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CRYSTAL BEACH PLANING MILL
The planer mill produced finished lumber and various moldings.
The finished lumber was planed to remove the rough cut that the sawmill left giving the smooth lumber we are familiar with today.
Specialized products including delicate moldings, beaded sheathing, and tongue-and-grove flooring were milled here. They also had various milling machines that produced the decorative trim used in homes. The purpose of the planer mill was to produce finished lumber and millwork out of rough dry lumber.
Machines used in the mill include the planer and matcher, the molding machines, and varieties of saws.
The planing mill was original powered by a stationary gasoline.
Bandsaw, circular saw, slitter and other tools of the trade.
Fast Facts
- The Planing Mill was opened by the Haun family in 1885
- The family operated it until 2000
- The building that houses it today is an 1885 barn from Pinecrest Road in Port Colborne
- The building was donated by Dick Moore