Spinning wheel parts.
Spinning wheel parts.
1799:
Rim.
14 Aug. — Got the poplar for wheels & a few large pickets at y9 Island.
25 Aug. — cleft out some white birch for Rocks.
27 Aug. - Choped up 278 Ouil tubes of Maple and some Rock stuff.
30 Aug. — Turn’d 3 beach Rims. The first of ye beach and two hobs.
4 Sept. — Went Over ye water. Got some white birch Rim Stuff.
27 Oct. — made & put down the Post at the Old pump, a young pine post.
1 Nov. — Turn’d 6 Spindles got out 24 Green maple best screws
16 Nov. — Over the water but stay’d not long Brought Spindles for the Grindstone 2 of maple.
26 Nov. - obtained of Mr. Bracken ye square of black birch.
27 Nov. — Crosscut the birch Log along shore. Measur'd for Mr. Longworth 2 in hemlock plank 391 foot 37 of them.
29 Nov. — Went Over ye water & brought some white birch for fire.
15 Dec. — Cut off 69 green whirls black birch.
26 Dec. — Put togather 3 Oak Rims.
27 Dec. — Put togather 2 more Oak Rims.
28 Dec. — At glueing 6 Oak Rims &c.
31 Dec. — At turning ya 6 Oak Rims.
1 Jan. — Turn'd 3 more Oak Rims 1 1 Feb. — Made a new white birch trussel. Cleave white birch &c. for a little ye Boat.
13 Feb. — Went over with Offey to Cut birch wood.
16 Feb. — Turned 150 Ouil tubes & cut up some white birch. 18 Feb. — Choping up green birch 12 beds &c.
2 Mar. — Turned Rough 100 black birch Madeings.
6 Mar. — Clove someblaek white birch.
14 Mar. — Split & chopt up the poplar Rocks.
2 Apr. — At Green white birch.
8 Apr. — Offe in yB woods After Oak.
17 Apr. — Cut & Split white birch all day.
18 Apr. — At Choping green white birch.
18 Apr. — At Choping the Green white birch. A heavey Job.
18 Apr. — Finished Choping ye white birch. A heavy Job.
27 Apr. — Stacked the white birch. 25 Beds 56 long Rims. 44 short Do
Legs 140 Treadles pieces 60 of them. Also Boards for the Treadlefoot 40 about.
29 Apr. — Finished the wheel No. 147 8| at green Yellow birch tampins.
30 Apr. — Finished the wheel No. 148 white birch Rim
8 May — Turn'd 3 Carthobs black birch & some popets of Yellow birch.
11 May — Finish’d & laid by 44 tampins Birch
5 June — in the woods after Oak. Brought home 9 pieces. 3 before. Left in
the woods 17 at the Stump. 1 1 carried out and one in the Road.
6 June — Chop’d up 38 Spokes for carts of Oak. Also Oak Rims for 10
wheels. Also Beach Rims. 5 wheels.
11 June — Pack up the wheel No. 148. White birch Rim.
2 July — Offe with Tho. Garry brought home 20 bullets of Oak.
12 July — Rotherick over ye water buies the Wheel No. 150. Oak Rim. 13 July — Measured for Mr. John Lord for Mr. Rea 1047 ft. of pine board. 31 July — 6 black birch hacks
8 Aug. — At green Maple horses. 48 of them. Also 17 Screws.
11 Sept — Dry Rims 8 long ones Beach. DO 15 short ones Beach. Do Dry
Oak. Enough with 0d pieces of short length in ya house for 34 wheels. 12 Sept —D° white Birch took in a doors 53 long ones and 45 Short ones.
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