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Clip description
At the timber mill where large logs are cut for girders, a member of NSW State Forests explains the qualities of local hardwood timber needed for RTA bridge conservation projects. Girders are cut from logs to maximise the strength of the wood and minimize the amount of brittle wood. A mill worker demonstrates the use of a portable drop saw to cut the timber.
Curator’s notes
The RTA’s Oral History Project highlights the specialist knowledge of its workers. By showing current and superseded methods of cutting timber truss girders, this clip both illustrates the developments in this specialised sector of the timber industry and documents history.
