Historic Steam Powered Sawmill Video

[Shasta]

I generally try to keep my posts on topic, but this is something I thought was worth sharing. This video is over a half-hour long, but if you are interested in old time sawmills and finished wood processing, it gives a good overall look at an historic steam powered operation here in Shasta County, California:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGuR3WN8 ... e=youtu.be

SHASTA

[bgmkithaca]

Thanks for the link, I enjoyed it a lot. I'm a nut for anything steam.

[.45colt]

That was great. not many people in this world could work there.Thank You. .

[FWiedner]

Looks like hard, but honest, work.

Very interesting.

[Bill in Oregon]

Shasta, that's rattling around all over the Net because it is just so darned charming. Have you been to the plant?

[Shasta]

Shasta, that's rattling around all over the Net because it is just so darned charming. Have you been to the plant?

Nope, never been there, but I drive past that Bullskin Ridge area several times a month heading up to Hat Creek Rifle & Pistol Club east of Burney, CA to shoot lever action silhouette matches. I really should go see that operation.

SHASTA

[Nate Kiowa Jones]

Thanks for the link. it takes me back to my childhood growing up in the country. Where I grew up there were some old operating saw mills, sugar cane syrup mills and Grist/Cornmeal operations. Some were converted to electric, some were converted to gas or diesel .

[AJMD429]

Neat story; wish they'd showed more detail on the actual mechanical workings of the mill though.

[Shasta]

Neat story; wish they'd showed more detail on the actual mechanical workings of the mill though.

I know what you mean. Do a Google search for "Phillips Brothers Steam Sawmill" and you will find several YouTube videos that show the machinery in action, but there is very little detail on individual machine set-up, or how an operator determines when and how to proceed. I suppose most people would find such detail boring, but I think it would be interesting.

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[pwl44m]

Loved it, this is the kind of stuff I find fascinating unlike the movie We watched at My G-daughters Sat nite (some kid of love story) yuk
Modern Technology "HAH" that was technology back in the day.
Perry

[Bill in Oregon]

The last steam-powered timber mill in the U.S. is here in Oregon:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpwzTtxLjvs

[Sigmar]

fantastic video, thanks for sharing. Can't believe OSHA ain't all over them

[Chuck 100 yd]

Thanks, I enjoyed that !