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Title: Briden-Roen Sawmill in Action
Post by: Mark M on October 22, 2003, 11:07:36 AM

This is one of the several sawmills in operation at the Rollag Minnesota Steam Threashers Reunion.

(https://forestryforum.com/images/04_01_03/Briden-Roen_Sawmill.jpg)

You can see the big pictures here: BIG PICTURES (http://www.pbase.com/mmathys/bridenroen_sawmill)

Mark

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Post by: MrMoo on October 22, 2003, 02:11:06 PM

I like this. Very neat pictures.

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Post by: woodchip on October 22, 2003, 02:13:38 PM

Good pics.

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Post by: fencerowphil (Phil L.) on October 22, 2003, 07:35:51 PM

Great Pictures !

I had never realized how many ways there were to get

Mangled, Murdered, and Mauled

in the good old days!

Phil L.

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Post by: WoodChucker on October 22, 2003, 10:32:42 PM

Interesting, thanks Mark!

R.T.

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Post by: Thesteamshop on October 23, 2003, 12:03:51 PM

I am a member at WMSTR and have spent some time watching this mill operate. It puts on a real show. They have there annual show Labor day weekend every year. It is worth the trip to see.

Mike

The steam shop

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Post by: whitepe on October 24, 2003, 09:06:02 AM

Hey Mark,
How's come Cindy's wearing a CAT hat and
not wearing a ForestryForum Hat? ;)

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Post by: Oregon_Sawyer on October 24, 2003, 11:07:36 AM

Great pictures. Looked like you got a hands on experience. Wish I could have been there.

Loren

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Post by: Gus on October 24, 2003, 12:02:47 PM

Excellent tour Mark! Been meaning to make it up there but never have. Only 150 miles from my place .. . tops ::)
Gus

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Post by: Corley5 on February 12, 2005, 12:21:52 PM

I was browsing through the image archives and came across this thread on the big mill at Rollag. I missed it somehow when it was posted originally. Dad and I were there the year they had the big Rumely show and didn't get to see this mill run as everyone was out plowing with the Rumelys. They do have a smaller mill there though that they were running with a variety of old steam and gas traction engines. It's a great show especially if you like big prairie tractors.

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Post by: sawhead on February 12, 2005, 02:14:12 PM

Here is a link to a steam mill in Oregon that still runs on a day to day basis. Takes a few seconds for the pictures to load but worth it ! They mainly run largeand Longtimbers to say the least ;Dhttp://www.garymkatz.com/ontheroad/hulloaks.htm

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Post by: Brad_S. on February 12, 2005, 05:04:23 PM

Thanks for that link, Sawhead. That was interesting.

Puts my little podunk operation into perspective! :D

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Post by: Grawulf on February 12, 2005, 07:00:58 PM

Sawhead, That's awesome! 8) I think everybody on this forum needs to see that - especially the band blade portion - don't think they'd be able to rotate that and curl it up in a nice coil. I'll bet the offbearer goes home pretty tired at night............. smiley_dizzy Mark - those are some fine pictures!

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Post by: barbender on February 12, 2005, 11:48:30 PM

I got to watch the mill at rollag in action this summer- that fella on the carriage was really gettin with it and the boards were flyin off. They really put on a good show down there. Lots of old construction equipment, massive old engines, 2 sawmills, passenger steam engine that circles the whole grounds. It takes the whole weekend to see everything.

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General Forestry => Sawmills and Milling => Topic started by: Mark M on October 22, 2003, 11:07:36 AM