The Schüttesäge Museum occupies a historic water-powered sawmill right at the confluence of the Kinzig and Schiltach rivers. The museum documents the Black Forest timber trade and rafting industry, which shaped this entire valley for centuries — logs were cut in the hills, floated down the rivers, and eventually shipped to the Rhine and the Netherlands for shipbuilding.
The mechanical exhibits are the main draw: the original mill machinery is preserved and demonstrated on select days, showing how water power translated into precise timber cuts. Alongside the mill, the museum covers daily life in the Black Forest, the craft of log rafting, and the social world of the timber workers who moved product from forest to market.