Abstract: A bandsaw mill comprises two vertical bandwheels for receiving and guiding a bandsaw. The bandwheels are mounted on a frame for rotation about horizontally spaced-apart axes. A bridge suspends the frame above the position of a log with the axes of the bandwheels being generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the log. The log is between the bandwheels. The bandsaw mill includes a mechanism for raising and lowering the frame, a mechanism for moving the bridge longitudinally along the position of the log and clamps for securing the log in a generally horizontal position. A method of sawing the log comprises moving the log into a generally horizontal position, securing the log in the position and moving the horizontally oriented bandsaw in a longitudinal direction along the log to make horizontal cuts along the log.