Here is a sideview of the same timber to just give you alittle better prespective of the the extremely heavy timberwork associated with the mill framing just above the vertical blade and its guides and many parts.
Notice also the very long sway braces that were used throughout the framework both on this level and on the lower level.
This long bracing was necessary to hold the mill as steady as possible while the machinery was in operation, due to the jerky forward motion of the sawframe that advanced with each stroke of the vertical saw .
