How to Saw your first log, for beginners. (Norwood Portable Sawmill)

Are you new to milling Lumber on a band sawmill? In this video I’m showing you a step-by-step guide to the method that I generally use when I’m sawing lumber on my Norwood HD36 portable sawmill.

[@devialas]

Very good job

[@billroberts3864]

Great instruction showing the reason behind the things you do to cut lumber. You are a great teacher and give easy to understand instructions for the operation of your sawmill.

[@Plankmills]

Glad to hear it! Thanks for the feedback.

[@elijahlloy8075]

Very helpful. Thank you.

[@Plankmills]

Your welcome!

[@jimswain8354]

I have a norwood lm 28

[@Plankmills]

Cool, I’m assuming it works kinda the same way as mine?

[@fivepointslawn2275]

Great video , I have a woodland mills . Are u pretty happy with the mill . The hydraulics look handy . Mine is all manual . I love milling . Learning every day . Looks like the scale works well . I don’t like the my scale or maybe I don’t know how to use it . I changed to a plexiglass marker and installed a metal ruler with eighth inch markings . But I usually count crank turns to b consistent . Glad I found your channel

[@Plankmills]

Thankyou! Overall I think it’s an ok mill for a weekend hobbyist. But it’s not ideal for a production sawmill operation. The hydraulics are great for sure! I made a video on the scale specifically if you haven’t seen that one. kzbin.info/www/bejne/j3WnlJ17rdWAb8U

[@justinrussell760]

Great video! Education and progress vids are my favorite. The dark sawdust is from the blade heating up and rubbing on the ceramics yes?

[@Plankmills]

Great! Thankyou. It could be… I think it comes from getting caked on the rubber on the band wheel pulleys.

[@johncampbell9120]

Are you reading what you are saying?

[@Plankmills]

No sir, Unscripted.