HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1997-09-03, Page 49PAGE A-18. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3,1997.
Sawmill comes out of storage for event
A few board feet
The Huron Pioneer Thresher Reunion and Hobby Show in Blyth, Sept. 5-7, features several displays which will be of
interest. Here, logs are transformed into planks the old-fashioned way.
The Thresher Reunion and Hobby
Association has many sights not often seen
by the young generation, with its collection
of antique threshers, tractors and trucks, but
there is one exhibition which even antique
enthusiasts may only get to see once a year.
Each September, the members of the
reunion haul the steam powered sawmill out
of storage and spend a couple of days re
assembling and oiling the equipment and
sharpening the blade.
A group, including mill operator, Wilbert
Phillippi of Chepstow, gathers a few days
before the event to put the machine together
because it has to be dismantled and put in
storage. The belts and blades are removed
for the safety of children playing in the area
throughout the year.
The mill, which shows spectators what it
was like 50 to 100 years ago, is run
completely by steam engines, 10 in all,
which come from Lucknow, Auburn,
Moorefield, Mitchell, St. Thomas, London
and includes two Sawyer Masseys from
Watford. The engines used, range in
horsepower from 10 to 75. They have great
lugging power and each size is useful for
specific woods. The 10 hp is used for
softwoods and the 75 hp is used for beech
logs.
The logs are sawed to rough lumber and
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WELCOME TO BLYTH’S
36th Annual Thresher Reunion
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Congratulations to the organizers of the 36th Annual
Ahresher Reunion and a warm welcome to ad our visitors.
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