cook’s saw manufacturing, Woodmizer, and Timber king.

[@BigelowWoodcraft]

This is one of the better sheds I've seen. I've had my mill 3 years and still no shed. You've given me some things to dream about. Nice job.

[@yolandastoltzfus5224]

Really neat channel Caleb. Curious what you use for videoing and editing?

[@Plankmills]

Thankyou! Currently I’m using mostly a DJI osmo action camera. Because i recently sold my canon dslr 80d, which I had been using some as well. And I used to use adobe premiere rush, But recently I’ve switched over to LumaFusion because I was having problems with the adobe program. And I like LumaFusion pretty good so far. It had a lot more options and features.

[@christommo]

What sort of wood did you use? Did you used the same for posts, frame and siding?

[@Plankmills]

The frame is mostly red pine, and the siding is mostly white pine.

[@christommo]

@@Plankmills Thank you for replying, nobody ever mentions the wood type they use so this is good to know.

[@Plankmills]

Your welcome! I would recommend most species of pine other than red pine though, it’s not the best for building because of how fast it rots, but that’s what I have a lot of where I live, so I use it.

[@christommo]

@@Plankmills Ok, thanks. I’m considering buying an LT15 to making my own beams and siding for a 2 car garage I’m building this year. It would be for practice as I want to build a Scani style house here in the UK. And of course I would already have the mill.

[@Plankmills]

Ahh very nice! What species of wood do you have available? Do you have fir?

[@justinrussell760]

How does your jig work for flattening slabs?

[@Plankmills]

I’ve got a video on it here’s the link, kzbin.info/www/bejne/rIbPnqRuqNZ9p68

[@garyarsenault7445]

Hi. You should check out Russell Belliveau youtube channel where he build wooden carts the full lenght of his mill. I think 3 of them with wheels. The video was 3 days ago. his second last video. I like your videos. BamBam

[@Plankmills]

Cool! Thankyou

[@garyarsenault7445]

@@Plankmills Welcome