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Museum Tour: Page 4
13. Blacksmith Shop The Black Smith was a very important person to the lumber industry and to the
residents of the area. In his hot and dusty shop the Black Smith could be found making anything from horse shoes to door hinges.
Using raw iron, a coal fired hearth, and the anvil a skilled black smith could make many items the community needed. Displayed here in this shop you will find many of the tools the black smith used in his craft and also some of the items
he was called on to make. Can you name all the items on display here? The building it self is shows the use of building materials that were found in this area in the early 1900. The logs were
cut and pealed . Next they were notched and then put together in the shape of the building. Doorways and window opening were
cut out as the walls were built. The opening between the logs were filled with moss from the forest floor. The dirt floor
is to address the fire hazard of the black smith shop
14. Pitsaw Before the days of the saw mill the pit saw was the way that the lumbermen provided a finished
product. A log was placed on the pit saw rack. Using a cross cut saw, one man on top and the other under, they were able to
produce different sizes of timber. Everything from squared timbers to boards were made this way.
15. Boathouse The Boathouse is now in the construction stage. When
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Central New Brunswick Woodmen's Museum, Inc.
Open Victoria Day Weekend, May 17th - October 17th, 2008
Daily 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
6342 Route 8 Highway, Boiestown, New Brunswick * Canada E6A 1Z5 Phone: (506) 369-7214 Fax: (506) 369 -9081 |
