Shake rat

[Humptulips]

My Father had an old Chase mill. I edged many a bundle growing up.

Still some of the upright shingle machines working but mostly they are cutting them on band saws. I guess it saves wood.
Always looked scary watching shingle sawyers reaching for the rough shingles coming off the head saw while working the clipper saw and grading shingles. Pretty much a blind reach and the shingles would be laying up against the saw blade.

 

[tramp bushler]

A riggin slinger friend I worked with in Kake was missing a finger from working in a cedar mill . .
I lost the front end of one finger to just a regular table saw , wouldn't want to be around more than 1 blade wirling near my fingers at 1 time .

 

[ShaneLogs]

Late 1800s.

Vintage :msp_thumbup:

 

[Haywire]

Some interesting reading & pics on shake block cutting here:

http://www.chicalo.com/shake_lasqueti/shake_block_cutting/shake_block_cutting.htm

 

[tramp bushler]

 

[SliverPicker]

I found a 6' diameter redwood on the beach one time. It came down the Mad River in a rain storm. The puppy was 60' long. I wrecked several bars and drive wheels and chains trying to saw bolts out of that thing. Beach sand has a lot of quartz in it! I finally gave up and let the tide have it.