. Canadian forest industries July-December 1919. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. 108 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER September 1, 1010 First Band Mill Built A number of band mills, carrying narrow saw blades and designed to take the place of the hand saw and circular saw in woodworking establishments were shown at the first Paris Exhiljition. At the second Paris Exhibition band mills carry- ing a good deal wider saw up to 6 inches were shown, which made it possible to cut small logs; consecjuently a French band mill was introduced in
. Canadian forest industries July-December 1919. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. 108 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER September 1, 1010 First Band Mill Built A number of band mills, carrying narrow saw blades and designed to take the place of the hand saw and circular saw in woodworking establishments were shown at the first Paris Exhiljition. At the second Paris Exhibition band mills carry- ing a good deal wider saw up to 6 inches were shown, which made it possible to cut small logs; consecjuently a French band mill was introduced in Quebec about 1860 by Mr. Peters, but did not prove satisfactory. At that time, no one knew how to handle band saws properly and the continual breaking of the saws made the use of the mill unprofitable. About 1890 the Waterous Engine Works Co., of Brant- ford, Out., made up a design of a band mill. This mill was especially designed for the eastern trade; in fact, the first mill went to the Gaspe Peninsula. In the course of the fol- lowing three or four years the Waterous Company built sev- enteen of these band mills, some of which were placed in On- tario mills. Most of these have disappeared, but one is still at work at the Knechtel Furniture Company, Hanover, Ont. From a letter received lately comes the word that it is in as good condition and doing as good work today as it did in 1892. The demand for band mills became general, and a num- ber of band mill designs were developed in the United Band saw built by Waterous Co. of Brantford, in 1890, and still in working order in Hanover, Ont. One of the best, and one which attracted a good deal of at- tention on account of being exhibited at the Chicago Fair in 1893, was built by the A. P. Allis Company, of Milwaukee. As the Waterous Company gaw the advantage of this machine and knew the prestige of the Allis Company, they made a contract to build the Allis mill in Canada for a royalty, though the band' mill was never pat
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