Best of the Historic Steam Sawmill
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- Опубліковано 26 вер 2015
- The historic Sawmill and Box Factory operates much the same today as it did 100 years ago. Watch as they fire up their historic mill for a production run of lumber. English and French closed caption.
The mill is a historic site and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
© 2015 Charley Williams - Розваги
I could watch this all day.
Good, glad you liked the video.
Same
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Cut it out
Я тоже. Но работать целый день нет.)))
This is the best thing I have seen all week. The pond can supply water, the shavings and saw dust fires the boiler, the logs can be floated in on the pond, the station is setup very smart for a smooth work flow. Love things that make sense and make use of what's around you. No expensive fuel or parts that nobody could make. Very nice, VERY VERY nice!
I miss running around this mill as a young boy. I have a lot of good memories of the Phillips mill.
It is definitely a special place.
Pretty cool thats real old and still works! Gotta ask though said it above how's your hearing? Looks crazy loud! I did construction for a bit and girlfriend says I'm deaf! Also probably because I listen to music loud 🤪
Like my grandaddy used to do at his mill, near Erwin, TN. Early childhood memory of watching my Uncle Earnest running his mill, except it was electric powered. The sweet smell of fresh cut pine.
Glad it brought back those memories.
I also like smell of napalm in the morning
Beautiful, thanks for sharing your working steam sawmill workshop.
Very welcome, thanks for watching.
I moved heavy machinery for 40 plus years and would have loved to see the original installation of this equipment; with the equipment that was available, so many moons ago.
I know what you mean. Thanks for watching.
I worked in a saw mill in the UK not steam powered but much the same otherwise. Good honest work with good blokes.
Yes indeed. Thanks for watching the video.
The smell of the just cut logs, wonderful. I hope this operation will keep on for many more years. No computers here.
You are right about that. I have to admit everyone working there has a cell phone in their pocket.
@@MrShoptaw They probably get zero reception out there
I am confused, the narrator says electric utilities have never been brought to the property. Yet at the beginning of the video the man turns an electric light bulb off. And lights an oil lamp. I am so impressed by this power source. Steam ruled back in the day. This mill is a look into our past. Amazing... Tried and true. It works and they make fuel for the boilers with every log they saw. Very cool with little waste. This operation appears to be a money maker. I am certain the equipment was paid for long ago. Labor, taxes, steam oil, and buying the logs are the only expenses. Plus the slabs can be sold as firewood or used for the boilers. A very efficient operation. And this family is quite good at it. A money maker! Another example of the old way being a really good way to do this. People back then had it figured out. The equipment appears to be well maintained. Impressive. And very cool.
Thanks for watching the video. I can clarify for you. The property is off the grid. Any electricity used comes from solar and as needed, a steam powered generator. There is a diesel-powered generator at the box factory that is used occasionally. They only mill timber from their own 900 acre forest which is maintained as a sustainable forest.
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@@MrShoptaw truly amazing!!!
This was a fantastic video. I was mesmerized by the entire thing. So glad the camera showed that it was the log that moved for the next cut and not the saw. No other video I watched covered that. I can sleep peacefully.
Thanks, I'm glad you watched the video and got a good night's sleep.
Great job.I am impressed with the machine. It looks very efficient. Thank you for bringing this video to me
Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching.
True historic setup. Carbon neutral and green before anybody even knew what that was 😮. Loved the video thanks
Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching.
@@MrShoptaw to be honest the more I have though about it today, the more I think what a amazing set up it would have been when it was installed. Even todays expensive energy world it runs on the waste it generates. I know it isn’t practical in todays health and safety mad world but people would love to see it his mill working. Never seen a top saw blade before that’s a clever solution. I hope this mill will be preserved for the future.
You can learn more of the mill history from their web site. Google Phillips Brothers Mill.
@@MrShoptaw thanks
Wow no ear plugs from what I see! That'll make you deaf! Good job though that's some expensive cuts!
how do those large flat belts remain on the cogs that they are running on? do they ever slip off?
I think it's a matter of having the rollers aligned. Thanks for watching.
That´s because the belt wheels are a bit rounded, so they are larger in the middle. We call it "bomberad" in Swedish, i don´t know the English word for it. That makes the belts align themself on the wheels. And sometimes you need belt grip spray. I have a lots of old machines in my factory that uses these flat belts
I mean, I get it that there's no guards on the equipment because they want to keep it historical. But why is nobody wearing eye hearing protection?
Thanks for watching the video.
Dude imagine how loud that is haha. That would murder by ears in a second
That's exactly what I was wondering. I was looking the comments to see if anybody had picked up on this. I've also noticed a lot of sawdust accumulating in front of the furnace, and the sawdust silo is right next to it. If an ember pops out from the furnace there could be dramatic consequences. I hope they stay safe. Interesting documentary, thank you.
Like the Waltons.
yes indeed. Thanks for watching.
I saw what you did there
WHERE THE FUCK IS OSHA!
Booooo
in the next century
If they ain't deaf now they soon will be :-(
Thanks for watching the video.
Takes me back to a time when I worked at my uncle's sawmill. Fond memories.
Very good. Thanks for watching.
What a wonderful operation. Would have loved to own an old sawmill like it.
Thank you very much! All family owned and operated since inception.
I love when places like this are preserved and on rare occasions kept in commercial operation to this day. I would love to have a line shaft powered machine shop
I agree. I hope they can keep it going another 100 years.
Astounding!! I so want to visit this mill when working!!!
It is to step back in time. Thanks for watching the video.
I'm late to the party but this is amazing, the saw cuts through the log like a hot knife through butter, no resistance at all, what power!
Thanks, I'm glad you found the video.
That is nice machine 😮😊smooth operation and simple..... amazingly still working like a grandfather's clock
This is so intresting and cool to see how old mills are working.
Thanks for sharing!
Greetings from: Sweden 🇸🇪
Thanks for watching the video.
Its amazing that you still reply to comments
It's the least I can do. 😊
the guy with the black gloves, black t-shirt, and jeans falling off his lack of boot, is my doppelganger....there can only be one!
Thanks for watching the video.
An incredible video. Some today's people tend to forget that everything important that we do today has already been done with nothing but steam engines and manpower in the past.
I would love to work in such an eviorment. Whenever I get the chance to work with anything in a traditional way, I always go for that. It's just honest work that makes it worth it.
Great filming and an impressive machine. Ingenious design, to have one large boiler spread it's power onto several piston engines that are used for various work operations.
Thank you and I couldn't agree more.
This is a great video! Very much enjoyed!
Glad you enjoyed it!
We need more of these places
I agree. Thanks for watching.
I agree, thanks for watching.
A lot of power, really nice mill.
Thanks for watching.
This reminds me of logging themed theme park rides that have broken down saw mill stuff laying about as you que
Very good, thanks for watching.
Have you ever had a nail on a log bust the teeth out of those saws? I find the video entertaining and the editing and angles are great too!
Yes they have. It sometimes requires many hours to repair.
Awesome Job guys- Keep that ole girl hummin - wish i was nearby would love to help / learn-
my lil mill is Nothing compared to that beautiful machine!!❤️
Thanks, they do love and respect their mill.
Awesome machinery
I agree. Thanks for watching.
Well...top...
Old but eficiente job...and perfect ...clean...
And Sorry my bad english.
Thank you, I am glad you watched the video.
@@MrShoptaw yes. Very good.
I'm from Brazil end i have low inglsh...
Sorry.
I always love watching a piece of American history in action. The people responsible for keeping this mill alive for so long, deserve much praise!
You are transported back in time when you step foot on the property.
I could watch this stuff all day long.
+Batt Mann - I know what you mean. I could have stayed there all day videoing. :>)
Over the years I've developed a real ability to WATCH people work.
+MrShoptaw what a wonderful video love that sound
And then some.
Batt Mann... Me too!
Highly efficient machine, almost nothing goes to waste, a machine powered by its own by product, genius design and quality, still working from steam age till now, I really liked this video, thanks for posting.
I agree. Glad you enjoyed the video. :>)
Steam, the only thing that can beat it for efficiency is plutonium. The problem? stupid people blow up the whole area. And there were a lot less stupid people back then. Hell, there are still people blowing up their kitchen cooking beans in a pressure cooker! It's too bad that we have to deal with the dumbing down of our society to live with more inefficient means of living.
Art O if the whole world lived like America with our level of consumerism, there'd need to be four earths worth of factories to produce everything
And we wonder why we have a trade deficit...
+rjiggy07 Plutonium reactors are basically just giant steam engines anyway
Definitely one of those "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."
A machine of this size still working with steam. Incredible.
I agree.
I could sleep to the sound of a saw mill and this guy's narrating voice.
I know what you mean.
In the late 30's my Uncle Louie filed crosscuts saws, fed the fire under the boiler, and looked after the mules in a Florida saw mill. He was 17 when he started. I have his two man 6 foot long saw on my wall. I call her, Aunt Elsie and she is a beauty. He was my dad's older brother, all of them now resting with their fathers.
great memories. :>)
hope they rest in piece with jesus bless you
This video was an absolute joy to watch. Timeless. Can almost smell the freshly cut wood.
Thanks, it was equally enjoyable videoing the mill. :>)
I thoroughly enjoy operating my band saw mill but this is steam powered mill is in a whole 'nother league. This is a very impressive operation and folks like these should be proud of keeping these "old school" traditions alive and keeping these machines in operation.
You are right. They take pride in maintaining the mill in its historic nature.
That is by far the most awesome Sawmill I have ever seen it is not only a function team sawmill it is a step back in time and it is a well enough maintain operation that it may never go away
Thank you, glad you enjoyed the mill. :>)
The one in the red sweater, is one tough cookie!!! WOW! Thanks for posting!
Yes indeed. Thanks. :>)
4:37 i guess that frog said clear to xD
I think it did. :>)
Hahaha thank you!! I would have missed it as my sound was low, so I went back and watched that part again 😁😁
Omg CUTE
@@Tyskie01 just click on the BLUE number like 4:37 and it brings YOU there automatically!
What Americans think of as ancient and historic wouldn't be considered particularly old at all in Europe. I've been in English pubs which are 500 years older than first European settlements in Northern America.
But great to see this steam powered mill still in operation.
Thanks for watching.
Thumbs up for maintaining this marvelous piece of ancient machinery! Really loved it going back a century! Amazing how everything works off-grid!
Those machines were made to last.
@@MrShoptaw : Agreed! No one even mentioned today's most printed phrase "MADE IN P.R.C." back in those days.
Are you hiring? This looks much better than my cubicle
are you watching this in your cubicle? Your boss will fire you soon anyway, you'll need a job. LOL
Your cubicle has heat and a/c. How much fun is that open sawmill when it is 10 degrees? or even 30? Or 90? Or snowing? Or raining?
paul ohlstein,
we would rather do manly work and actually earn our pay for a legitimate hard day's work than sitting on our azz in an office doing girly jobs
Stay in your comfy cube trust me
Man up and get a manual labor job. Best thing I ever did. IT to underground coal miner. Love it.
This never ever gets old. Thank You so much for filming this. From the days when you needed a skill, were taught it and used it. Also you had to be on your game everyday.
I never tired of going to the mill to film. It's a great video subject. :>)
Fantastic job with the video. The narrator has taken your visual and turned it into a classic learning tool for all future generations! I'm sure our uncle would approve!!
+Leslie Schwerdt Thanks Les, I think Grandpa's mill in Pondosa was steam powered. I'm sure the one in Quincy was.
Great video. I like to see people who are self sufficient. I would guess this saw mill would qualify as "green tech". Thanks for sharing.
+cerberus Yes, I think it would qualify also. Thanks.
Depends on what you mean with "green tech" all that burning do cause a lot of smoke and pollution, but I would think it's not as bad as oil, diesel or coal
From just the perspective of pollution/smoke wood is far worse than coal/oils, in fact we moved to coal impart because of that. That and that all the forests of Europe where disaperring, some haven't recovered to this day.
The cleanliness of the smoke had nothing to do with the move from wood to coal, and wood smoke is considered cleaner than coal. Both have roughly the same energy value too, but by weight. Since coal is heavier, it 'contains' more energy, burns hotter, doesn't need to be seasoned, and doesn't have a problem getting wet. Coal smoke was far more damaging and dirtier to European cities during the Industrial Revolution than centuries of wood burning ever had.
Coal is more energy dense than wood since coal has a much higher carbon content, wood even when dried has a significant water content and also have many other impurities that don't contribute energy when burned and just steam off wasting energy. Transport is expensive so you would want to transport the thing that gives you more bang for your buck, therefore we moved to coal
I love the power it has just effortlessly cutting through that log. The cuts also seem to be very clean. Nice !
Steam power is amazing.
What a wonderful place!.. Thanks for sharing! I never get tired of it!....
+MrBusDrivr - I agree. I never get tired of videoing there. :>)
I don't have words...It was fantastic....thanks for share....Congratulations from Brasil.
Well thank you, it was a pleasure making it. :>)
Just fascinating to watch. Love all the old steam machinery. I hope the mill is preserved and works for generations to come ! Great videography too!
+Mike Lucek - thank you, I share your sentiments. :>)
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Good ol' fashioned ways of an honest day's work and the narrator did a pretty thorough job at explaining n showing the details to running a sawmill, and so why would anyone leave a thumb down
Thanks for watching and the comment. I can only guess a "thumbs down" would be from those opposed to the timber industry. :>)
Fascinating to see how a steam-powered mill works. Thanks for the great video.
+D Bounds - It was my pleasure. :>)
no ear plugs? crazeeeee
dude, these are married guys, the loss of hearing was a blessing... justsayin'
These guys didn't wear hearing plugs back in the day. Plus, the equipment ain't that loud.
I'm guessing the real reason they don't wear ear plugs is because communication between everyone is crucial to ensuring good productivity and safety.
And I am betting every one of them have hearing loss today or worse yet tinnitus.
They have hearing protectors that are also allow communication between people.
steam engines aren't very loud, some being almost silent.
What a great video. So nice to see the old girl still in action.
nice to see the old equipment still does the job!
Yes it does. :>)
Great, economic, splenid sawmill! Thank you very much from Germany!
Thank you, glad you watched the video. :>)
Great Video! My Dad had a sawmill when I was a little boy but I was too young to do anything but get in the way. Years ago an "old timer" gave me a mill that was steam powered originally. It's in really rough shape so I'll probably never set it up. Thanks again, that was nice.
+Dave Harper - Thanks, I'm glad it brought back those memories for you,
Very good , this is the first time watching these type of stream engine powered saw mill
Thanks, glad you watched. :>)
These films really are at the absolute pinnacle of documentary artwork without any of the modern connotations.
Thanks, I appreciate the comment.
Another wonderful production by Mr. Shoptaw
Thank you , I appreciate that. :>)
If you could see the smile this video put on my face. The cutoff saw was an unexpected delight. What a beautiful machine.. and (almost) completely green engergy!
Thanks, glad you liked it.
It really amazes me just how powerful steam can really be.
+triton115 - I agree. :>)
+triton115 well in essence a nuclear reactor is just a steam engine.. the only difference is the fuel being used... thats it
+triton115 just like hydraulic power
you must respect ,
+mrdann42 Coal as well, which is the main source of electricity in the world.
And the way it's built, it creates it's own fuel to run it. Recycling the sawdust and chips it makes back to the boiler is almost self sustaining. Awesome engineering. I also love the Windmill sawmills as they are work of art in motion.
Very satisfying and relaxing to watch. Work fascinates me, I could sit and watch it all day. :) Loved the frogs at the end. Great video.
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.
I am delighted to watch a lumber mill such as this; it reminds me an old mill in my hometown Grecia that unfortunately is no more in use.. Thanks a lot, for your time and physical work. Greetings from Tiquicia, so to speak Costa Rica. Hasta la vista..
Thanks, I'm glad you watched the video.
They sure made those machines to last. I have a 1903 American 4 sided planer not only is it functional and durable but it is a work of art
You are right about that. "Built to last" was a proud claim by manufactures of equipment back then. :>)
Some but not all people truly know about the actual power steam engines have.. I love these old steam sawmills and if they could talk oh the awesome stories they could tell about the building of a Nation!. Thanks for sharing!. 🙏🍻
Thanks, you are right about that.
Wow! Watching him walking with that lantern made me remember a lot of my childhood..thank you for making this video :-)
Glad it brought back those memories.
I wish I could give it a dozen thumbs up...or at least a magnum thumbs up.
That video is just fantastic. There is a certain harmony with the vital functions such as heartbeat and breathing that just meshes with the soul when watching that kind of "work" being performed. Truly wonderful. Thank you for sharing this precious and vanishing activity with us!
Thank you for those kind words. I'm glad I had the opportunity to capture "the mill" on video and share with everyone this piece of history. :>)
Fantastic video! And here I thought UA-cam was all memes and obsidian forging.
The fact she's still working is testament to the manufacturers for making such an incredible machine and all those who work to keep it up and running. It's mind blowing
The family are dedicated to keeping their heritage alive and working. Thanks for watching.
Those main saws are terrifying . Absolute marvel of engineering glad they're keeping it running.
Thanks for watching.
The guy responsible for maintaining and keeping all this running has to be near genius
Certainly has a wealth of knowledge and skills for sure. :>)
Excellent job on the video. Before reading the comments I thought this was a professional documentary. Camerawork, narration, and editing are flawless. Thanks for making this, it was really fun to watch!
Thank you. For me, video has become a rewarding hobby. :>)
there are 1 or 2 more of these same people making boxes out of the wood they just sawed using old machines
What a beautiful set up! Thanks for sharing...👍🇺🇸
Thanks for watching. :>)
absolutely amazing,thank God the owner hasn't let it sit and then get scrapped
+James Crabtree - I agree. The want to preserve it as long as possible. :>)
Work place health and safety would love this one.
Great video :) didn't saw in live something like this machine but listening about this machines from older generation.
It would be a great experience to be able to revisit those times a 100 years ago. :>)
That was the most amazing thing I've seen in awhile
+Jeepjones85 - excellent! I'm glad you enjoyed it. :>)
So satisfying to watch. Great video!
+HairyViking111 - Thank you, glad you enjoyed it. :>)
amazing sawmill.....luv this; how sweet it all works and the sound, very familar as we had a mill here water driven..thumbs up from NL, Canada
Thanks, I never tire of hearing a steam engine operating. :>)
The world could end and this mill would still be chugging along. They would all be like 'did you hear something?"
That's a fact. :>)
@@MrShoptaw who would need tongue n grove flooring if the world ended tho?
Nothing like the beautiful smell of fresh cut timber
I agree. :>)
Love this Video, watch it all, and find it relaxing to do so! GOOD JOB!
Thanks, glad you liked it.
Lovely old saw better than any thing modern in terms of operating costs. Great stuff.
Thanks, glad you watched.
My dad worked in saw mills like this when he was young. He took my brother and I to a sawmill several miles from our home to get lumber and we got to see how the mill ran. Very similar setup as this one.Too bad it's long gone now and several new houses are built along the river where the mill once stood.
I can imagine that was a treat for you and your brother to see, :>)
This is beautiful... the machines from the era when they made them to last forever
That's for sure.
Love the crickets in the background at the end.
Thanks, they sing on cue. :>)
Tree frogs
That was wonderful to watch to see the saw cutting through the huge logs wow!!!
This is one cool piece of machinery. Thanks for posting!
I agree. Thanks for watching. :>)
Super Cool is what I'm thinking, thx very much for post also. Someone kindly check me if I'm out of bounds on this, the machine parts these mills were comprised of originated during the Industrial Revolution as it's referred to, the technology for accurate and repetitive casting of iron and forging steel were the prerequisites for these mills to exist and the wood products they were able to ultimately provide to our forefathers. Without the advances in smelting iron ore, mold advancements, and refinements there, these machine parts would never have been possible.
I'm usually a modern tech kind of person but I really enjoyed that. :)
+Jim Groth Thank you, glad you liked it.
Great, nicely produced, video of a family operation!
Thank you :>)
Impressive... really really impressive.. old school, beautiful work :)
Thanks for watching. :>)
it takes decades to grow these trees and it only took me 12mins to watch them go into pieces..
How they designed this saw is amazing. Great video....thanks.
Thanks for watching. :>)