2 Easy Ways to Get Sawn Logs in Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

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Quick ways to purchase and make your own Sawn Logs in Skyrim

Written by Rain Kengly

Last Updated: February 5, 2025 Fact Checked

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In Skyrim's Hearthfire expansion pack, players can build and upgrade their own homes. Sawn Logs are an important resource, though they can be time-consuming to farm. You can choose to buy them from a lumber mill owner or cut them yourself. This wikiHow will show you how to get Sawn Logs in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

Things You Should Know

• You can purchase Sawn Logs from any lumber mill. Speak to the mill owner to trade 200 Septims for 20 Sawn Logs.
• Befriend the mill owner by selling them firewood. This allows you to use the saw mill freely.
• Ask the owner to use the sawmill. Interact with the lumber pile and lever to begin.

Steps

Method 1

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Purchasing Sawn Logs

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   Visit a lumber mill. There are a variety of lumber mills spread throughout the map.

   • Anga's Mill, The Pale, west of Windhelm
   • Deadwood Lumber Mill, Falkreath
   • Dragon Bridge Lumber Camp, Haafingar
   • Half-Moon Mill, Falkreath Hold at Lake Ilinalta
   • Heartwood Mill, The Rift, at Lake Honrich
   • Ivarstead's lumber mill, The Rift
   • Mixwater Mill, Eastmarch
   • Morthal's lumber mill, Hjaalmarch
   • Riverwood's lumber mill, Whiterun Hold
   • Solitude Sawmill, Haafingar
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   Speak to the mill owner. The mill owner should be inside of the lumber mill. If you can't find them, they may be in their homes.
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   Purchase the Sawn Logs. For 20 Sawn logs, you'll need 200 Septims. This can be pricey if you need a lot of Sawn Logs, so you can either farm for Septims or cut the logs yourself.
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Cutting Sawn Logs

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   Befriend the owner of a lumber mill. If you become friends with a lumber mill's owner, they will let you to cut the lumber yourself. Speak to the owner, and then offer to sell them firewood. Make sure they are at home rather than working at the mill as this makes them more likely to accept your offer.

   • You can get firewood by using a woodcutter's axe at a wood chopping block. These are scattered throughout the towns. Chopping wood is also a great way to make money without leveling up or increasing skills in Skyrim.
   • Continue to sell them firewood until your disposition rises enough for their permission to use the saw mill.
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   Ask the mill owner to use the saw mill. The mill owner should be inside of the lumber mill. If you can't find them, they may be in their homes.

   • Select the dialogue option: "Can I just cut the lumber myself?" or similar.
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   Interact with the lumber pile. There should be a stack of lumber beside the saw mill. Interact with it to place the log onto the saw mill.
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   Interact with the lever. You can find the lever by the saw of the saw mill. This will begin the cutting process. This process will take some time, but it's free to do.

   • Once the log is cut, you'll receive 10 Sawn Logs.
   • Sawn Logs won't be found in your inventory; they'll be delivered to the building site of the homestead.
   • If you get married, you can also move your marriage partner to this site once it's fully built.
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