Traveling at
712 feet per minute, a thickness measurement is taken and the entire board
is scanned by two cameras. This information is transmitted to the computer
where specific board sizes are preprogrammed. Instantly the computer sets
the saws to obtain optimum yield from each board. We process 9,000-10,000
boards through the edger-optimizer each day
The two trimmer-grader stations are the final process in the
Sawmill. The boards are trimmed to length, then graded and sorted into one
of 69 different sorts. The stations each process an average of 24 boards
per minute or 14,000 boards per day
The traveling stackers stack the lifts of lumber for further
process into the kilns and planer mills
The dip tank is used seasonally to chemically protect the
lumber from blue stain. If left untreated, the lumber value would be
significantly reduced, since the value of White Pine is based on appearance
more than strength