Moving log to Mill

[surveyor]

 

[GregManning]

Wow ! Thanks for the post.
As I have posted before, my grandparents & mother lived on 500 acres of forest in NH.
All of the wood for the house (heating, hot water, cooking, etc) was obviously done by hand & horse.
They also had 2 maple sugar houses in the mountains !

 

[surveyor]

There is also a follow up video showing them turning the log into the mill axle.

 

[GregManning]

What year do you think that was filmed ?

 

[surveyor]

Maybe after the war, later 40's early 50's. Just guessing. I know my grandfather was moving timber to his sawmill with horses in that timeframe.

 

[surveyor]

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[Friedrich]

took me awhile to realize they speak german.

 

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What are the stone wheels for ? Grinding ?

 

[surveyor]

I'm sure they are making a mill grinding stone. They look to be scribing and then scoring the channels into the face of the stone which facilitate the grinding process. My wife's ancestors used to own a mill in the NC mountains, which is still in operation. Her mother is of German stock, and the rumor is there is Cherokee in the blood line also.

 

[Treezybreez]

It’s amazing how they move the big slab around by hand. I wonder how much each mill stone goes for.

 

[GregManning]

What type of stone do you think / know ?
I am very impressed w/ the precision of the stone carving & finishing !

 

[surveyor]

I am not sure. Wiki mentions basalt or granite, but that finding the right stone material was crucial to a long lasting stone that would not leave excessive grit. The rotating mill stone goes back 2500 years or more according to online searching, and the two mill stones could cost as much as the rest of the millhouse.