Meet Mr. Frase and his sawmill. This turn of the century sawmill is located in the foothills of the Pacific Northwest’s Cascade Mountains. This, my friend, is the last operating Steam Powered Sawmill in America and when it cuts the last log, a chapter of American history will come to a sad close.

But now you can add this great educational experience to your video collection. Yes, you can be with Mr. Frase as he gives the ancient, powerful steam engines a workout. This 45 minute video is filled with hard work, humor, hissing, humming steam engines mixed with just a little Bluegrass music. You’ll get great close-up shots of the head rip, planer, cross cut, boiler and all the machinery that makes this video a classic. But the most important thing that makes this video so great is Mr. Frase. He’s up in his years, just like the steam engines, but there’s never been a man so honest, hard-working, and just plain wonderful as him.