The interior of the Laquin bandsaw mill. Jerry
Strangarity built the complex using board by board construction. The
interior details are Keystone detail parts.
The focal point of the Eastern Loggers
Layout is a large Mill Complex. The center piece of the scene is the
band saw mill which features full interior. From the pond there is a
second slip jack that serves the barrel and stave mill. The final
structure on the section is the kindling wood factory. All of the
structures were built by Jerry Stangarity. He placed the structure
based on a photo of the town of Laquin, PA.
The roof's of the band sawmill can be removed to expose
the interior. The second store room is occupied by the saw
filer. The filer services the hundreds of teeth on the blades for
the band saw. Saw dust is swept through the floor of the sawmill,
then put on a conveyor which takes it to the boiler house. Part of
the boiler house and conveyor are just visible to the left of the
mill. The mill pond and the log dump are in the back
ground.
Here is an overview of the mill complex. At right
is the kindling wood factory, to the left is the drying shed for the
barrels and staves, at the rear is the band sawmill.
Elevated trestles are used to move the sawn wood to the
lumber yard. Electricity for the lamps is provided by generators
hooked up to the sawmills engine. The engines which powered the
belts were located under the sawmill floor. Actually, the sawmill
floor was raised off the ground.
The loading dock is for the barrel and stave mill.
At left is the kindling wood factory. The barrels weren't assembled
prior to shipping, the recipient would assemble them on at their site.
A good view of the kindling wood factory. The wood
was cut in the smaller building at right. Steam heat was used to dry
the wood. The tall building at the right had pipes through which the
steam passed, drying the wood. The conveyor between the two
buildings transferred the wood to the top of the drying building.
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