Portable Sawmill Sharpener Comparison | Norwood Woodland Mills Woodmizer Vallee Timber King Hud-Son

[@fiskfarm]

I am lucky to have a local mill owner (a professional hydraulic 40hp mill btw) who will sharpen and set for $5 to $6 per 144" blade so spending about $1000 on sharp and setter is a non starter I am happy to report. Ask around guys before you take the plunge. He is only 5 minutes away to boot. Thanks Sandy for another great review.

[@sawingwithsandy]

Sounds like a great arrangement you’ve got for sure. Thanks for tuning in

[@gsmscrazycanuck9814]

One thing you are forgetting. When figuring out the cost of blades, you need to factor in shipping. For me here in Saskatchewan, it would probably double the blade cost depending on how many are ordered at one time.

[@Brandon-rc9vp]

Extremely smart way of looking at this and presenting information - thank you for producing such great content and useful info!

[@chuckfish5189]

10 blades,Sharpened 5 times, equals 50 blades.. 50 blades at $23.00 a blade = $1150.00. I think I want a blade sharpener.. Did I calculate correctly?

[@mfritch]

Chuck, take a look at my post above regarding the Cooks sharpening equipment. The Cook brothers are third generation saw filers and they really know their work. They build there sawmills and sharpening system starting with the blade and then moving outward from there. I do not think that there is another manufacturer that is as committed to quality as Stephen and Tim Cook.

[@samgibson684]

I concur

[@bfd1565]

Thanks for adding TimberKing.

[@sawingwithsandy]

No problem Joe. Seems like a good sawmill. I plan on including it in another sawmill comparison video in the next few weeks as wel

[@bfd1565]

@@sawingwithsandy Fantastic.

[@chriscox6598]

Sandy Thanks for the video. I have been thinking about getting a sharpener. For what little I have been sawing, I really can’t justify one

[@sawingwithsandy]

Yeah I’m in the same situation since the cost is just so high. I’m getting closer to the cost of then since I’m using more blades the longer I have the mill. Guess I better make the decision at some point

[@galanjones8123]

Sandy thanks for the video on sharpers. It's good video 👌 some may not have all the facts ..

[@scooter2049]

The way I worked it out is the woodland sharpener, and a 10 pack of blades with tax and shipping is basically 1250.00 You can sharpen them 5 times so that's 60 blades. That works out to 21 bucks a blade. Definitely cheaper, but also doesn't take into account time. Now if you could sharpen them 6 or 7 times, that brings the cost down to 18.00 and 15.50 respectively, which would start to make sense to spend the money on a sharpener.

[@justincarney2775]

I bought the woodland mills sharpener. A bit of a learning curve and had to watch it pretty close. If a tooth doesn't move forward appropriately you will trash the blade. I've ruined several blades perfecting the art. This plays into the cost column. Not to mention the grind wheel cost. Found battery on tractor works just fine for remote sharpening and hooking upto booster pack or charger negates battery purchase. I dont mill as much as I would like, haven't justified the cost....yet.

[@sawingwithsandy]

That’s good to know. I’m still on the fence of what sharpener is buy but the woodland mills seems like its a pretty simple design which I like. Would you buy it again?

[@justincarney2775]

@@sawingwithsandy I'm satisfied with construction and function. Pretty simple yet ingenious design. I would probably buy it again. I find initial cost on sharpeners in general a little steep and tough to justify for the amount I mill. What sold me on it was the ability to limit my down time, resharpen and get back to it. "Time" is the most important commodity for me. I squeeze in sawdust therapy when ever possible.

[@cancelchannel3394]

Correction the cooks auto sharpener alone is $2,595.00, I know this because I'm going to soon be purchasing one, the dual tooth setter is another $1,295.00, if you buy both in a set the price is $3,690.00, I'm buying the set "/

[@David-fv7zg]

Have you considered having someone sharpen them? Often there is a local guy that will do it. Woodmizer will do it for $8 a blade sharpened and set. Shipping averages about $10 -$11 a blade total. If you had 30 blades, You could rotate out 10 at a time for about $100. 15 blades will last me almost a year, give or take. This is a much cheaper alternative, especially when you consider the time needed for you to sharpen. I would rather do it myself, but I am strongly considering the sharpening program. My estimates for the long term will be buying 5 new blades a year to replace, and have 10 sharpened.

[@sawingwithsandy]

I have considered having them sharpened but the hassle of going to town to mail them away was too much and so I bought a woodland mills sharpener and setter kzbin.info/www/bejne/nWm1lnevoZl1hNU

[@David-fv7zg]

Sawing with Sandy Do you buy milk? I’m guessing you have to go into town to do that, more than once or twice a year, thats all it would take to mail these in......but I would have looked for an excuse to buy one too!! LOL

[@02428able]

I have the Dinasaw brand manual setter (hand crank) and the Dinasaw brand, hand crank, sharpener. Am just getting around to setting them up for use.

[@sawingwithsandy]

Those do look like good machines

[@rhealemure]

All mills and sharpeners will do the job. Experience is the key. Good luck with whatever you choose

[@sawingwithsandy]

You’re right on that one

[@coldspring624]

woodmizer has a resharp program that is not bad. I like Cooks ...but will check out Hudsons hand setter and Timber king

[@sawingwithsandy]

I never knew about the woodmizer program. Good idea. I think I'm also trying to decide which I want to buy. It's a big purchase so lots to think about.

[@dr5674]

Good job! Very informative!

[@arkansasrob9745]

good video,i was wondering about that.do they work just as good as a new blade.

[@sawingwithsandy]

I’m still unsure of that either. I do know that I should decide soon about whether I’m going to contour buying new or resharpen though

[@mfritch]

A well sharpened used blade will cut as well or better than a new blade if you have good equipment. There are a lot of very good videos on sharpening and setting up a mill for cutting on the Cooks Saw page. kzbin.infovideos

[@02428able]

You talk about setting the teeth and then bevelling when it comes to sharpening. Are these 2 different things or just different terminology for same thing. I use blades that are what i have always assumed are straight with the teeth set to one side or another. How does bevelling come into play?

[@sawingwithsandy]

Yeah I set the teeth so they bend to either side of the blade and then sharpen them

[@TheMonkdad]

Thanks

[@ironleatherwood1357]

👍

[@cancelchannel3394]

Cutting 10 Hickory trees, several Oaks

[@cancelchannel3394]

I don't do spread sheets, I listen to those who have experience using the product that I'm interested in purchasing ")

[@larrykluckoutdoors8227]

👍👍👍

[@cancelchannel3394]

The prices I've given all are in U.S. dollars

[@audreygreen-hite2075]

Can I buy your used blades ? Luca

[@sawingwithsandy]

Hey Luca. I haven’t quite decided what my plan is for my old blades yet. If they do end up heading towards the garbage I’ll let you know. They’re pretty rusted up at this point and likely not worth bringing back to life but who knows

[@MrRackinroll]

You forgot one very important element. If you are selling your wood virses using it just for yourself. If you are in the business of selling your wood, these costs of the sharpner no matter who get buy from should be insignificant as a cost of doing business. Sorry this video is just another attempt at making content, which by the way you did a good job of.

[@rhealemure]

Only sharpen your blades 5 times. What a joke How much metal are they taking off. I have sharpened my blades up to 13 times If you dont destroy your blades and sharpen before they get to dull they last a long time. We have a norwood mill for 13 years.

[@wallaceeverett3927]

I agree; I have used 11 blades since 2005, and sharpened 10 of them 12+ times on a Cookssaw copy sharpener that I built for about $500. I also have a single tooth setter that I built for almost nothing; and I set blades every time that I sharpen. Check out Cooks equipment, they have the best info on mill set up and sharpening. Some of the sharpeners that I've seen on youtube do not push on the tooth that is being sharpened and if you have any tooth spacing that is not the same it will grind wrong! Check them out!

[@sawingwithsandy]

Thanks for the info. I’ll check out Cooks

[@sawingwithsandy]

Yeah you sound like you’ve got some good first hand experience. I was just going by what woodland mills recommended. I’ll keep what you’re saying in mind if I decide to buy a sharpener

[@wallaceeverett3927]

@@sawingwithsandy That and Suffolk saw in Long Island N.Y. is where I got info when I decided to build a mill. My mill cuts 36" di. x 21.5 foot log. I used 25 inch pulleys , that I got for wholesale price and box tubing for free. Also got a 16 hp Kohler for 70 bucks that I think was not hardly used. It is all manual, but I load logs will tractor; and turn big logs with a 4500 lb. winch. All specs were got fron the 2 places above.

[@cancelchannel3394]

I'm getting the Cooks cat's claw auto tooth sharpener and dual tooth setter combo, $3,690.00 plus shipping "/

[@sawingwithsandy]

Nice setup right there

[@cancelchannel3394]

@@sawingwithsandy it's an addition to a Woodland mills HM130MAX, plus 2 track extensions, and a lap siding attachment ")

[@johnholness1470]

don,t forget inflation .blades will not always be $23

[@sawingwithsandy]

That’s a good point John

[@arkansasrob9745]

when you get to 39 buy sharpener and then start over on your figuring

[@sawingwithsandy]

Haha I like your thinking

[@randybailey7106]

Well I'm in ga, and I've had all them sharpeners,I spent the extra money and bought a bms 250 cbn sharpener, and it sharpens my blades razor sharpe, I'm very pleased with wood mizer products

[@cancelchannel3394]

And are current as of January 28th, 2023

[@rajkishor6389]

Hello

[@sawingwithsandy]

Hi Raj

[@Johnrider1234]

Manitoulin. 36 hd. Norwood