Does anyone know the technologies they used right before the industrial revolution, but after the pitsaw era.
Right before the steam and after hand-done.
I've seen a freewheel table saw that was invented by the shakers, but i'm wanting to know what kinds of efforts were done on the larger scale.
Of course there were water wheel powered sawmills, but i'm wondering if they ever attempted to treadle a bandsaw or a pitsaw?
I think this would be an amazing endeavor, though extremely tricky.
Right before the steam and after hand-done.
I've seen a freewheel table saw that was invented by the shakers, but i'm wanting to know what kinds of efforts were done on the larger scale.
Of course there were water wheel powered sawmills, but i'm wondering if they ever attempted to treadle a bandsaw or a pitsaw?
I think this would be an amazing endeavor, though extremely tricky.