Other Sawmill Pictures
Chainsaw Sawmill:

This is a picture of my Father's self-Built chainsaw sawmill. While the sawmill
worked, it was VERY slow. We currently are planning modifications to this sawmill
so that it runs off a PTO and uses a band saw rather than a chainsaw for power.
Danielson Planer:

This is a picture of a unique type of planer  is called the Danielson Planer. I took
this photo at the Maine Maritime Museum in Bath, Maine where a huge wooden
shipbuilding used to reside. It was used to plane ship timbers and would take a 2
inch depth of cut. The cut was so deep, sail cloth had to be placed around the
planer to keep the chips from eroding the buildings beams!
Danielson Planer:

This is a close up shot of the unique head of this type of planer. I am not sure how
good of a cut this planer made by cutting across the grain, but it's design is
interesting to say the least.
Custom Sawing:

This is a picture of my Custom Sawyer (Cormier Custom Sawing) depicting how
they edge lumber.
Custom Sawing:

This is a picture of my custom sawyer preparing to make the first cut on a log.
Four Side Planer:

This is another picture from the Maine Maritime Museum showing a older type of
four-sided planer. I am not sure of the make or model, but it was obviously built
before OSHA standards took effect.
Custom Sawing:

Here is a picture of my custom sawyer getting ready to saw a big log, while a
smaller one is literally on deck. This shows how versatile a small band saw is
and what it can efficiently saw into lumber.
Custom Sawing:

This photo shows a nice saw log now reduced into a decent sized cant.
Custom Sawing:

This picture shows what every sawyer likes. A nice, neat pile of large diameter
Spruce logs. My custom sawyer claims many people pile their logs in almost
inaccessible locations. Helping your sawyer get the most out of your logs is the
best way to increase your yield.
Custom Sawing:

Here is a nice photo of a pretty decent sized log. This is a perfect sized log for this
mill. Not so big that it is difficult to saw into lumber, nor is it so small that it would
not be worth what little lumber could be gleaned from the log.
Rotary Planer:

This photo was taken at the Maine Maritime Museum in Bath, Maine. Again I am
not sure of the make and model, but this shows an older type of rotary planer.
Custom Sawing:

This picture shows the amount of work that goes into sawing logs into boards.
Here we have the owner "tail boarding" as it is called. I spent a summer tail
boarding for my uncle and it did not take but one summer to learn that I did not
want to do that for a career.