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The project involved disassembly, cleaning, repair, and reassembly of the mill’s primary drive systems—including the pit wheel, bevel gearing, shafting, and stone assembly. Accumulated debris, worn components and misalignment had compromised performance, thus much of the work centered on improving alignment, cleaning and lubrication. One component of the project involved recogging the pit bevel gear. We fabricated and installed a full set of hard maple teeth and wedges, each

We're in the process of updating the website - please revisit us soon to see more photos, and info on this project. Husk had a great team for the project, including Amy Boyce, timber framer Alicia Spence and metal worker and carpenter Douglas Thayer. This project was completed with Husk preforming the structural repairs to the windmill's cap as well as jacking and leveling the building, in tandum with a local outfit, Visions Design Build, who did the shingling, windows and co

This project involved comprehensive millwrighting maintenance and condition assessment at the 1762 Waterworks and the Burnside Plantation Horse Mill, focusing on preventive care, operational reliability, and long-term preservation planning. At the Waterworks pumping mill, we performed detailed cleaning and lubrication of all bearings, gears, wedges, and moving interfaces, including crankshaft bearings, gear teeth, pump cylinders, slide channels, and the water wheel assembly.

Millwright Jim Kricker and Husk, maintanced and repaired the slide gate for the penstock. Work included: Tarped and sandbagged head gate, pond was drained, built a sort of cofferdam, continually pumped, dug muck down to below the gate, pressure washed gate, assessed gate and grout, heat-dried grout and painted where accessible with Block and Wall Liquid Rubber Paint, measured, laid out and cut new white oak wood spacers, loosened bolts and slid in spacers, test fit and refine

We dressed the stones and maintenance an Meadows Mill for a farmer, who grinds and sells to local restaurants.

The Plimoth Grist Mill (click here to visit their website) regularly mills corn meal, sampe and other products from heritage corn...

Husk Preservation acquired and is in the process of restoring a complete no. 1 Lane Sawmill, with 52" saw and 40" top cut saw, circa...

Article on Hurst Frames published in Timber Framing, Journal of the Timber Framers Guild, Number 126, December 2017 Article "Evolution of...

Husk Preservation, INC. offers conditions assessments, documentation and maintenance plans. If you're considering having us prepare a...

Husk Preservation, INC. offers 3D and 2D conceptual drawings as/when needed. At this time, we do not produce CAD drawings. However, we...

Husk Preservation, INC. both independently and with Jim Kricker, preforms mill maintenance services. Waln Mill at Historic Walnford,...

Amy of Husk Preservation, INC. worked in England for a millwrighting outfit. The following is a list of mills and scopes of work...

This multi-phase public works job started for Husk Preservation, INC. with disassembling the timber frame husk and dendrochronology...

Amy of Husk Preservation, INC. was involved in the final stages of a structural and exterior restoration lead by Michael Burrey of MLB...

Husk Preservation, INC. with consultant and miller Mason Maddox, Jr. dressed the millstones and assessed the mill to prepare a...

Amy of Husk Preservation, INC. worked under millwrights Jim and Peter Kricker of Rondout Woodworking on the Windmill on Shelter Island,...

The photos below show two phases of work by Husk Preservation, INC. taking down posts in the mill. The posts were then shipped to Jan...