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Home My WebLink AboutTreman State Park Mill (17)Dressing Millstones The miller depended on the dress, or pattern of grooves. cut into his millstones to efficiently produce high quality flour. He had MN�tonv Pm� end Crvee to re -cut, or dress. the grooves periodically because the stones' grinding surfaces wore down as thev ground grail. f {rst. the mdkr wl, the ;4mci nm of eev. at he could dry them xxhde the n'xt of the mill kcpt orml, Naxt he remaveJ dla riShnrill'ttto Ila m+ Hip lhl, top,or nmuer,"M 'ntemilkf Vllnn ale ZNti1C." W-din6a OUC and chip}xd awa) at it with Bnad-J11tlm 11 mnls called mill bill>.lht arcrugc. ' spcm'c hers Jn.umc one pau of auaca: YUu c'.m ca'.t yiY.ad INtLloae wrlidc *0 hascincnl, undo the p0a11.