Photo Index - Bournival & Co. - 18" sawmill planer

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Manufactured/Badged by:
Bournival & Co.
Montreal, QC

True Manufacturer:
Continental Machinery Co., Montréal, QC, Canada

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Planer, Wood
Machine Size:	18"
Submitted By:	Paul Rowsell

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	18" sawmill planer
Date of Manufacturer:	1940 approx
Serial Number:
Last Updated	11/17/2017 7:48:30 PM

Comments:

This machine has a long history . Machine was bought new as far as I know along with a sawmill from Bournival in Montreal. Both the planer and the sawmill came onto the Lower North Shore by coastal steamer. They first went to the village of Musquaro ( closed many year ago ). Most likely they were both run by an old style make and break engine at that time.

In 1975 they were bought by a man in Alymer Sound ( village also closed now) . They were moved from Musquaro to Alymer Sound by means of two small open skiffs.
Planer and sawmill were operated there for many years. The planer was used mostly to plane spruce boat planks. Lots of wooden boats built by the owner . The sawmill was taken down and the planer sat unused outdoors for about 8 years. The planer was then sold to an owner in the village of Kegaska . He never ran it and it sat unused and unprotected outside for another approx 10 years. I visited Kegaska in the summe , saw the planer and the PO,s son gave it to me to see if I could get it running again.

Photo 1:

Comments: Planer as I found it sitting outside in Kegaska
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Photo 2:

Comments: Tearing it down in front of my workshop
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Photo 3:

Comments: Starting to repaint and rebuild
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Photo 4:

Comments: Rebuilt and ready to run
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