Wabash Students Helping

Here is a photo of the Wabash College students working on the BIG pile of sticks. The pile of sticks were created by Terry Rooksberry. He cuts the slabs into 2 X 4s 2X 6s … etc. and also cuts the siding out of the 1 inch slabs. When Terry gets the slabs they have…

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Happy Birthday Don Price

We had a birthday party for Don Price during lunch at the mill. Dan Collom drew the Wood Mizer on the cake that Kathy Collom made. Dan is in the background with the straw hat on. Wrights Ice Cream donated 3 gallons of ice cream so we all ate too much. HA HA We have…

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Joe Szymaszek

Here is a photo of Joe Szymaszek. At least I hope there is a photo. I’m getting the little red X again. Anyway he is holding his “Hook” It is like the ones used to bale hay with. He says it saves his fingernails. I don’t know about fingernails but these heavy, rough boards have…

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Here is Dale

Here is Dale trying to get the big log onto the Wood Mizer. The Wood Mizer can lift a short log. But this one has an extension and can cut up to 45 feet. So, it needs help getting the extra length onto the saw. Dale tried several times to get it onto the saw…

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Don Price

There should be 2 photos on this blog. The only one I see at this time is of Don Price (The guy on the right) and his Wood Mizer. The guy on the left is Count True. Count volunteered to help Don set up his machine and to help with some of the cutting. They…

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