28 The WoodMizer Way Winter 2019 Milo Scott Rifton New Y ork SA WMILL L T40 By The Numbers 7500 boar d feet of w hite oak and pine milled and dona ted to local highsc hool construction class 90 of pr oject completed with W oodMiz er sa wn lumber 1 y ear to complete 1 S T PL A CE Good will Aft e r t he ma t e rials w e r e cut t he st ude nt s w or ke d dilige nt ly f or one y e ar t o pr e par e and asse mb le t he st unning obse rv a t ion t o w e r comple t e ly using w oode n pe gs wit h t imbe r frame const ruct ion P e ople lo v e se e ing t he t o w e r going up also be cause it s a g r e a t e duca t ional opport unit y f or t he st ude nt s said Milo It is t ruly an amazing st ruct ur e t ha t is v e r y be aut iful st ur d y and b uilt t o last f or de cade s W it hout our W ood Miz e r t his pr oje ct w ould ne v e r ha v e be e n st art e d was one of the lar gest pr ojects taken on b y the students Cle m R obe rt sha w an inst ruct or a t T he Mount Acade m y de s igne d t he 50 obse rv a t ion t o w e r wit h a 18 squar e base and cr e a t e d t he cut list f or a local sa wy e r W ood Miz e r port ab le sa wmill o wne r Milo Scot t was cont act e d b y t he s c hool and he lpe d b y milling 6000 boar d fe e t of w hit e oak and pine ne e de d f or the to w e r I cut almost all of t he lumber on m y L T40 and dona t e d it said Milo n s o u t h ea ster n New Y or k Sta te T he Mount Academ y Christian high sc hool wanted to b uild an observ a tion to w er tha t o v er looked the scenic Ca tskill Mountains w hile supporting their outdoor construction and w ood w or king classes At T he Mount Academ y students ha v e the opportunity to b uild outdoor structur es suc h as leantos g az ebos and pa vilions using traditional construction methods suc h as timber framing Although the sc hool has b uilt man y structur es o v er the y ear s the timber framed observ a tion to w er I By Chase W arner