For those of us living in modern homes with central heating and cooling, it is hard to imagine the time and effort it took to provide for basic living conditions in the time of the pioneers. This rough sawn wooden wall can give you some idea of the process. You can see the curved lines that the saw blade made as it slowly cut its way through the wood to make a board that could then be used for construction. When I was young, there were quite a few operating local sawmills in Arizona, but I think almost all of them have disappeared. I am aware of one or maybe two that are left in operation.
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