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{{Infobox non-player character
|name = Sawmill operator
|image = [[File:Sawmill operator.png|150px]]
|update = PLAYER-OWNED HOUSES!
|release = [[31 May]] [[2006]]
|members = Yes
|quest = No
|location = Lumber Yard
|shop = Yes
|gender = Male
|examine = He changes the shape of wood.
|race = [[Human]]
}}

[[File:Sawmill operator chathead.png|left|Sawmill operator chathead]] '''Bill''' the '''Sawmill operator''' can be found along the southern wall of the [[Varrock]] [[Lumber Yard]], at the [[File:Saw mill icon.png]] [[icon]] on the [[minimap]]. He can turn four kinds of logs into planks (see [[sawmill]]), and also runs a [[Construction Supplies]] shop selling [[Bolt of cloth|bolts of cloth]], three kinds of [[nails]], and [[saw]]s. He will not accept [[note]]d logs, except indirectly through house [[servant]]s.

Players can obtain planks by taking logs to the sawmill operator. Right-click on this [[Non-player character|NPC]], and there will be a "Buy planks" option. Players can then choose to make regular [[plank]]s from regular logs, [[oak plank]]s from oak logs, [[teak plank]]s from teak logs, or [[mahogany plank]]s from mahogany logs, for a price.

Despite his name, the Sawmill operator is not involved in the [[Sawmill training]] operation at the nearby [[Sawmill]].

==Special Logs==
[[Special teak log]]s and [[Special mahogany log]]s can be brought to the Sawmill operator and either sold or exchanged for a completely free conversion of the logs in your inventory into planks. The free conversion requires two of the same type of special log:

* Two special teak logs can be used to convert up to 26 teak logs into teak planks.
* Two special mahogany logs can be used to convert up to 26 teak logs and/or mahogany logs into teak/mahogany planks.

If you have only one special total or one special of each type, the operator will only offer to buy your special logs.
Also, Jagex has now added a mugger just outside of the sawmill to prevent any low level bots.

{|
|-valign="top"
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{|class="wikitable"
|+Items Sold
!Item
!Cost
!Stock
|-
|[[Saw]]
|13
|10
|-
|[[Bronze nails]]
|7
|300
|-
|[[Iron nails]]
|33
|300
|-
|[[Steel nails]]
|52
|300
|-
|[[Bolt of cloth]]
|650
|300
|}
|

{|class="wikitable"
|+Planks
!Item
!Cost
!Log needed
!Profit
|-
|[[Plank]]
|100 each
|[[Logs]]
|{{Coins|Amount={{#expr:(({{:Exchange:Plank|View=price}}-{{:Exchange:Logs|View=price}}))-100}}}}
|-
|[[Oak plank]]
|250 each
|[[Oak logs]]
|{{Coins|Amount={{#expr:(({{:Exchange:Oak plank|View=price}}-{{:Exchange:Oak logs|View=price}}))-250}}}}
|-
|[[Teak plank]]
|500 each
|[[Teak logs]]
|{{Coins|Amount={{#expr:(({{:Exchange:Teak plank|View=price}}-{{:Exchange:Teak logs|View=price}}))-500}}}}
|-
|[[Mahogany plank]]
|1,500 each
|[[Mahogany logs]]
|{{Coins|Amount={{#expr:(({{:Exchange:Mahogany plank|View=price}}-{{:Exchange:Mahogany logs|View=price}}))-1500}}}}
|}
|-
|

{|
|[[File:Sawmill.png|thumb|265px|The Sawmill operator waiting for orders]]
|}
|
|}

== See also ==
*[[Lumber Yard]]
*[[Sawmill]]
*[[Player-owned house]]
*[[Construction]]