As I reported in my blog of June 11th, 2013 Webmaster Roger Thornburn and I plus our wives spent a wonderful day at Sturgeon’s Mill near Sebastapol. These are pics that Roger (mostly) and I took that day.
Shires taking a log to the mill
Shires pulling log to the mill
Chains used to bring log to saw
Chain used to transfer logs from pile to saw
Close-up of log being sawed ….. before the days of OSHA
Closeup of log being sawed
Machine used to rip the planks into 2 by 4’s etc. The levers in the foreground set the machine to cut the various sizes.
Machine used to rip the planks.
The Planer
Planer details
The planer at work.
The Planer at work
A nice 12” by 12”
12 inches by 12 inches
Old (alas non-working) Steam Donkey
Steam Donkey