Planning Mill

[NW Modeling List]

On 10/1/2015 9:28 PM, NW Modeling List via NW-Modeling-List wrote:
> My question is: How can this fellow create a planing mill such that 
> other modelers would clearly recognize it as a planing mill? Don't all 
> the fresh wood working sites look more or less the same (with that big 
> round blade, often hidden)? 
Bob,
     I think your complete dissertation is trying to make a mountain out 
of a mole hill.
How is one able to tell that a house is a single family residence or a 
Bed & Breakfast or Half-Way house? How is one able to differentiate 
between a Grocery store and a Clothing store?
One way to determine if a building is a planing mill would be to have a 
thorough knowledge of the lumber business. Just as one would look at a 
railroad facility to determine what is the locomotive shop and what is 
the car shop, etc. I'm sure that there are hobbyists that model the 
lumber industry and know how a lumber yard is laid out and they can 
determine what a building is supposed to be.
Another way to determine what a building might be is to look inside. The 
type of machines inside a building would determine if it is a planing 
mill or a saw mill.
Another, and more obvious way, is to just read the sign on the building. 
Nothing wrong with putting a proper "Planing Mill" sign on the building.

'nough said,
Jimmy Lisle
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