 The remains of the mill were accidentally discovered in 2004 during excavations along the Noordhollandsch Kanaal canal.His wind-powered sawmill used a crankshaft to convert a windmill's circular motion into a back-and-forward motion powering the saw.In his old age, he became a friend of the hydraulic engineer Jan Adriaanszoon Leeghwater who mentioned him as the inventor of the "saag molen" in his book on the Haarlemmermeer.