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D32041-9
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- 1948-02-20 (Creation)
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In February of 1948, Ray Stock, a saw filer, was photographed setting a band saw blade used in saw milling in an automatic sharpening machine at the Shortt Saw and Knife Company. The machine can grind gullets uniformly and buzz shoulders and points of teeth in the same operation. This view shows the interior of his workshop. Sharp saw blades were vital in the mills; they could minimize accidents and make the work go faster. The men who sharpened the blades were key men in the mills. ("This was Sawmilling" by Ralph W. Andrews) TPL-9605
Saws; Equipment; Maintenance & repair--Tacoma--1940-1950; Workshops--Tacoma--1940-1950; Mills--Tacoma--1940-1950; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Laborers--Tacoma--1940-1950; Stock, Ray J.; Shortt Saw & Knife Co. (Tacoma)