1. The mill receives and evaluates the logs.2. The log is moved to the log deck or carriage.3. The log is aligned and clamped.4. The head saw makes the primary breakdown cuts.5. The mill produces slabs, cants, and boards.6. Edgers and trimmers improve board shape.7. Resaws convert cants and slabs into additional lumber.8. The lumber is sorted and graded
A sawmill is a facility or machine that converts logs into boards, beams, slabs, cants, and other wood products. It works by securing a log, moving it through one or more saws, separating the usable lumber from slabs and sawdust, and then sorting, drying, and processing the boards for their intended use. A small portable sawmill may use one operator and a horizontal band blade, while a commercial sawmill may combine log yards, debarkers, carriages, band saws, circular saws, edgers, resaws, conveyors, sorting equipment, and kilns.
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