Interesting sawmill pics

[Ray Dunakin]

Here's a link I saw posted on another forum. It's a very cool little belt-driven sawmill powered by a tractor engine. Lots of good details shots:

http://www.the-ashpit.com/mik/sawmill.html

[darrylhuffman]

Great photos Ray.

Thanks for the link.

[james_coldicott]

Ray,

very useful photo's. Thanks for the link.

Does anyone out there know of a source reference for 1914-1919 era British/ European portable sawmills?

There is a good general layout drawing by Roy Link in issue 46 of 'Narrow Lines' but have never found any more information.

Lots of WW1 timber production was accomplished by the Canadian Forestry Company so they likely brought some equipment with them.

Any info greatly accepted

James

[Frederic Testard]

Great page, Ray, thanks for sharing.
I've posted your link on RR-Line on a topic dedicated to backwoods sawmills :
http://www.railroad-line.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=31166&whichpage=9
Hope you don't mind this.

[mabloodhound]

Thanks Ray.   That is exactly the mill I plan on modeling but I hadn't located any photos yet.
As a youth I worked on my uncle's mill which had that exact same setup and power.   He cut a lot of boards with that mill.    I know 'cause I had to stack them.

[Seattle Dave]

Al Armitage did a set of very detailed drawings for almost exactly this mill in a long ago issue of Narrow Gauge Gazette magazine.  It's been on my "todo" list forever.  I even got started with some of the pieces.  If there is interest here, I can go find the drawings and give a more specific issue reference.  Seems to me it was a multiple part article.

Dave

[Frederic Testard]

You're right, Dave. A two part article in the march/apr and may/june 1982 issues. It was a great article, with tons of great drawings.

[EZnKY]

Dave,
I'd love to see the drawings if you're willing.  (I may look around online for a back issue as well.)

My plan is to model the open-air setup in the photo, but there's quite a bit of similarity with your photos.

Thanks for posting the link.

[Frederic Testard]

Another fine subject for a model, Eric.
I'll be happy to follow your work if you build it.