Nicolas & Jacob Whiteman Sawmill
The Old Mill c.1907
Refitting the old mill for a new venture c.1955
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Foundation issues
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North side
1888 Champion planer
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Shop floor
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Specialty lathe by H.B.Smith
Slip belt driven
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Table saw slip belt driven
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Overhead PTO pulleys
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Floating end bearings allow the driveshaft to flex
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Adjustible mid bearings tune out resistance
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The crumbling foundation
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A table blade back from the sharpener
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The H.B. Smith specialty lathe
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Main drive pullys, two speeds
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The Scroll Wheel turbine in the pit
Moore & Marble Mill
End of the day, lots of slag from trimming logs
Trees closest to the mill went first
Mill shot from the barn cupola c.1960s
Loading side for logs brought by horse team
The pond is low, the mill sits unused now c.1950s
View from the cottage, with the diving board installed
A pic by grandmother Margaret c.1960s
Rowing Oscar's heavy boats
Brothers and bad timing
The old dam finally failed
Dad was heartbroken
1,620,000 gallons of water downstream in 15 minutes
Pond below the surface
The Saw Carriage was built in Fitchburg
Saw carriage parts
The Saw Block also build in Fitchburg
Saw block with multiple drive options
The John Tyler "scroll wheel" turbine made in Claremont NH
Inside the turbine
We needed a new dam, Dad designed it and Honkoala Construction built it
Pretty nice crop of weeds in that pond
The new dam and spillway
The pond today
Autumn
Watercolor of the mill by Steve Hjelm, a family favorite