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SPRING / SUMMER 2020VOLUME 16, ISSUE 1

IN SID E THIS ISSU E

One Dynamic Couple’s Sawmilling Journey — Good for the Environment & Profitable

Introducing the Next Step in the LumberMate Evolution — Meet the LM29V2

A Return to Woodworking Roots Yields $1400 from First Log

...and much more!

2 | NORWOOD News | Spring/Summer 2020

Dear Fellow Sawyers & Friends,

Sawmill owners are “doers” … While others spend their time talking, sawyers get stuff done.

Here at Norwood we’ve been busy making changes to both the Norwood LumberMate LM29

and LumberMan MN26 sawmills. Identifiable as the V2 models, the refreshed LM29V2 and

MN26V2 feature new carriage, log dog and guard designs. The adjustable guide system, stan-

dard on the LM29V2 and optional on the MN26V2, features an even smoother action. Both new

V2 models will be available starting around June.

To give sawyers more choice, we added two new engines to our selection of power plants: the

18hp (570cc) V-twin Briggs Vanguard is available for both the HD36 and the LM29V2, and the

electric-start 13½ (420cc) Briggs is available on the LM29V2.

To further grow the family of Norwood and Frontier owners around the world, we cemented a

deeper partnership with our German dealer, Grube, which is one of Europe’s most respected re-

tailers of forestry and outdoor equipment. Also in 2019, we launched Frontier in other countries

including France, Germany, Norway, Sweden and Finland to name just a few.

Most recently we, like everyone, have been navigating the mine field brought on by the pandem-

ic. We remained open throughout the lockdown albeit scattered with much of our team working

from home.

The past couple of months have been remarkable to say the least. We are witness to history — At

no time has virtually all of humanity been stopped simultaneously. Personally-speaking, I have

never before been so tremendously grateful that we live in the countryside with forests, fields

and nature outside our front door. It gives us choices, and opportunities … and freedom.

Many Norwood owners feel the same way. They turned the lockdown into an opportunity to

work on their land to build a better future and enduring legacy for their families.

It is more important now than ever to be self-reliant and to chart your own future. Owning a

Norwood puts you in control of your future — To build. To craft. To grow. To make your mark.

Let’s get out there and get at it!

Until next time, happy milling!

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Designed for hobbyists looking to elevate their projects, the LumberMan MN26V2 is the perfect personal sawmill to learn and grow with. It is user-friendly, accurate, and offers many customization options that make it adaptable to nearly any project.

The MN26V2 improves on Norwood’s time-tested LumberMan MN26. The rede-signed log dog positively clamps logs and also features a dimensional profile that grabs hold of cants while better protect-ing your valuable wood. New-style guards incorporate a sawdust exhaust port com-patible with chip extraction systems. The revamped carriage design features beefier 2 ½” tubular steel rear supports.

Like all Norwood mills, the MN26V2 in-cludes patented Sawyer-Assist™ innova-tions that simplify daily tasks like blades changes, and also make it easier and faster to cut each board. Together, they mean you’ll spend less time adjusting, and more time milling.

And, as your projects grow, so too can your MN26V2. Don’t worry about outgrowing your sawmill down the road because the LumberMan gives you the freedom to add customization attachments anytime.

Sawing your own timber unlocks a world of opportunities for you:

▸ Mill non-standard dimensions and work with exotic species you can’t find at big-box stores.

▸ Produce valuable boards and beams for a fraction of the price you’d pay at the lumber yard.

▸ Enjoy the feeling, and freedom, of being ultra-self-reliant.

A genuine Norwood is the ultimate cen-trepiece in any tool collection because it makes it truly possible to build a better future through wood. The MN26V2 is an affordable way to get your hands on your very own Norwood.

The new LumberMan MN26V2 is sched-uled to begin shipping in June 2020.

Are you ready to take your first step?

Meet the New Centrepiece of Your Tool CollectionIntroducing the Redesigned LumberMan MN26V2

MN26V2-0013GLumberMan MN26V2 with 13½ hp (420 cc) Briggs recoil-start engine

$4,857 $4,567

Shipping and taxes (where applicable) extra. Images may show sawmills equipped with optional attachments. Images include optional support legs.

Meet the newly redesigned LumberMan MN26V2. With new carriage, log dog and guard designs, the MN26V2 is more rigid and easier to use than ever before.


Greg, Ashley, and six-month-old Piper Rose live in a log cabin in rural upstate New York, just south of the small town of Holland. On pulling into their driveway, I was enthusiastically greeted by Bailey and Tundra, a couple of white Labrador “log dogs”. The family lives in a log cabin built over a hundred years ago, and Greg and Ashley spend much of their spare time working on an addition for their growing family. I was no less enthusiastically greet-ed with a smile and hearty handshake from Greg, who had just clamped down a large walnut log on his Norwood LumberPro HD36 sawmill, and shortly after, by Ashley who had daughter Piper cradled in one arm, and a cup of hot coffee for me in the

other hand (which was most welcome on a crisp October day).

With fourteen years of forestry and land management training and experience, Greg works as a logger and consulting for-ester. Four years ago, he added “sawyer” to his list of skills. “I do forest consulting and timber appraisals here in the forests of western New York,” Greg explained.

Greg was dismayed by the amount of timber that was being turned away from commercial mills, either because the logs were too big, too crooked, or were from ur-ban areas where embedded metal could be a problem. Having also previously worked with both a circle mill and another brand of bandmill, he recognized the potential op-portunity. “I looked at sawmills about four years ago and went to a Norwood Open House where I could try out their mills and talk to owners. I was so impressed by the design of the mill and the experiences of the owners that I ordered a manual-ly-configured LumberPro HD36 sawmill that day,” he said, “I have been using the Norwood HD36 sawmill as an integral part of our business for several years since then.”

“With our HD36, we found a niche market, working with salvaged wood and sustain-ably-grown timber. A lot of our logs come from urban tree companies. A lot of saw-mills won’t cut yard trees, but I mill the wood and kiln dry it into a usable product. I can cut any dimension. In the summer, I do a lot of portable sawmilling, too. We can cut in someone’s front yard or out in the woods. It only takes about 15 min-utes to set up the mill. At the end of the day, when our customers see the stack of lumber, the expression on their face shows their satisfaction.”

Describing the large log on his mill, Greg said, “This walnut log came from a resi-dential area. It has a triple crotch, so we’re looking at a 32 to 33-inch wide cut. I cut logs this size on a regular basis.” At 7 feet long, and with a triple crotch at the end turned sideways to take advantage of the feathered grain inside, it was a perfect example of the kind of log that just about any other sawmill would put on the scrap pile. “This walnut log would be considered less than pallet quality, but the slabs will sell for high-dollars because of their char-acter. This sawmill is great for this kind of cutting, because I can move the clamps and position the log to get the best cut. Most sawmills are set up for round, straight logs, but the Norwood is also well suited for odd shapes like this one.”

This walnut log would be considered less than pallet quality, but the slabs will sell for high-dollars because of their character.” It took him a couple of minutes to cut each of the eight slabs, which he estimated would bring an average of $200 at the mill, or $400 kiln dry. “That’s over $1,500 at the mill, or $3,000 kiln dry—and the customer might turn that into a $5,000 table!”

Rose Forestry of upstate New York is a forward-thinking family business that sees, and unlocks, the tremendous value in natural resources missed by most everyone else. Using their Norwood LumberPro HD36, their business has two “divisions”: Firstly, they custom-saw on contract for others. Secondly, they have a storefront for woodworkers and craftsmen that they stock with unique slabs and boards milled from salvaged wood and sustainably-grown timber.

Greg and Ashley Rose, founders and owners of Rose Forestry.

One Dynamic Couple’s Sawmilling JourneyGood for the Environment and Profitable — by Dave Boyt


Greg demonstrated that, with a sharp blade and a consistent feed rate, the mill produced perfectly flat slabs, even when cutting through the tricky crotch grain. It took him a couple of minutes to cut each of the eight slabs, which he estimated would bring an average of $200 at the mill, or $400 kiln dry. “That’s over $1,500 at the mill, or $3,000 kiln dry – and the customer might turn that into a $5,000 table!” He noted that while, woodworkers prefer kiln-dry wood, they often buy their slabs right off the sawmill to make sure they get the ones they want.

Meanwhile, Ashley and Piper head up Rose Forestry’s storefront in Holland. “Greg fills the store with inventory of different species of slabs and boards, and we have people come from a wide area to buy our lumber,” Ashley explained. In the spirit of cooperation, the store also contains furniture built by area woodworkers who buy their raw material from Greg and Ashley. “We also have literature and information about Norwood sawmills on display, so customers can get an idea of how we mill the lumber,” Ashley noted. Some custom-ers have expressed interest in the mill itself and she and Greg have helped several customers in their decision to purchase a Norwood for their own use, through Norwood’s owner demonstrator pro-gram; one got himself an LM29, and another an HD36. “There is no way we are worried about competition, because Norwood is a family, and we’re all working together to get as much product as we can from our natural resources,” Greg laughed.

“Working with the mill is doing a great thing for our area. It is mak-ing a usable product out of wood that would otherwise be wasted. Forestry is changing in our area. Property size is diminishing, and we are working with smaller trees from the woods.” Our business is doing well for us, and we’ll continue making lumber for as long as we can,” Greg concluded.

Rose Forestry specializes in sawing ultra-high-value slabs with their Norwood HD36 portable sawmill.

This walnut log came from a residential area. It has a triple crotch, so we’re looking at a 32 to 33-inch wide cut… This sawmill is great for this kind of cutting, because I can move the clamps and position the log to get the best cut. Most sawmills are set up for round, straight logs, but the Norwood is also well suited for odd shapes like this one.”

“Greg fills the store with inventory of different species of slabs and boards, and we have people come from a wide area to buy our lumber.”


The personal sawmill revolution began in 1993 when Norwood launched the “LumberMate”—the world’s very first affordable portable band sawmill. Norwood’s practical, precise, portable mills were so affordable that almost anyone could get one for their own personal use. Since then, tens of thousands of Norwood owners have been empowered to mill their own trees into valuable boards, beams and dreams.

In the intervening years, Norwood expanded its line-up of sawmill models and engineered many production-boosting attachments that Norwood owners can add at any time to customize their saws—when they first get their mill or years’ later as their sawing needs grow.

During that time, Norwood’s flagship “LumberMate” itself underwent many transformations in both form and function.

Capable of handling logs up to 29 inches (74cm) in diameter, the LM29V2 saws boards up to 24-inches (61cm) wide accurately to 1/16th of an inch. Standard, the new LumberMate is 16 feet long (4.8 m) which allows you to cut up to 12’8” long. Like all Norwood bandmills, you can add optional 4-foot (1.2 m) log deck extensions to saw even longer material. In fact, you can saw logs of any length in stationary configuration—some Norwood owners are sawing logs over 40-feet (12.1 m) long!

The LumberMate LM29V2 boasts a redesigned carriage frame and ultra-smooth adjustable guide system.

LumberMate LM29V2 ready to open up a new log with the optional log loading winch stowed out of the way.

2 0 2 0 w i l l m a r k t h e l a t e s t s t e p i n t h e L u m b e r M a t e’ s e vo l u t i o n … I n t ro d u c i n g t h e L u m b e r M a t e L M 2 9V 2 .

The Legendary LumberMate Started the Personal Sawmill RevolutionIntroducing the Next Step in its Evolution — the LumberMate LM29V2


LM29V2-0013G-ELumberMate LM29V2 with 13½ hp (420 cc) Briggs electric-start engine

$5,697 $5,297

LM29V2-0014GLumberMate LM29V2 with 14 hp (429 cc) Kohler OHV recoil-start engine

$5,867 $5,467

LM29V2-0013GLumberMate LM29V2 with 13 hp (390 cc) Honda OHV recoil-start engine

$5,987 $5,587

LM29V2-0018GLumberMate LM29V2 with 18 hp (570 cc) Briggs V-Twin OHV electric-start engine

$7,167 $6,667

Ask for your personalized quote today! Call us at 1-800-567-0404.

The LumberMate LM29V2 boasts a redesigned carriage frame, ultra-smooth adjustable guide system, dual-configuration solid-steel log clamp, and a new optionally available 18 hp V-twin Briggs & Stratton Vanguard engine.

To suit your unique sawmilling needs, customize the LumberMate LM29V2 with all the same optional attachments available for the LM29: extensions, trailer modules, leveling stands, cam dog, patented auto-lube, toe boards, log loading system, patented rapid-dogging/rolling system, board-offloading rollers, lap siding/shingle making system, etc…

The new LumberMate LM29V2 is in stock starting June 2020 and can be shipped in knock-down form right to your door for a lot less than you’d think. What are you waiting for?

LumberMate LM29V2 equipped with optional Trekker™ trailer system, support jacks and log loading/ramp system.

The LumberMate LM29V2 features industry-leading Sawyer-Assist technologies that will help you process your own timber with greater confidence and exceptional efficiency. Patented features included are infinitely-variable auto-locking sawhead, laminated sawhead with EZ-blade tension for frustration-free blade changes, auto-locking adjustable blade guide, available auto blade lube and available rapid-dogging/rolling system.

Shipping and taxes (where applicable) extra. Note: Images include optional attachments. Images are of the prototype model; appearance of actual production model will vary slightly .

Patented Sawyer-Assist™ Technologies


Owning a legendary Norwood is financially out of reach for some folks. But they deserve, just as much as anyone, to unlock the opportunities only available when you own your own solid, dependable and safe sawmill. To make sawmill ownership a reality for even more hard-working families, we launched Frontier — a second line of sawmills made overseas. (Norwoods continue to be made here at home.)

2017 marked the beginning of the new Frontier with the launch of the OS27. Capable of handling logs up to 27” (69 cm) in diameter, the Frontier OS27 has proven itself to be a rugged little mill, perfect for entry-level sawyers on a budget.

In 2019, Frontier rounded out the line of Frontier sawmills with the addition of two more models:

1. The compact OS23, capable of handling logs up to 23” (59 cm) in diameter,

2. The larger OS31, capable of handling logs up to 31” (79 cm) in diameter.

News from the FrontierAn Update from Frontier Sawmills

To answer the need for even more affordable entry-level sawmilling options, three years’ ago Norwood launched a new second line of sawmills — Frontier.

Frontier sawmills feature a few Norwood patented innovations including the patented laminated sawhead with EZ blade tension for fast, frustration-free blade changes; the patented auto-locking sawhead which increases output while also preserving the sawyer’s highly-valued infinite variability of cut; and the patented auto-locking adjustable guide system which reduces operator workload.

All three Frontier sawmill models have been embraced by families who can finally unleash their sawmilling dreams and build better futures through wood.


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LOG LOADING RAMP PACKAGE

Roll logs onto your sawmill from the ground or your log staging deck. Each ramp features steel grips to give your logs better traction against slipping. Removable for quick stow-age after loading. Package includes 2 loading ramps.

Note: To load mid-size to larger logs, and to make loading even easier no matter the log size, equip your mill with the log loading winch system (sold separately). (Item # OS-41400-A)

LOG LOADING WINCH SYSTEM

Load and roll logs onto your sawmill easier and more securely whether sawing by yourself or with a friend. Pass the winch cable over and around the log, connect it to the log deck frame, and operate the winch – the log rolls up your ramps onto the bed. It also helps you rotate your log on the bed to change the face between cuts, and will hold the log against the rests while you clamp it. Package includes a winch, mast/boom, receiver and log-rotating hook. Note: Log loading ramps sold separately. (Item # OS-41400-B)

LEVELING LEGS

For stationary milling operations, support your sawmill with a set of leveling legs custom-designed specifically to support the Frontier log deck. Each leg is fitted with a micro-adjust foot for more precise log deck leveling. Package includes 10 leveling legs and fastening hardware. (Item # OS-41170 for set of 10)

Note: Additional set of four leveling legs required to support each track extension sold separately. (Item # OS-41170-B for set of 4)

TOE BOARD (MANUAL)

Trees are wider at the butt making it hard to saw parallel to the heart of the log. Shimming can be time-consuming. Compensate for taper to mill true, high-value boards fast and easy. Add a toe board to one end of your sawmill to raise the tapered end of your log to the perfect height and hold it for sawing. Manually-operated pivoting ratcheted mechanism is ideal for small to mid-size logs. Package includes one toe board, mounting brackets and fastening hardware. (Item # OS-41285-LD)

New Frontier Optional Attachments

Every Frontier, including the compact OS23, have available an optional trailer system that owners can add at any time — when they first order their mill or later.

This year, we have begun to offer several new additional optional attachments for all Frontier sawmills.

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Category 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place

Photos — Norwood Sawmills in Action $500 $300 $100

Videos — Norwood Sawmills in Action $1,000 $500 $300

Photos — Homes, Cabins & Outbuildings — Exterior $500 $300 $100

Photos — Homes, Cabins & Outbuildings — Interior $500 $300 $100

Photos — Furniture, Cabinets & Fine Woodworking $500 $300 $100

Story with Photos — Share your Sawmill Adventure $1,000 $500 $300

2019 marked the biggest year ever in terms of number and quality of entries in all categories.

Given how many superb entries we received, it was even more difficult than usual for the judges to pick just a few winners. Therefore, we added several “Honorable Mentions” in three categories for which we gave out $50 prizes. In total, Norwood owners won $8,050 in prizes!

Norwood’s Mission is to “empower resourceful people everywhere to build their best futures through wood.” Every year, we celebrate the achievements of owners and their families through our Photo & Video Challenge.

Full contest details are on our website. The deadline for submitting your entries is October 16, 2020. To increase your chances of success, take high-quality photos and videos all year long. If you plan to build something extraordinary, saw a special log, finish a project, have your family join you sawing… capture those moments on camera and share them. TIP: Photograph and film your activities and projects in good light using the highest quality settings of your camera.

T H E C H A L L E N G E I S B AC K I N 2 0 2 0

Norwood Sawmills in Action — Photos Honorable mentions: Halley Sullivan, Michel Deriaz, Dwight Atkinson, Rhys Wallace, Jim Kaiserlik & Corey Gugisberg (Black Bear Sawmill)

Norwood Sawmills in Action — Videos

Roger Rupp Steve Russell Steven Peskoe

Jim Kaiserlik & Corey Gugisberg (Black Bear Sawmill) https://youtu.be/lJUBiI4xngY

Deette Hunt & Scott Hunt https://youtu.be/NsqA_8Mb2f4

Mike Stewart (B&S Sawmilling) https://youtu.be/UJ1wX4tGAWY

https://www.youtube.com/user/NorwoodSawmills

Norwood Photo & Video Challenge 2019 Winners


Homes, Cabins & Outbuildings — Exterior Honorable mentions: Daniel Adams, Robert Pyron, Future Design & Kenneth Compeau, Elmer Markel & Kimberlee Oplinger (Cedar Creek Electrial)

Patrick McDonald Henry Bauer Oswald & Maria Brand

Homes, Cabins & Outbuildings — Interior

David DeMerchant

Elmer Markel & Kimberlee Oplinger (Cedar Creek Electrical) Kim White

Furniture, Cabinets & Fine Woodworking Honorable mentions: Kim White, Sal Paccione, Scott Beck, Jim Kaiserlik & Corey Gugisberg (Black Bear Sawmill)

Sam Hill Dale Dobbe Tom King


As a kid, I grew up in Berkeley Township, NJ with a lot of woods around me. We were always making tree forts and really cool things out of whatever we found lying around. I was always tinkering with dif-ferent woodworking projects while I was growing up. I can remember watching my dad building birdhouses and nativity scenes at Christmas for neighbors and friends while I was trying to see how many nails I could put into a board before it sunk in water. Crazy huh? As my life went on, I took four years of woodshop in high school and built a desk and a small bar out mahogany, which my parents still have in their house to this day. I guess you could say that saw-dust was in my blood at a very early age.

As years went by, I started my career as a machinist working for a place that made a ton of pharmaceutical equipment. This gave me the passion for precision work while creating something out of nothing. A few years later, this lead me to a job in the government making even better stuff for ships and aircraft. I then got smart and married the love of my life, Dianna, and starting fixing things around the house as needed. While doing this, I noticed the cost of materials was more than I was comfort-able spending, especially after super storm Sandy hit the northeast region.

I needed to return to my woodworking roots so I could save some money by build-ing what we needed in the house. I began by building cabinets to store DVDs, along with a rather large raised panel end table for my wife’s birding books. I continued by building a storage bed in the master bedroom that is used as a dresser, photo album and extra blanket storage areas, all in one. This was all out of oak and, as you

can imagine, it was starting to get costly. My wife was saying she would like to see some diversity instead of oak all the time, and I couldn’t agree more. So I started to look around for different types of wood in our area and really didn’t see any, just what was at the local home box stores. The clos-est center for the better wood was over an hour away from me. This got the wheels turning – maybe I can cut my own wood?

After looking online at the different chain sawmill configurations, I figured, “Hmmm, I think I could build one of those.” After a week of cutting, machining and welding, I was chain sawmilling. I had a few friends that gave me trees out of their yard that they were getting rid of. So, I loaded my little truck and trailer up and off I went to get them. I put that little trailer through everything; no idea how it held up to the weight I put on it, but it worked for what I needed it to do. A few years down the road, a buddy of mine called and said he had a big walnut tree he didn’t want. This was way too big for my trailer, so I recruit-ed Paul, a friend from work, with a car trail-er and loaded it up with a backhoe. After bringing it to my house and laying it in my yard, I had to pause for a moment. The phrase, “I think I need a bigger boat” came to mind as I chuckled over a famous movie reference. My little chainsaw mill wasn’t

going to cut this, unless I spent a couple thousand on a monster chainsaw; not to mention modify-ing the attachment.

So here’s where the rubber meets the road. Do I want to spend money on a new, bigger, chainsaw or just look for a quality sawmill that fits my budget? I began my search with some of the cheaper companies that have little nine horsepower engines on them all the way up to these million dollar monsters (or so it seems). I wasn’t having much luck on figuring out what was going to best fit my needs at first. I thought, “Let me just call a few of these companies and see what they say.”

I will admit, between doing that and online forums, I started having an idea of what I was looking for and what price range I would have to spend. After researching 25 different sawmill manufacturers (yup 25!), I narrowed it down to three great poten-tials, Norwood being one of them. I started to spend some time on the phone to really put these three manufacturers up against each other. I figured, if I’m spending the money, they are just going to need to an-swer these “key” questions to the “T”. One company wanted $2.5K in shipping costs because the machine is fully assembled out of the factory and would require an 18 wheeler to get it to me. I wasn’t ready to spend the extra couple thousand bucks to ship it, so I had to scratch them from the list. The next was one of Norwood’s clos-est competitors and I can see why. Both Norwood and their competitor made fan-tastic sawmills and spoke very well of each other when I asked, “What could you say about your competitor that would steer me in your direction”? I really couldn’t get either one to shoot down the other, and I can understand that. At this point, it had to come down to hard facts and what I

The Path I Took that Led Me to Buy a Norwood Sawmill“Share Your Sawmill Adventure” Submission — 1st Place

By Bill Lieter

We worked out a deal for a mind-blowing $1,400 bucks for the slabs. I couldn’t believe my eyes. The money just came to me, with lit-tle effort. Since then, and a few logs and sales later, I was able to fund buying a used tractor, and build a pole barn out of mostly sawn wood that I made with this mill. At this point, the mill paid for itself in less time than I thought.”


felt would more fit my needs. Ultimately, I felt more comfortable with the accuracy of Norwood’s largest mill, the LumberPro HD36. So, after a long breath, my decision was made … it was going to be Norwood.

I pulled the trigger in late 2016. When the mill arrived at my house, we literally had all hands on deck unloading each box off the truck onto my trailer (yup the trailer I keep overloading, figured why-not, right)? I brought it to my parent’s big garage and, after a few days with my pops and my brother Danny, the mill was rolling out of the garage ready to try its first log. I put on a pine log that was laying around the yard just to give it a test run. (Figure 2). When the blade hit the log, it was effortless. Remember, I’m used to the chainsaw and expecting my back to hurt at the end of the cut. This was far from that and I couldn’t believe that the saw cut that smooth. I was now able to make a cut that used to take me 10 to 15 minutes in under 30

seconds—it blew my mind!

I was so excited to get the machine home and try it out on (you guessed it) that big walnut from my buddy. I got the log up on the mill and cut the whole thing in 2” thick slabs (Figure 3). After stickering them, a local hardwood company caught on that I had this wood (mind you, no advertising yet). When the owner came by to visit me, we worked out a deal for a mind-blowing $1400.00 bucks for the slabs. I couldn’t be-lieve my eyes. The money just came to me, with little effort. Since then, and a few logs

and sales later, I was able to fund buying a used tractor, and build a pole barn out of mostly sawn wood that I made with this mill. At this point, the mill paid for itself in less time than I thought.

I have milled thousands of board feet for different customers; and the experience keeps getting better and better. This has been an on-going journey, and I could not be happier with this investment. I person-ally thank Norwood and the folks in the New York facility for making this dream truly come true.

By Steve & Nicole Roy

I have milled thousands of board foot for different customers; and the experience keeps getting better and better. This has been an on-going journey, and I could not be happier with this investment.”

We’ve had our Norwood LM29 sawmill for approximately 2 years. We’ve created numerous pieces of furniture, gifts, crafts and spare firewood for our family and friends.

But what makes my wife and I the most pleased with our investment is the lessons and memories it has created with our three kids. They have developed an in-terest in working and creating with their hands. Being outside, building, learning and working together has brought us clos-er together.

The above photos of our 13-year old son, Hunter, is just one example of how he has enjoyed our Norwood sawmill and learned a variety of lessons along the way.

We cut down this maple together and milled it together. Now, after building the table together, Hunter loves sitting on the couch with our family looking at his beautiful creation with pride. The table and the memories will be with our family forever!

Much More than an Awesome Tool“Share Your Sawmill Adventure” Submission — 2nd Place


My father, at 84 years old, decided he had waited too long to get a sawmill. Since he’d worked all of his life with wood as a resi-dential contractor building homes and cab-inetry in our area since 1953, he had plen-ty of opportunities to use such a machine. He taught me well also; by working for his firm during the summers, he instilled in me the value of hard work and skill which included plumb, level, and square (or you start over). I eventually became an auto-motive engineer and use those skills and ethic to this day in my own firm.

We started with a chainsaw mill to cut the logs that are regularly offered up to my re-tired father. The live edge projects he had tackled in past years involved a tremen-dous amount of effort with the chainsaw and then significant re-work and tweaking to get the slabs to his level of perfection. In 2018, when we happened upon a YouTube video about portable sawmills, it started a discussion which led to some extensive re-search into brands, capability, and pricing. Based on our needs and budget, we finally selected and purchased a Norwood LM29

By Scott Beck

sawmill in January of 2019.

He says, “Why did I wait so long?”

When the boxes arrived in his home workshop, it looked like a daunting task to assemble, but following the instruction book, we were able to put the mill togeth-er on two Saturdays. We couldn’t wait to get cutting, so we experimented on three maple logs that had laid in the yard for a couple of years. In no time, we had some really nice lumber and had worked through a significant part of the learning curve.

He had made my daughter (his grand-daughter) a large maple live edge dining table for her wedding a couple of years back and now my nephew was engaged to be married in the summer of 2019 and he wanted to do the same for his grandson. But this time, a friend had some large black walnut logs that they donated to us in the spring and he wanted to make his grand-son’s live edge table from those beauties. The milling project took no time and was effortless compared to the chainsaw mill. The table came together nicely and he

embellished it with turquoise inlays (he is also a lapidary expert) as a final touch. He looks forward to more projects like that one in the future for other grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Our next project involves moving the en-tire mill to our cabin in the north woods of Michigan near Lake Superior. From there, we will have enormous opportunities for using the mill to create rustic furniture and/or structures on our properties. We look forward to building a shed into which we can install the mill to keep it out of the weather. We are taking down some trees to make room for the mill, and these trees will yield all of the lumber we need for that structure. We are both so happy with our purchase — every log we open up is anoth-er exciting endeavor!

By Daniel Adams

My Norwood LM29 sawmill has become one of my most useful tools on my 60-acre Missouri Ozark farm. Without question, I have recovered the initial cost of purchase of the sawmill.

This sawmill shelter is protecting my Norwood. It completely covers the 16 feet of rail. The lumber was cut from 100% dead Missouri White Oak.

Along with the economic benefit, the pride of cutting and building from lumber har-vested on my own land is unmeasurable. I get a kind of frontier/homestead feeling. I am constantly looking for a reason to fire

up my sawmill!

I wish I would have bought it years ago when I first started developing my home-stead.

Our Norwood Adventure“Share Your Sawmill Adventure” Submission — 3rd Place

It Gives Me a Kind of Frontier/Homestead Feeling“Share Your Sawmill Adventure” Submission — 4th Place

Norwood 2020 “Garage Sale”


Norwood’s annual “Garage Sale” is a favorite for many customers. Here is this year’s list of great deals on surplus, discontinued and demonstration equipment.

Available on a first-come, first-served basis and only while supplies last. Avoid disappointment— order today!

Item No. Description Qualifying Sawmill Models Condition Retail Dis-

countNOW ONLY

LM34-41130 4-Foot Bed Extension HD36, LM34 Used $494.00 25% $370.50 LM34-CBKIT Cross Bunk Kit HD36, LM34 Scratched $215.00 20% $172.00 ML26-CBKIT Cross Bunk Kit LM29, MN26, ML26 Scratched $119.00 20% $95.20

PM14-BUNKKIT Cross Bunk Kit PM14 Used $186.00 25% $139.50 LM34-41140 Detachable 2-ft Extension HD36, LM34 Used $257.00 35% $167.05

41380 Grapple 14 Used $119.00 30% $83.30 LM29-41170 Leveling Legs (Set of 10) LM29, MN26, ML26 Scratched $185.00 25% $138.75

LM34-41170-14 Levelling Stands (Set of 2) HD36, LM24 Scratched $77.00 20% $61.60 LC 054 Log carrier (54") (135cm) New $147.00 10% $132.30 M-LH Log Hog 3-Point Hitch Log Skidder Scratched $265.00 20% $212.00

LM2K-LPVKLog Rest Kit (VERTICAL LL24-STYLE) -

Customer drilling requiredLM2K New $189.00 25% $141.75

PM01 PortaMill PM14 PM14 Used $997.00 25% $747.75

41295-DEMO Rapid-Dogging & Rolling System (Set of 2)HD36, LM26, LM29,

MN26, ML26Demo $567.00 35% $368.55

41180 Standard Sharpener Used $795.00 25% $596.25 41190 Tooth Setter Used $487.00 25% $365.25

LM29-41150-DTrailer System (current trailer system) -

Subframe for 4-ft extension (not including support jacks)

LM29, MN26 Scratched $196.00 20% $156.80

ML26-41150-BTrailer System (original orange fixed-leg style) - Subframe & 2 Support Legs for

4-ft extensionLM29, MN26, ML26 New $427.00 25% $320.25

GUIDE TO SAWMILL CODES

SAWMILL NAME CODE PRODUCTION DATES

LumberMate MK3/MK4 MK3/MK4 1993 – 2000

LumberMate 2000 LM2K 2000 – 2010

LumberLite LL24 LL24 2004 – 2010

LumberMate Pro MX34 MX34 2010 – 2013

LumberLite ML26 ML26 2010 – 2013

LumberMate LM29 LM29 2013 – 2020

LumberMan MN26 MN26 2013 – 2020

LumberPro HD36 HD36 2013–Present

LumberMate LM29V2 LM29V2 2020–Present

LumberMan MN26V2 MN26V2 2020–Present

* Taxes, shipping and freight insurance extra. Items pur-chased from the garage sale are non-refundable, non-re-turnable and are not covered under warranty. Prices are valid for a limited time only, and items offered only while supplies last. Allow extra time for delivery and delivery times cannot be guaranteed; depending on location of items, they may need to be brought in from another ware-house to fill your order. Assembly required for most items, including demo models.

SAWMILL TECH TIP: Sawing Short Logs?Give Your Mill the Flexibility to Handle the Small Stuff

As sawyers, we’re all on the lookout for “treasure” — Those special logs that yield eye-popping grain.

Many ultra-valuable log “finds” come in shorter lengths. If you source wood from arborists, you will know that “urban” wood can be wonderfully exotic but does not always get delivered in traditional sawlog lengths. Or your neighbor takes down the old walnut in front of his place without realizing its value and blocks it into short lengths! L But even a 3-foot piece of walnut, or rosewood, or tiger maple is like gold.

To support shorter logs (e.g. about 3-feet), add an extra cross bunk kit (CBKIT) between two of your existing bunks.

You may wish to add an extra log dog/log rest kit (DRKIT) to save yourself reconfiguring your log clamping set-up. If you have an HD36 or LM34, you can add a pair of log clamp-ing receivers (DRRCRKIT) to quickly reposition an existing log clamping assembly.


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Growing up in central Iowa, we had the winter ritual of draining the water from the car and tractor radiators, usually by flash-light, on the first night of sub-freezing weather. Next morning, my father would put in the mixture of water and antifreeze that he judged would get the vehicles through the winter without wasting the precious liquid antifreeze – after all, it cost nearly a dollar a gallon. Apparently, it never occurred to him that this task could have been performed during the day – or even a few days in advance of the inevitable hard freeze.

While air-cooled engines don’t need antifreeze, your sawmill lubrication system does! It is an easily overlooked maintenance task that can shut you down if you don’t take care of it ahead of time. The most common antifreeze for sawmill lubrication is good ol’ windshield wiper fluid (winter-type with antifreeze). It mixes easily with water, and is compatible with Pine-Sol or whatever solvent you may use in the water to lubricate the blade and cut through pitch. But here’s the catch: the antifreeze needs to be in both the tank and the feed line, so be sure to open up the water line and let it flow until the mixture replaces the water. To get a good distribution, pour in the antifreeze first, then add the water. Better yet, have a pre-mix ready in one or two-gallon containers.

Windshield wiper antifreeze is simply methanol (wood alcohol) with a blue dye added, and it mixes well with Pine-Sol or any oth-er secret ingredients you add to avoid sap build-up on the blade. Most bottles have a chart that tell you how much antifreeze per gallon to add, but there is no downside (other than the expense) of putting in a little more.

In a pinch, you can use denatured (rubbing) alcohol from the medicine cabinet as antifreeze. Grain alcohol, such as Everclear also makes a good antifreeze mix.

So, what do you do if you go out to cut and find your water sup-ply has turned to a block of ice? Topping off the water tank with hot water will thaw out a layer of ice on top. For a more serious case, consider using a car immersion heater, which you can con-nect to a 12 Volt battery for extra heat. Once the water tank is thawed out, add winter windshield washer fluid and stir it into the tank. Then open the valve and apply heat to the water line. A hand warmer or towel soaked in hot water should do the trick. Once you get it thawed out, run enough water to get the windshield washer fluid mixture in the line so it doesn’t freeze up again.

Or do what any sensible person would do... go back inside, throw another log in the wood stove, prop your feet up, and read a good book until warmer weather thaws out your water tank naturally!

SAWMILL TECH TIP: Winter SawingKeep your Blade-Lube from Freezing in Cold Tempratures — by Dave Boyt

Some people think of using engine antifreeze — either ethylene glycol (toxic) or propylene glycol (non-toxic, but more expensive). These are not recommended. The first type (ethylene glycol) presents obvious and serious toxicity issues… the antifreeze will drip onto your wood and onto the ground where kids or pets can consume it. The second problem with both types is that they contain slippery lubricants that cause your blade to slip on the bandwheels.

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