Small Sawmill Operators manual USDA #27

[dgdrls]

http://naldc.nal.usda.gov/catalog/CAT87208435

Found this link today,  Has a guide from the 1950's related to small sawmills, Pre WM Days!
The link also guides you to a host of other USDA reference books while old are very enjoyable.

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[Chuck White]

Looks interesting!

Wonder if there's one out there for band mills-and swing-mills?

[Cutting Edge]

I too have wondered about info geared towards "modern" milling.  Seems to be a lack of information in this new age of technology.

Nice Link!!!  Will make for some interesting reading.  Gotta love Old School technology...we need to bring alot of it back!

[beenthere]

Had the pleasure to meet Telford before he retired from the USFS in '61.
There were many a story about him, as he was a very interesting and non-conforming dude.

Heard tell that when he was out trouble-shooting a circular mill, to find out if there was heat build-up in the blade, that right after making a cut through a log, he'd place a hand on each side of the running blade and move to the center to locate any hot spots. When I saw him, he still had both arms.

Then there were the duck hunts (returned to the blind after going across a mud flat to retrieve ducks wearing only one boot), the train rides (woke up during the night and had to use the toilet but they are locked when stopped at the station, so he went in the depot wearing only his night gown, while the train pulled away and he had no money or ticket), and the ice fishing (he'd daily ice fish on Madison lakes in sub zero weather for half a day with only an open coat, and an axe to chop a hole).  Had a hearing aid with battery in his shirt pocket, and if he didn't want to talk any more, he'd just pull the speaker out of his ear and let it dangle on the cord.  Quite the character.

Also, for circular saws, download Stan Lunstrum's pub.
http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/misc/circsaw.pdf