22 The WoodMizer Way Winter 2019 allo w e d us t o ge t t he most lumbe r out of t he log so t he e nt ir e pie ce is a ma t c h F or his o wn w ood w or king b usine ss Geor ge s son Be n use s t he original L T30 sa wmill his fa t he r pur c hase d ne ar ly 35 y e ar s ago T he cir cula tion de sk is made fr om 50 fe e t of pane ls st ile s and rails t ha t w e r e made wit h lumbe r fr om a s ing le cur ly c he r r y log W ithout t he abilit y t o sa w t he log use d f or t his pr oje ct it is unlike ly t ha t I w ould ha v e f ound e nough lumbe r as fgur e d and w e ll ma t c he d said Ge or ge It is possib le I w ould ha v e spe nt an e xt ra 5000 f or t he same qualit y lumbe r De signe d b y Be n t he desk was const ruct e d using coping pa tt e r n cut t e r s on a shape r wit h mort ise and t e non joint s t o make t he ang les Geor ge Manns Montr ose Pennsylvania SA WMILL L T40 HYDRA ULIC BLADES DOUBLEHARD By The Numbers 24 cir cula tion desk with 50 of panels stiles and rails 8 x 8 donor tr ee 810 boar d feet of c her r y maple and waln ut 80 of pr oject completed with W oodMiz er sa wn lumber 4 months to complete 5000 sa v ed 1ST PLA CE Interior Pr ojects F rame d in c he r r y t he donor t r e e fe a t ur e s a waln ut t runk and t he le a v e s made of cur ly maple wit h c he r r y acce nt s de signa t e dife r e nt le v e ls of giving T he donor t r e e r e cogniz e s pe ople w ho dona t ed t o t he librar y s ne w b uilding pr oje ct said Ge or ge Whe n r e pr e se nt a t iv e s fr om anot he r librar y sa w t he donor t r e e t he y r e que ste d a v e r sion f or t he ir o wn b uilding Ge or ge and his son w e r e v er y sa t isfe d t o se e t he pr oje ct s come t oge t he r t ha t sho w of t he be aut y of t he w ood W ood Miz e r st art e d me sa wmilling said Ge or ge S a wmilling le t me se e t he be aut y in t he w ood I was cut t ing and t ha t le d t o m y lumbe r colle ct ing w hic h inspir e d m y w ood w or king No w I look f or pr oje ct s like t his t ha t will highlight t he lumbe r in m y colle ction t t he S usque hanna Count y Librar y in Mont r ose P e nnsylv ania visit or s of all age s ar e w e lcome d b y a be aut iful c he r r y cir cula t ion de sk along wit h a c he r r y waln ut and maple donor t r e e T he t w o pr oje ct s w e r e mille d and made b y Ge or ge Manns and his son Be n w ho bot h run cust om w ood w or king b us ine sse s in t he ar e a A W oodMiz e r sa wmill o wne r since 1986 Ge or ge use d his L T40 h y draulic sa wmill t o sa w 80 of t he lumbe r ne e de d f or t he t w o pr oje ct s T he log t ur ne r was an imme nse help mane uv e ring suc h a lar ge log said Ge or ge Also t he t hin ke rf on t he sa w b lade A By Chase W arner