18 The WoodMizer Way Winter 2019 1ST PLACE Sma ll Bar ns Sheds a wmilling isn t just a hob b y f or R oss F lodde r R oss and his t w o daught e r s ha v e made using his L T40 a family afair Mor e t han 30 y e ar s and a million boar d fe et la t e r his mill st ill ge t s t he job done I ha v e a 1988 L T40 W ood Miz e r and I ha v e cut o v e r a million boar d fe e t wit h it said R oss Ev e n t hough m y mill is old it st ill doe s pr e cis ion cut t ing When the Gr e ento wn Indiana Lions Cl ub came to R oss f or a new addition to their Pioneer V illage he was up f or the pr oject I enjo y w or king on local pr ojects and I was in the Lions Club f or o v er 20 y ear s said R oss Since I had milled lumber f or 12 of the b uildings alr ead y on the fair g r ound pr operty it was inspiring to cut the entir e pr oject fr om logs T he Lions Club was in ne e d of a S he rif s ofce t ha t was similar t o t he la t e 1800 s e ra b uildings in t he ir village R oss said t ha t he use d a lot of pine and ash f or t he pr oje ct as w e ll as con v e nt ional const ruct ion me t hods T he S he rif s ofce cont ains e v e r yt hing ne e de d t o ke e p criminals fr om t ha t t ime pe riod a t ba y including t w o jail ce lls ir on door s a loft upst air s t o house t h e Sherif and e v en some cedar posts out fr ont f or hor se hitc hing T he fr ont por c h has a cy pr ess foor and the e xterio r was completed with poplar My cousin used his W oodMiz er siding a ttac hment f or the e xterior siding on the b uilding said R oss While t his wasn t t he fr st pr oje ct R oss had cont rib ut e d his milling skills t o war d f or t he village t his one was part icular ly spe cial due t o e v e r y bit of t he lumbe r be ing mille d on his W ood Miz e r S Ross Flodder Gr eentown Indiana SA WMILL L T40 HYDRA ULIC SUPER BLADES RAZOR TIP By The Numbers 720 total squar e feet 14200 boar d feet of ash poplar and pine 100 of pr oject completed with W oodMiz er sa wn lumber 3 months to complete 10000 sa v ed His hand yw or k is const ant ly on displa y a t t he local fair g r ounds S ince t he se b uildings ar e a t t he Ho war d Count y F air g r ounds thousands of pe ople ha v e walke d t hr ough t he b uilding and e njo y e d se e ing w ha t t ha t t ime pe riod of b uildings looke d like T he P ione e r V illage brings lot s of pe ople t o t he Ho war d Count y F air e v e r y y e ar one of t he lar ge st e v e nt s in Indiana wit h c haract e r s in 1800 e ra cost ume s and de monst ra t ions in e ac h b uilding By Samantha Alexan der