Hi everyone looking in

This photo is of a reconstruction of the pressure box containing the 1840 30 hp water turbine that powers the woollen mill at UCV

This ring of timbers has to be strong enough to support approx 30 tons of water along with the weight of the turbine and the associated shafting

You will notice that the timbers are all held in place by dovetails, no wood pins are used as a securing medium.

The timbers are all white oak, and are 10" square, of #1 quality.

These timbers being mostly underwater will outlast the wooden box by a factor of 3 at least.

To be authentic the timbers were cut in our muley mill as a demonstration of sawing hard wood during the previous summer.

Hope you enjoy

NH