The Sierra West Sawmill Project

[Chuck Doan]

Fun to see this coming together.

[Eric Green]

Ha!  I found the French Wizard!  You know how I feel about this project because I'm sending you my unopened C.H.B Woodsman kit with saws, etc.

[Robert G]

Looking forward to it !!!!!!!

[Design-HSB]

I am still looking for a very good solution for wire mesh fence. On a large scale, this is so simple, but unfortunately not in the model.

[Robert G]

The sawdust bin.

[TRAINS1941]

Beautiful detail!!

Jerry

[Robert G]

When I posted the last photo, I realised there was something missing on the bin floor. It looked like this floor was floating. Nothing for it to rest upon. So I added these joists. Looks much better I think. I still have to add a nbw here and there.

Also an opportunity to get a view from underneath.

[finescalerr]

Satisfactory. -- Russ

[Franck Tavernier]

Nice job Robert, however some bolts are missing on the braces for example....

Franck

[Robert G]

Franck, read my post !!

[Ray Dunakin]

Excellent!

[Design-HSB]

Hi Robert,

looks more like an original, absolutely successful.

[Lawton Maner]

Since the joists don't rest on the top of the piers, there needs to be some bracing to keep them and the floor from falling to the ground.

[Robert G]

Ever heard of mortise and tenon? They are assembled like that...

[Hauk]

Ever heard of mortise and tenon? They are assembled like that...

I think it is quite unlikely that they would use  that type of joints on a utilitarian structure like this.

So I think Lawvton has a point. 

I also think that on the whole this structure look a little unstable. There is no bracing on the long side under the chute, and the short sides have only one diagonal bracing, to have a stable building you need cross-bracing. But I guess you could find several examples of prototype buildings that suffer problems like this. Not all real-life craftsmen were first class!

This said, the model looks smashing and the modelwork is top-notch.