Not car related but this cool if you like woodworking

[blown motor]

This morning I was in a local, old school planing mill. There was a whole row of functioning, belt driven machines. These are used on a regular basis. The last picture is a circa late 1800s planer. Some of the other machines looked just as old. Very cool place to see.

[71GranCoupe]

Great pictures of the old school technology, just amazing what things use to look like. 

[LinceCuda]

I work on a lot of historical homes and buildings and have to replicate a lot of old moldings, porches, stair cases ect. A question I get quite often is " how do you do that " lol. My answer is well if they could do it a 150-200 years ago with the tools they had back then surely I should be able to do it with all the modern tools of today.  Thanks for sharing love see pics of the old stuff. 

[73440]

Love the old Equiptment!
Thanks for posting!

[Dakota]

Thanks for sharing the pics.   I can almost smell the sawdust.  Love it.

[1 Wild R/T]

Awesome!!! How it was done before OSHA walked onto the job site....

[dodj]

Awesome!!! How it was done before OSHA walked onto the job site....

Amazing anyone survived eh? 

[1 Wild R/T]

Awesome!!! How it was done before OSHA walked onto the job site....

Amazing anyone survived eh? 

Darwin in action...

[DAYLEY/CHALLENGER]

Great pics.  There were some very intelligent folks back then.  Most of those old mills were water operated. Just like the flour mills. 

[Jay Bee]

Very cool, thanks. That's the real example of "built to last"

[johnr]

   Sweet !   My grandfather was on of those wood craftsmen that had learned his craft in 'the old country" in Demark early 1900's.

[340challconvert]

Thanks for posting, always liked everything antique: houses, cars, furniture.
Reminds me of an episode of This Old House where they highlighted an original, old wood working shop

Have to love the old technology with leather belts to run the saws!
Owned and restored a number of historic homes in my life (1880's brownstone, 1920's Dutch colonial and 1894 Victorian/Colonial)

If you like antique, historic homes, check out pictures of my old home town; Glen Ridge, NJ, which has the original gas lamps from the late 19th century still in operation.

https://www.google.com/search?q=glen+ridge+nj+pictures&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjp5uDtu4fYAhWO14MKHd7EA_QQsAQIKA&biw=1920&bih=900

[cuda hunter]

Pretty cool old stuff.

I'm glad I can build homes with modern tools ! 

[340challconvert]

Pretty cool old stuff.

I'm glad I can build homes with modern tools !

Couldn't imagine cutting logs into 2 x lumber with the saws w leather straps, though that's what they did.
Home Depot was my best friend when I was working on the old houses.

[jimynick]

Murray, is that Hoffmeyer's in Sebringville? It sure looks like it. I bought the base board for a lot of my house from them. Those old belts used to be driven by a water turbine he told me. Cool pics any way you cut it- pun intended.