It'll never happen, but I harbor the fantasy of building a wood-fired steam powered blocking saw....or maybe a steam powered splitter. The saw would be one double-acting cylinder, and would have a big flywheel. An', an', it'd have to have a whistle. Yeah...a five note chime railroad whistle. It would sound great: exhaust and whistle echoing across the valley.
Seriously, as a matter of historical interest, does any operable steam powered sawmill equipment still exist?
Seriously, as a matter of historical interest, does any operable steam powered sawmill equipment still exist?