Love to see these mills run! I hauled logs to one when I was 19 r 20. But I couldn't go up in the mill to see it work. My grandpa and I was gonna build one but the cat he had to run it didn't have enough power.
G'day Tom, wonderful history that's disappearing, those bandsaws are hard to beat in your species of wood Down Under they have to be wide blade vertical orientation 👍.
Timber, sawmills and lumber were the biggest contributors to the economy of the town where I grew up. Everyday we would see many log trucks loaded high with timber and going to the sawmill. There were dedicated private logging roads. One of these went to the river where the logs were dumped and rafted down stream to a mill. My father and brother worked in a huge sawmill not far away The processes went from soaking/washing the logs, sawing, planing and cutting which resulted in 2x4 lumber (or what ever dimensions)
I passed you question on to David and this was his reply: "I sharpen the teeth until they need to be replaced. David Yoder, Yoder Mill Inc." Hope that helps.
That style of saw is an inserted tooth saw. There is a shank that holds the tooth in place. The tooth is called a bit, and the shanks rotates into the cutout for the tooth to lock the bit in place. It's a really simple, and neat setup. My mill only has a single 48" blade, so I'm quite envious of this setup.
I'd love to see more videos of this operation in the future if you have the opportunity.
Love to see these mills run! I hauled logs to one when I was 19 r 20. But I couldn't go up in the mill to see it work. My grandpa and I was gonna build one but the cat he had to run it didn't have enough power.
very interesting to see
G'day Tom, wonderful history that's disappearing, those bandsaws are hard to beat in your species of wood Down Under they have to be wide blade vertical orientation 👍.
Timber, sawmills and lumber were the biggest contributors to the economy of the town where I grew up. Everyday we would see many log trucks loaded high with timber and going to the sawmill. There were dedicated private logging roads. One of these went to the river where the logs were dumped and rafted down stream to a mill. My father and brother worked in a huge sawmill not far away The processes went from soaking/washing the logs, sawing, planing and cutting which resulted in 2x4 lumber (or what ever dimensions)
Can the teeth be resharpened or the tip replaced?
I passed you question on to David and this was his reply: "I sharpen the teeth until they need to be replaced. David Yoder, Yoder Mill Inc." Hope that helps.
That style of saw is an inserted tooth saw. There is a shank that holds the tooth in place. The tooth is called a bit, and the shanks rotates into the cutout for the tooth to lock the bit in place. It's a really simple, and neat setup. My mill only has a single 48" blade, so I'm quite envious of this setup.
There's a Yoder Lumber and mill in Amish country, Millersburg Ohio. It's totally modern.
Mmm lumber saw for you we shall.