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Post by berneart76 on Feb 26, 2015 0:23:04 GMT -9
Just curious if anyone is interested in how wood was harvested/processed at different time periods in history and how it affects the appearance of wood grain
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Post by cowboyleland on Feb 26, 2015 4:01:59 GMT -9
I hadn't thought about that, but now that you mention it, it is obvious that timber squared with an axe is going to look different from beams that come from a saw mill. I don't make my own textures, so my interest would be theoretical, but if it wasn't too long, I would probably read it.
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Post by eran on Feb 26, 2015 5:34:24 GMT -9
I am always interested in learning. I'd definitely read it (and likely would have a few questions).
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Post by Vermin King on Feb 26, 2015 5:40:16 GMT -9
If the storm doesn't hit this weekend, maybe I can get some photos of my Dad's old sawmill (early 1900's). Hasn't been run for 15 years, and it isn't in the best shape any more (and we can't even find anyone to take it for free to preserve it). But it could prove interesting
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Post by eran on Feb 26, 2015 6:56:46 GMT -9
Depending on where you are located, if there is a Forestry or Environmental Sciences Department at your closest university, they may be willing to take it. University of Maine (near me) had their Forestry and Mechanical Engineering Technology departments work together to restore a Lombard log-hauler a few years ago. Steam powered snowmobile log hauler, a steampunker's wet dream, actually used until the 1920s.
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Post by cowboyleland on Feb 26, 2015 9:24:51 GMT -9
Steam powered snowmobile log hauler, a steampunker's wet dream Almost exactly what I planned to post as a reply until I scrolled down and read below the picture
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Post by eran on Feb 26, 2015 10:30:10 GMT -9
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Post by berneart76 on Feb 26, 2015 10:44:38 GMT -9
looks like this post ahs possibly generated interest in another developement of the steam powered log hauler....btw, these were the machines that directly influenced the development of the initial WW1 tanks, and a large proportion of them had NO steering whatsoever, they just ran back and forth in a straight line pulling logs from collection points in the forest to collection points in more open areas, or in straight lines across the prairie from wooded areas to locations that needed timber...
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