Sumner Iron Works 10-Foot Band Saw
The saw stands over 25' tall, uses an 18" saw blade 60'60"
long, and can handle logs up to 8' in diameter. It was built in 1929 for
the Pope and Talbot Lumber Company mill at Port Gamble, Washington. In
1939, it was moved to St. Helens, Oregon, for the the McCormick Lumber
Company and finally sold to Boise-Cascade Lumber Company where it was
used until 1977. Today, the band-saw is on display at Camp 18, 60 miles
west of Portland, Oregon.
The kit includes 49 highly detailed white
metal castings made from a high strength lead free pewter allow, brass
wire, a 15" wide (5/16") photoetched stainless steel saw blade
16" long, and detailed instructions with AutoCAD drawings for easy
assembly. Kit includes a fixture (jig) that allows easy assembly of the
top wheel which has 36 spokes.
In addition to the band-saw kit, we
have saw blades available for your sawmill sharpening room or for extra
projects. They are the same saw blades that come in our “O”
scale band saw kit. The blades are etched stainless steel 16”
long, 5/16” wide, and 0.005” thick.
