De Twickeler Houtzaagmolen
The Twickeler Houtzaagmolen is located close to the road from Delden to Hengelo, just behind the Carelshaven hotel. The mill was built in 1771 by order of Carel George Graaf van Wassenaer Obdam.
Wind power
Wood has been sawn here for over two hundred years. During that period, various adjustments were made to the machines to ensure that they can always work with the latest techniques. At first they only worked on wind power. If there was no wind, you could see less or no sawing at all. That is why a steam boiler with steam engine was installed in 1881 and the superstructure, including the blades, gradually disappeared. From 1922, the steam drive was replaced by two electric motors. A saw frame was sacrificed to make room for a circular saw. Although the “windmill” has long since disappeared, we still continue to talk about “the mill”. Yet another saw frame had to make way for a horizontal saw machine around 1950.
Restoration
This sawmill was taken out of operation in 1975 after Twickel built a new sawmill next to it for sawing wood. After a period of decline, a thorough restoration took place in 1988 and 1989 and the Twickeler Houtsawmill was reopened in 1990. The management has been taken over by the “Stichting Beheer Houtzaagmolen Twickel”.
Enthusiastic volunteer indispensable
A group of enthusiastic volunteers are constantly working to keep the mill in optimal condition and are ready to welcome you and show you around. Wood is no longer sawn on a commercial basis, but we do show how thick trees were sawn into beams and planks here over the course of two hundred years.
Address
Zaagmolenweg 1
7491BS Delden
The Netherlands
Website
De Twickeler Houtzaagmolen