Illinois Railway Museum Blog

As you may have guessed form the previous two entries today, Kirk Warner was back in town for the Holidays.  He was able to use a camera to capture a lot of work and in the sharing spirit of the month, you are getting to see a lot of them posted.

The volunteers at the Wood Shop and in the Freight Car Department would like to extend best Holiday Wishes to one and all!

Caught in the Act

The project here is making new windows for the cab of N&W 2050.  Today we jointed all the rough lumber, cut it to rough length, and here, John Faulhaber is ripping the stock to the needed width.  The picture caption?  Yes, you see my bandaged hand grabbing wood just fourteen days after the surgery.  Promise me you will not tell anyone.

Still at the Saw

Still at the saw, Bob Kutella and John Faulhaber are addressing the need to make 48 pieces of stock for the planned windows, not counting the custom beading and moldings.

More Sawing

A Little Help

Dick Cubbage joins us in the fun as the pile of pieces grows larger and larger.

Mornings Work

So here are the rough sized parts labeled with a secret code so we hope they do not get mixed up.  But they are still too thick.

Plane Truth

Dick Cubbage is catching the planed parts while John Faulhaber keeps them coming at the infeed end.

Measuring

Well out of the way, I am measuring and setting up the next cuts and adjustments for thickness.