Inside America’s Last Steam-Powered Sawmill | The Enduring Legacy of Hull-Oakes Lumber
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Загружено: 2026-01-16
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In an industry obsessed with speed, automation, and efficiency, Hull-Oakes Lumber stands apart — not because it modernized, but because it didn’t.
This steam-powered sawmill in Oregon remains the last large-scale facility in America capable of processing extreme-length logs, some reaching over 25 meters. While most modern mills are optimized for uniform inputs, Hull-Oakes was built for irregularity, weight, and raw scale.
Inside, steam turbines drive band saws weighing tens of tons.
Human judgment still decides every critical cut.
Waste is not ignored — bark, slabs, and offcuts are looped back as fuel or material.
This is not a museum.
It’s a working system that survives because it still solves problems modern technology avoids.
Watch closely.
Some machines don’t disappear — they outlast trends.
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