an anti - bounce device for a saw mill , the device including a strut having a first end piece , a second end piece and a resilient member therebetween , the first end piece of the strut being moveable relative to the second end piece ; an engagement means associated with the strut adapted to move across a surface of a material to be sawn , the engagement means transferring force to the first end piece of the strut and the resilient member of the strut dampening relative movement between the first end piece and the second end piece of the strut thereby restraining movement of the engagement means relative to the surface of the material to be saw , and connection means for connecting the strut to the saw mill .