There is a feed and seed mill just east of my real Nova Scotia layout area. It is located in Brooklyn, Nova Scotia. I will build it from the plans for “Bunn’s feed and seed plant,” E.L. Moore, Model Railroader, August 1973, pp. 34-37. I am doing it old-school by using handcut lumber from real Atlantic Ocean driftwood gathered from West Jeddore, Nova Scotia. Here are some pictures I took tonight (April 26, 2017) as I work in my little lumber mill.
Lots of nice wood grain patterns.
Other sides.
Pretty good thickness consistency.
Average about four planks per log of this diameter.
I just checked out the issue you referenced. Looks like it will be an interesting build, clap board siding, along with tin, and rolled roofing.
Anxious to see your progress and build photos. I love scratch building, but have yet to take it to your level.
Mike.
Nice that you looked at the issue! It’s going to be fun to try this plant. Will do a little customization as I go.
I do suspect that “things” won’t scale down.
But I also suspect that there’s a lot of fun happening here. I do look forward to further reports.
Ed
Going to try to get down to scale - stay tuned. Yes, I’m having one of the best times of my life.
OldSchoolScratchbuilder:
I am admiring your efforts all round! Your ‘planks’ made in your mitre box are really neat. In a sense, the process is actually very prototypical.
I have a pile of fallen branches from our neighbours’ birch trees waiting for yard waste pickup day. I’m tempted to take a closer look.
Regards,
Dave
The second log that I cut last night smelled like spruce. As you can see from the pictures the wood is dry and in good shape inside. Today I am going to cut the planks down to HO scale lumber the best I can. The only dimension that is tough of course is the thickness but even there, I shouldn’t be too bad.
Coffee is on this morning and I am about to cut the planks from 2 logs, into near HO scale lumber. The thickness that gave me zero breakage is less than 2 mm (6 inches in HO). This will be my standard but can easily be reduced to 1 mm (3 inches HO) with a little sanding.
Now I apply the magic of The Chopper to cut 1.5"-length boards (about 12’ HO). This will also be my standard length cut.
One last cut to make - board width.
Final boards will be about 12" wide (HO).
