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The muley sawmill produced the pieces of wood between the metal tracks known as railroad ties. The turbine for the muley sawmill. Image courtesy of Wisconsin Magazine of History, Vol. 85, No. 4. An underwater turbine powered the muley sawmill. This type of sawmill was different than earlier types of sawing like the pit saw. The pit saw was simple.
Before the invention of electrical power, many sawmills relied on water to keep their saw blades in motion. However, more efficient mills were created in the early 1900s that used electricity. This meant that many water-powered mills went out of use and were eventually torn down, but not all of them.
Wisconsin's primary forest products industry consists of firms that manufacture logs and pulpwood into wood and paper products. Specific examples include sawmills, plywood mills, veneer plants, pulp mills and firewood processors, as well as companies that manufacture products such as composite panels, log cabins and treated wood.
Michael F. Sohasky, “The Upper Wolf River: The Vast Pinery,” Proceedings of the Thirteenth Annual Meeting of Forest History Association of Wisconsin, Inc. (Wausau, WI: Forest History Association of Wisconsin, 1988), 14-19; James P. Kaysen, “Railroad Logging in Wisconsin,” Proceedings of the Third Annual Meeting of Forest History Association of Wisconsin, Inc. (Wausau, WI: Forest ...
Konz Wood Products owns and operates a scragg sawmill in northern Wisconsin, exclusively producing pallet lumber. Our state-of-the-art mill is designed to utilize smaller, lower-cost logs compared to a grade sawmill. We fully utilize the entire log for our pallet components, without sorting out upper grade lumber like most other mills.
Kettle Moraine Hardwoods, Inc. 5261 Aurora Road Hartford, WI 53027 Phone: 262-644-8119 info@kmhardwoods.com
Locally owned and operated for over 30 years, Zabels Sawmill is located in New London, WI. Established in 1981, our family takes pride in servicing the community with premium wood products. Whether youre in need of lumber, mulch, or a sawmill, were the company to turn to. We manufacture high-quality wood products with exceptional customer service.
