October 2007
Sawmill
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This is what approximately 35,000 board-feet look like
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Once the mill gets started on our project, this is the main equipment that will be used on our logs
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The big saw
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A large electric motor drives a pair of perpendicular saws, with the whole carriage moving along the log to cut it
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One of the larger planers I've ever seen
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A conveyor takes the scrap from the planer to a chipper
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A large band saw, for cutting to dimension
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A moulder to finish the lumber
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Mr. Sivara, patiently waiting for me to finish taking pictures
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The other side of the moulder
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Moulding bits...for all sorts of shapes and finishes
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Some serious band-saw blades
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The ringer for the phone
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Another very large band saw. You can tell by the very large teeth on the very large band
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This new dust collector (some 30-40' high) was to be hooked up shortly after the day the picture was taken
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